Nate
Saturday, October 18, 2008
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Love it! She seems to have a few mixed feelings!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't seem like she was "diggin" it too much, but that face is too cute! I suspect she would like it more with some baby applesauce (ok so she would like the applesauce,LOL!) Those eyes are gorgeous, what a heartbreaker!
ReplyDeleteLooks like this will take some getting used to. . . She's so beautiful and I'm happy she's on her way to being a healthy, happy BIG GIRL!
ReplyDeleteThink she has been waiting for this all her life??? So, so cute!!
ReplyDeleteHow adorable!
ReplyDeleteMy she has gotten big!
Too cute--but she is not sure if she likes it or not. I remember feeding a little one green beans and she shivered all over with her first bite ever!! It was funny--of course no camera was handy that day.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the pics,
shari NC
At first glance I thought the cutie had a mohawk in the first picture. Too funny. Our best first food picture---natural applesauce--talk about hysterical faces. 20 years ago we used a baby grinder and natural stuff, no jarred baby foods, no preservatives, no sugars-- so it had quite a twang for a baby. They are some of my favorite pictures. Oh my, what we do to our kids over the years.
ReplyDeleteMy husband tasted that stuff before we gave it to Morgan... it was disgusting. She seems to like oatmeal so much better... watching babies try new foods can be hysterical! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteLOVE IT:))))
ReplyDeleteShe is sooooo adorable!
Looks like she handled it as most babies do . . .funny expression, half coming out . . . great pictures!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant!
ReplyDeleteGood girl! Wait till she gets tickled listening to you all make idiots out of yourselves getting her to open her mouth, smiles big, and has forgotten to swallow!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this very special moment in your lives. God's Peace!
What a well documented first eating experience!! Of course I wouldn't expect anything less from you! This girl's life is certainly well documented and this is an exciting milestone for her!! Babies never seem to get the solid thing at first. They always push it back out because their little tongues don't know what to do, but she'll have the hang of it in a few days. I think I've seen that bewildered look on my little girl's face before too!! Just wait until she tried bananas! She'll be eating it up like a little bird!
ReplyDeleteGwyn looks like she wasn't so sure about it. So adorable though. Hope everyone in the whole family was able to enjoy this special moment with you & Tricia!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cutie!!
ReplyDeleteToo cute! Of course rice cereal always tastes kinda... Bland. And we always expect our kids to be like yum. What until you give vegetables! Then you'll get an even better reaction. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Means your baby is growing up. :)
Adorable pictures!
ReplyDeletehmmm, what was Gwyneths final
decision on her first bite of "solid" food :)) !?
j
Oh so cute!!!
ReplyDeleteHere comes the choo choo train..wooo woooooooooooo! lol. :)
SOOOO ADORABLE! Wait until that white mess on her face, and on the bib is GREEEEEN and ORANGE. Gotta love the veggies.
ReplyDeleteoh the precious joys of solid foods!
ReplyDeletehave fun, it just gets better and better!
love,
jill
She is too cute!
ReplyDeleteShe's looking SO much like daddy!! Yay on her first solid food! Let the fun begin! :)
ReplyDelete~Tracy
So cute and brings back memories of feeding my kiddos the first time! Just not sure what it is. She is so precious...and look at that hair! What a cutie!
ReplyDeleteI just spent the last several hours crying and reading over your posts.
ReplyDeleteWe lost our baby girl around the same time that your Gwyneth was born, and I've been in sort of a "faith fog" these last few months. Your story, your faith, and your family are inspiring. Thank you for sharing them with us.
I will pray for you and your girls.
Cutie patootie! Not too shabby for her first experience. I'm sure time will tell whether she likes rice cereal or whatever it is! :-)
ReplyDeleteGwyn looks terrific and her eyes are beautiful!
Delicious! I recognize that first-food-face. Erika :)
ReplyDeletelols...
ReplyDeleteI'm loving the bumbo high chair! We use our at Gramma's all the time - much easier to clean :)
How cute! We just started solids today too. Gwyneth seems a little more impressed with it than my little guy was. I posted pictures on my blog too if you wanna compare notes. HAHA!
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos as always! I thought that first photo showed a mohawk, too, and wondered when Daddy would get one to match...
ReplyDeleteshe is adorable!
ReplyDeleteToo cute!
ReplyDeleteSweet! She looks apprehensive at first then looks like she's getting the hang of it by the end! Hope Tricia is feeling good! I'll be praying for you all this weekend!!
ReplyDeleteEmily in Mississippi
Mmmmmmmm!
