Starting Solids

This week all the babies who turned 4 months old in July (including Karabo, Christopher, and Amogelang) were started on solid foods. I personally think it seems a little early to be giving them solids. I probably would have waited another month or two, but that is their policy at Lighthouse.

This afternoon I got to feed Karabo her baby food for the first time. It was so much fun. I would give her a tiny spoonful and she'd stick her tongue out to receive the food and shove most of it down onto her chin. I'd just keep sticking it back in there until eventually she ate some.

After she started to understand what was going on, she'd lie in my arms with her mouth wide open like a little baby bird. It was adorable. She'd gurgle and shake her head back and forth with her mouth open wide as she impatiently waited for the next spoonful of food.

I've given Karabo more bottles than I can count in the past few weeks, and every time I feed her I talk to her and give her lots of kisses. She, of course, doesn't respond in any way because her whole face is focused on downing her formula. But today as I fed her porridge and talked to her, she smiled and laughed and waved her arms around. It was really cute, but it also further prevented her from actually consuming her food since she was busy smiling and cooing and not focused on keeping the porridge in her mouth.

I am going to miss my little Karabo so much.