We've started solids!

On Sunday, July 13, Janelle had her first bit of solid foods -- baby oatmeal. We, of course, caught a video of the event:

And a few snapshots from yesterday:





Lessons Learned:

• Feed baby when she's naked (nothing but a diaper). If not, *definitely* put a bib on her.
  
• Stick with the regular rubber-covered spoons. Pass on the fancy colorful long-handled spoons. The handles are heavy, so they fall out of the bowl, and they're too distracting.
  
• Pretend to eat along with her -- this will help her figure out what's going on.
  
• Hold her hand while feeding her -- that way she doesn't smack the spoon away while trying to grab it.

It was *great* though! And Janelle was thrilled, I'm sure, to be eating like Mommy and Daddy. :D