Yesterday, Maggie's OT Allie suggested we try some Rice Cereal. The feeding clinic had recommended waiting until Feb.1st, when Maggie will be six months old corrected. Close enough.
Peanut Face did really well, all things considered. She gagged a bit, and made lots of faces in the beginning, but for the most part seemed to enjoy the new experience. On 2 occasions, she actually opened her mouth as if to say "Give me more!". I was pretty excited. She was in the high chair for about 30 minutes altogether, and held her head up well and supported her body without any extra towels or blankets.
We'll keep with the rice for the next couple of days, and then move on to Oatmeal and Barley. After all of those, we'll begin vegetables and fruits. I think Sweet Potatoes might be the first thing. It's sweet, so she'll like it, but mild enough not to completely throw her off.
My big Christmas gift this year was a Cuisinart from my parents. I am excited to make Maggie's babyfood! My friend Michele lent me a great book, and I think I am all ready to go!
Maggie is still tolerating the formula well. She spits up a couple times a day still, so no puke free days yet. But the volume seems smaller, so that's been encouraging.
I wonder sometimes, if it's just taken this long for her GI system to mature. Some micropreemies go home with oxygen and respiratory difficulty. Maggie doesn't have that problem, thank God. So maybe this is her "preemie" thing. I have seen improvement in the last few weeks, which has been good for ALL of us. It's nice to see that there may be a light at the end of the tunnel.
(I'd be lying, though, if I didn't admit that the glass-half-empty part of me is still waiting for something to go wrong again.)
We're waiting for Spring! I am tired of being in the house, and of not being able to take Maggie anywhere. Even to just run to the grocery store would be fun at this point! I can't wait for May!
Maggie will be 9 months old next week. It strikes me as strange that she will be alive for the same length of an average pregnancy. I don't know why, but it does.
~Sara
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just a tidbit of info on the solids thing - - - if maggie seems to be having a hard time with her reflux, keep green beans and carrots for the end - - - maybe even apples. the beans and carrots really seem to be reflux irritants - neither one of the boys were able to tolerate them until well after a year (justin not till 18 months or so) - - - i never really pushed those veg in baby-food form. once they were interested in figner foods, i'd toss a few cooked pieces their way when we were eating dinner and i had a lot more luck that way. GO MAGGIE!!!
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