First Taste of Oatmeal

Yesterday we gave Benjamin his first taste of oatmeal. He was very excited for food, which he gets now when he sees the spoon and bowl, but when he got the first bite in his mouth he just sat there with a confused expression. However, he did not spit it out but decided he really liked it and continued to eat a full meal. Steve and I both love oatmeal, so we were happy to see him take to it so well! I fed him one meal of rice cereal and one meal of oatmeal yesterday and today I am hoping it will help him sleep more. Last night was same as usual (waking up every 4-5 hours), but maybe tonight will be different (please!). He had a full feeding of milk and then 3 ounces of rice cereal before bed, so hopefully his tummy will be full enough for the night!

Yummy!

Post-Oatmeal

Lately he has been really enjoying his toys that make music, especially his leap frog center, his piano, and his building block tower. He has started to sing 'lalala' during these jam sessions and during other times of the day, perhaps from all the music? He has definitely shifted from blowing raspberries all the time (which he did over the holiday break) to babbling a lot. He says a lot of different syllables, such as 'mamama', 'bababa', and 'dadada', as well as 'mmmgoo' or 'mmmgaa'.

In the first video, you can watch Benjamin's first taste of oatmeal.

In the second video, you can see me getting Benjamin up in the morning.