rice cereal

at our 4 month appointment we got the green light to begin rice cereal. i have looked forward to this since he was born. with donovan's milk allergies i was quick to want to get out of the milk only diet and move on to solid foods...and so we have.

rice cereal is one of those parent milestones. i remember hearing my mom friends talk about their kids having cereal and the excitement of the event. i was super excited and got everything ready so when dan got home we could enjoy the first solid food experience. wow-- and then it hit me like a ton of bricks that donovan will no longer be a bottle only baby.....he is on the way to sippy cups and pb&j's and it is all happening so quick. i distinctly remember during those dark dark moments of newborness me saying "i cannot wait until donovan is toting around a pb&j and a sippy cup"....and so i am reminded again how important it is to stay in the present moment...you miss less that way.

in a matter of minutes donovan was finished with his first cereal experience and ready for a bottle. i sat looking at a cereal covered baby that needed a bath and a bottle, dinner that needed to be cooked, a husband i wanted to spend some time with and a clock passing quickly. as my shoulders began to tighten as they do when i stress out and my head became wrapped up in how this whole solid food thing has added a whole new dynamic to our night time routine i had to remind myself to marinate in the moment before i found myself eating my words again by wishing away the time.