Solid Food!

Ava had her first taste of solid food today! For the past week she has been watching us intently every time we eat and licking her lips. She's also just about double her birth weight now, so we decided to try a solid food and just see how she did. She was a little skeptical at first, and she had no idea what to do with the spoon (she kept trying to lick the food off the spoon or her bib), but overall I think she liked it!

Her first food was mashed avocado mixed with a little formula. I chose avocado for her first food because it has a very mild flavor that basically takes on whatever you mix with it, so for the most part she would just taste formula (which she is used to). It is also full of heart-healthy fats, and I did not want to start her off with a sweet food (like a fruit). Plus it required no cooking or steaming, so it was an easy starter food. We will stick with the avocado for a week to make sure she does not have an allergic reaction before we switch to the next food.

Here's a video and some pictures of the event! I love how she would rather lick the food off of her bib than eat it from the spoon.