Mmmmm...Rice Cereal!

Jackson is 4 months old! I cannot believe how fast this time has gone. We went to the pediatrician on Monday for his 'baby well-check' and more shots. At this visit we found out:

• Jackson is so so so TALL!!! He measured in at 27.8", putting him off the charts for his height! (the percentiles only go to 97 and they estimated him to be 99th) Ha! He definitely did not get his height genes from me. Jackson also weighed in at 17 lbs. putting him one percentile lower than his last visit (87 %tile).

• The doctor decided that, considering Jackson's size, it was time to start the little stinkweed on some solids. The doc really did not care if we started with rice cereal or peas or applesauce....he just wanted us to try something. So, after getting the 'how-to' from the doctor, my mother, and Aleisha (mark's cousin), I felt prepared enough to give it a whirl! Ok....well, the first try didn't go quite like the doctor had described. He said that Jackson would open his mouth like a little bird and wait for the worm (rice cereal in this case.....NO, I am not feeding my child worms) to come in. As you can see from the pictures, it was a much messier experience :) Day two with the rice cereal was actually better, and now today (day three) has been the best experience so far. He is definitely starting to 'get it'. He actually was opening his mouth today. What a little helper!

Day One of Rice Cereal

Day Two of Rice Cereal

Well...I think that about sums up our visit. Jackson did have to get shots again, however, this time around it was much less traumatic for the both of us. Don't get me wrong...it still wasn't fun for either of us, but this time we felt more experienced than the last.