Carolyn had her first taste of rice cereal today. It was pretty watery – essentially I gave her rice-flavored milk with a spoon. I followed a suggestion I had read to mix 1 tablespoon of cereal with 4 tablespoons of milk, but I stopped after I mixed in 3 tablespoons of milk because it was so very liquid I didn’t think it would stay on the spoon!
She made a few funny faces at first, but she didn’t spit it out. There was a slight crusty coating of dried rice on her clothes – especially her socks – when we were done though, because she had a fantastic time grabbing for the spoon, and usually got the part that was supposed to end up in her mouth.
Tomorrow I think I’ll make it a bit thicker. And maybe put the tray on the high chair – that might prevent her socks from getting all sticky!