Áine ate her first solid food over the weekend. She is six months old today (WHERE does the time GO?), so we decided on Saturday that she would have a real dinner. She had rice cereal mixed with Mama’s milk and a couple small tastes of green peas. We even used the special silver spoon that Papa’s friends Luke and Liz gave Áine when she was born. She was crazy about the rice cereal, grabbing for the spoon and shoving it in her mouth, happily sucking off every drop. She wasn’t so sure about the peas though. She went from big smile to furrowed brow in a snap. She still ate some, she was just concerned about it!
As I was feeding her, I had one of those moments where I got so excited for her future. Just think – this watery rice cereal that she was happily gobbling down is just the first taste in a long life enjoying food, and we get to be there with her to introduce her to it. Both of our families are big foodies – our absolute favorite thing to do together is sit down over a table filled with amazing food and drink. If the reaction to rice cereal is any indication, Áine will be right there with us, savoring every bite.
