First tastes

We had Noa's 4-month doctor's appointment yesterday and she's growing well at 14lbs. 14oz. and 26.5 inches. But she has slowed down putting on the pounds and is about a pound smaller than Gi was at the same appointment. I attribute the slow month of growth to my diminished milk supply. It's not terrible and she's not starving but there are times she would definitely eat more and days when she doesn't get enough to eat. Unfortunately, she will not accept a bottle of formula so the doctor gave us the green light to begin giving her tastes of solids if she seems to want them. The first night, I gave her a tiny taste of sweet potato mash and that was quickly rejected. Last night Ben was eating a banana and she grabbed for it (well, she grabs for anything that is in her reach) and here's what happened next:




Of course all this happened the day after a medical study made the news linking the early introduction of solid food to infant obesity! Thankfully the correlation seems to only be positive for babies who are formula-fed. Take a gander at the article:http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/peds.2010-0740v1