cereal

baby b got her first taste of rice cereal the other night.  i know, i know, she's only 4 1/2 months.  she gives me a good, solid 6 hours at night but i figured since she's as old and growing as well as she is, she could stand to go longer at night without eating.  i've been told by my doctor that after about 4 months they can, generally, start to give up any night-time feedings.  and, since the girls are sharing a room, it would be great to have a longer sleep stretch for b and k, not to mention for me!

the cereal, if you can call it that, was of course very runny - which means some went in and most came out.  i gave her a few bites the first night and that is just how it went.  but guess what?  it added another hour!  just a few bites of runny milk and cereal added 60 minutes of glorious, uninterrupted sleep!  so the next night, i fed her again.  she caught on surprisingly well for a 4 1/2 month old - she started opening her mouth and leaning forward for each bite.  it was so cute.  she ate quite a bit more and slept for 2 hours longer!  it has been a great adjustment in our little household.


on that note, i was taking k to the bathroom during those night-time feedings and was hoping that giving those up wouldn't send us backward in her night-time potty training.  guess what?  i haven't taken k to the bathroom in 4 nights and she's either woken up herself to go or stayed dry all night long!  what a great week we've had!