solids....the silly drama of being a baby mama

she's eating solids.... FINALLY. This has been about an 3 month battle that I finally feel like I won:) It's kind of a funny story. Around 3 1/2 months Ava hit a growth spurt which is when I decided to try solids with her. Well, she hated them. But I thought that if I persisted she would come around. Then a friend of mine sent me a link on the dangers of feeding babies solids too early. The problem being that their gut's are not completely enclosed by 4 months of age, and as a result, everything they eat passes right through to their blood stream. Children who start solids this early are much more susceptible to allergies and sickness. (incredible huh?) Needless to say I was converted and decided that later was indeed better. Fast forward 2 months.  I was now on the opposite end of the spectrum......I could be heard saying things like, "I'm not going to give her solids for a year!" or "why start solids when they're this little? it's more work for me, and the longer I get to go without changing really icky diapers, the better!" No sooner had this 'wait until a year' thing become my motto, when Ava stopped sleeping through the night. And you have to know, she hadn't woken up during the night since she was 5 weeks old! So I had to eat my words, and start trying solids again. But she really did hate every thing! We've had many good laughs at her incredibly funny gag reflex, but after 6 weeks of not sleeping through the night....I was no longer laughing. OK long story getting...longer? (I hate when I say "well to make a long story short" when it's already been going on for a while. Just one of my pet-peeves:)...What the heck is a "pet-peeve" anyway?

Ok so I eventually started pumping a bottle for her at night, and adding oatmeal to it. And as of 3 days ago she's started eating it on her own, out of a dish, with a spoon. Yay! I pray we're on our way back to sleeping through the night again!