Ok -- well Jake turns 6 mo. on Nov. 2nd (not too far off). Until then, I am just sticking to the cereal which he totally loves. He too is ff so I went with solids a little earlier but have stuck to just the cereal thus far. Anyway, here's my question. Jake currently takes 32 oz. of formula (I don't know the conversion on that). He eats cereal two times a day usually taking 1 tablespoon or less at each sitting. When he turns 6 mo., I want to start introducing veggies and fruit. How do I do it? I want to start with veggies, and more than likely sweet potatoes since I have read in many places that is a good starting food for the babies. But how do I do the weaning, etc? I am so scared that this is going to mess up the good sleeping patterns we have that I have withheld doing it because of that. I don't want to "wean" and cut back too much so that he doesn't get enough daytime calories, etc., etc. So, when I start introducing veggies, do I cut back some formula and how much?? Or do I wait to cut back until he is on more foods and more regular meals?
Anyway, I have my longest trip away from Jake next week -- 3 whole days. It's going to kill me. But after that, I am done traveling for awhile. Right now he is so fun -- really moving and sitting pretty much all by himself. I just need to be close by or have the Boppy around him in case he gets excited over a toy or tries to look too far over his shoulder and then loses his balance!!
I can't believe he is going to be 6 mo. in a week and a half. Time flies.
I am seeing that the afternoon catnap may be dropped pretty soon. He stays up so much longer and takes good long naps. So, when he wakes up after his afternoon nap, he's just not ready for a catnap between 5-6 and I don't want it to be later than that and get to close to his bedtime of 8 pm. Anyone else experiencing this?
Well, hope you all have a good weekend. It's getting cold up here in Minnesota, which makes it hard to tote Jake around without bundling him up -- which is quite a hassle.
And that infant carrier sure is getting heavy these days!