I have goals for what I want to teach HumorMD Jr as he grows up. Faith, integrity, determination, and courage are few examples of the attributes that I hope I can instill in him. Before embarking on these lofty goals however, we must start with the basics. This past week, we have been working on his eating skills. He has come a long way in his first 11 weeks of life. Previously, more formula would end up on him than in him. That is no longer the case. He is steadily increasing the amount that he takes, and our next major step will likely be when to introduce solid food.
Some of you are the medical type and know that the recommendation is to not introduce solids before 6 months. Well, we broke that here in the HumorMD household. May I introduce you to HumorMD Jr's first solid food...Sophie. If you click on the link, you will notice something about Sophie. She's a giraffe. Mrs. HumorMD picked up Sophie several weeks ago. I'll have to admit that I made fun of this a bit. I didn't see the point of a female rubber chew toy shaped like a giraffe for a little boy. To be honest, it reminded me more of a dog toy.
Little man has taken to it like white on rice though. He will hold on to things if you put them in his hand now. After getting a firm grasp on Sophie, it took him less than five minutes to get that thing to his mouth and starting gnawing. He's not cutting teeth yet, but he should have some good strong gums by the time that rolls around.
Given his obvious love for this plastic toy, we have officially dubbed it his first solid food. As review, let's go back through the now updated list of HumorMD Jr's favorite foods:
1. Formula (aka baby crack)
2. Liquid Tylenol
3. Rotavirus vaccine (same link as Tylenol)
4. Sophie the Giraffe
That's the makings of quite a list there. Can't wait to see what we add next!
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