What's for dinner?

So it's begun... Pierce is starting solids.  At our 4 month check up the pediatrician asked if we wanted to start him on solids early and at that point he had no interest in what we were eating so I said not yet.  I didn't want to start Pierce on solids until he showed signs that he was ready.  In my mind those signs were things like the ability to sit up, teeth, tracking Clay and I as we ate, grabbing for our food, ect.  At Thanksgiving we gave him a couple of tastes of potato but nothing substantial.  However, in the last couple of weeks Pierce has developed a keen interest in the goings on at the dinner table.  So we've started giving him a few bites.

I've decided on avocado as the first food.  I didn't like the idea of rice cereal and having a process grain be the first food.  I'm also interested in baby led weaning which feels much more natural to me than spoon feeding a baby.  So for the last couple of weeks we've had Pierce sit at the table with us and play with a spoon to get use to meal times.  It's been an interesting transition but I think it's working okay.  So far we are just getting Pierce used to the feel of a solid food in his mouth and what to do with it once the food is in his mouth.  While he's not quite sure what to do he clearly wants more!

Pierce has also developed an interest in Baxter and Maggie.  He really really really wants to feel their fur.  At first they were willing to get close but when they discovered that Pierce is an ear grabber they now keep their appropriate distance.  But if we're all on the floor the dogs will come and get in on the action.  And I'm really pleased with them because so far if Pierce starts to bother them they just get up and walk away.  They really are great family dogs.

Pierce wants to go for a pony ride!

Me and all my babies!

What does Baxter feel like?

It's fun to pet Maggie!

Our next trick will be to work on being gentle with the puppies!