Elsa's first non-titty milk food!

We had Elsa's four month check up with the pediatrician yesterday and here are her stats: 11 lbs 2 ounces (below the 5th percentile! She's mini), 25 inches long (between the 50-75th percentile), and 40 cm head circumference (between 10-25th percentile). The doctor said she looked perfect though and had a perfect physical exam so we're not worried about her midget stats. She got my little genes.

Excitingly, the doctor said it would be okay to start trying a little rice cereal for her in the hopes that the boob milk and cereal mix will stick to her ribs a little more and give us a little more time in between feedings, especially at night. We gave her the Earth's Best whole grain rice cereal because it's organic and the box is pretty. You can see a video of her first feeding on my YouTube channel.

I'm really excited to break out all of Elsa's eating-related gifts. We have a big bag full of gifts given to us to assist in the job of feeding the baby. All of the little bowls and spoons and sippy cups and snack traps and food mill and Beaba are going to start coming into rotation. Fun!

She still has her tongue thrust reflex so a lot of the cereal ended up on her face and bib, but she swallowed a little bit of it. It was less of an eating experience and more of a rub it all over your face and make funny sounds and take pictures experience. We watered down the leftovers with more milk and gave her that in a bottle which she took down like a champ, and then she slept for a solid 5 hour chunk!