First Time with Cereal!

Lately I've been feeling really guilty. Every time I'd eat a meal, Lincoln would watch my every move, tracking the spoon's path from my bowl to my mouth. He's been ready to eat solids for a while now; I've just been a bit lazy on the follow up. I bought some of the standard first baby food, rice cereal, and decided to give it a try this morning. I don't think the cereal was very fresh since it smelled a bit stale. I'm not sure if that's the normal smell or what, so I thought I'd try a bit and see if preparing it would make any difference.



Such anticipation! We've had the booster seat for while now. I've mostly been using it in the kitchen to keep Lincoln occupied and close at hand when I need to prepare a meal or whatnot.

That happy face quickly changed to one of puzzlement and dismay.



Poor baby! He's probably thinking 'Now I know what that pocket is for!'

I'm not sure if the reaction here is just typical for first time with cereal or if I need to look for new cereal. I'm going to bring the bag to baby group this morning and ask some of the other mothers if the cereal smells normal to them. Since I'm buying imported baby cereal, the cereal may have been sitting somewhere, perhaps not temperature-controlled, that may have affected the quality. Don't know. After such a traumatic morning, Lincoln is napping. I'm going to get ready for baby group. I'm still in wonderment that a small child can require so much gear and so much preparation, even for such a short, simple outing.