Cereal

We decided to start Emily on some rice cereal last weekend.  She had been indicating to us that she was ready for it, so we decided to see what she'd do.  She seemed to really like it.  She didn't get super excited the way that Abbie did, but as she got used to it, she definitely indicated that she wanted more.

Since then, she has continued to be excited about it.  She has tried a variety of methods for getting the food into her mouth.  First, she tried using her tongue to suck her lips into her mouth as a way to suck the cereal off her face.  She has also tried following up on the spoon by jamming her fingers into her mouth to make sure the cereal stays put.  It's pretty cute to watch.  She is also pretty funny in that she doesn't quite understand that if she opens her mouth when it is full of cereal, the cereal will spill out.  A couple of times now she has stuck her tongue out with a big mouthful of cereal and all the cereal has come out with it.  Slowly, though, I think she is getting the hang of things and is definitely excited about this new phase.