ReplyDeleteI love when they first try rice cereal...their expressions are always - what in the world are you giving me here??? Great shots! Keep in mind, it might constipate her a little.
ReplyDeleteOh the humanity!
ReplyDeleteCould she be any more precious????
ReplyDeleteMmmmm yummy.
ReplyDeleteWe used our little seat like that to feed our daughter her cereal everyday until she was big enough to flip herself out of it- I love those things!
Dear Gwyneth,
ReplyDeleteI can tell you're not really digging the rice. It's not the best cereal out there, but Daddy and Mommy pretty much have no choice in the matter. You just start with rice, that's all.
How do you like your Bumbo seat? I am going to have my 4th baby soon, and I just can't decide if that's something we need to have. If you could let me know, that'd be great.
I am praying for your mommy every day, lots of times a day. It's good that you are little still, and that you don't know about grown-up things like worry. God is even better than your Daddy, and He is taking care of all three of you.
Love,
Olivia, Jack, Henry and "Sweets" mom
That looks about right for the first time - 25% in the mouth, 75% on the bib. No worries, I assure you those numbers will be flipped in no time. And check out those bright blue eyes!
ReplyDeleteMmmmm yum.....Gracie (who will be 3 in November) actually detested rice cereal and would only eat the oatmeal cereal Gerber makes. From the looks of things, Gwyneth didn't enjoy it very much either! LoL. It's different from milk and definitely takes some getting used to! Thanks for sharing those pictures with us :)
ReplyDeletePraying for Tricia's biopsy results....
first food is so much fun!! what beautiful eyes she has.
ReplyDeleteTotally LOVE the Bumbo seat! I think they are the best invention E.V.E.R.!!!! Hope you guys are having fun at the Fall Festival! :)
ReplyDeleteHow cute! I don't think any baby enjoys their first solid food. I know my daughter didn't. Love the bib!!!
ReplyDeleteI want to see more pics of Tricia. I miss her face!! Praying so hard for her!!!
Poor baby - I don't think she liked that too much!
ReplyDeleteMy parents despaired when they tried to wean me as I thought rice cereal, or whatever babies had back then, was vile. Eventually they tried mashed banana - and I don't think I've stopped eating since! My own girl liked mashed carrots best, and apple puree is also a good choice for a first food.
I hope you know that from here on out the diapers just keep getting worse. :-) Cute pictures!
ReplyDeleteYaY, another milestone. Hang on Gwyneth, it only gets better.
ReplyDeletepraying for all of you.
Just found out about the blog and am so touched by it. We will be praying for all of you.
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I came across you blog after seeing you on some that I visit regularly. I'm praying for your wife to make a full recovery so that the three of you can be the family that you so deserve. To make such a sacriface, she is a very strong woman.
ReplyDeleteTake care and I will check in on you often.
Kaci
You know in that first picture, it looks like you have given her a Rays-hawk! All it needs is a little blue spray paint, and she'll be all set!
ReplyDeleteLOL!
Nate,
ReplyDeleteShe is just a doll. I'm not so sure she was enjoying her first cereal though. Thanks for posting the photos.
Continued prayers are going up for your family.
-Becky (MI)
What a big girl! She seems to have done much better with it than my daughter did. You must have added some of those whoppers I see in the background to that cereal :)
ReplyDeleteGwenyth is just so adorable! Can't really tell if she enjoyed that cereal or not though. :) Know that I am praying for another miracle for you and Tricia. We sang a song in chapel a week or two ago right after I had been thinking about Tricia's situation, and the lyrics were quite fitting and encouraging to me as I hope they are to you - How great is our God!
ReplyDeleteHa ha!!! I love the "yuck!" face, but it looks like she did fantastic for her first time!
ReplyDeleteGreat progress-!! One suggestion: Forget giving her babyfood smush peas for a while.
ReplyDeleteDenise
Love *What the heck is this look!*
ReplyDeleteSo cute!
Hoping your both having a good day.
Prayers coming your way.
Congrats, Miss Gwyneth!! What a big girl! :-)
ReplyDeleteLooks like your little Rose did a fabulous job with her cereal. I remember how much I loved watching my son's face each time we gave him a new food....those moments are among the best of early-parenthood for sure.
ReplyDeleteAnd I know that Tricia will be the one to give Gwyneth her next food...I have a VERY clear vision in my head of your wife on a kitchen chair, facing Gwyneth, with a spoon in her hand and laughing. Do you see it, too?
Yea for solid food!!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! She looks so healthy! What a miracle girl!
ReplyDeleteOh, bless her little heart! I have some eerily similar pictures from April of 1980 when Emily (soon to be 29) first tried rice cereal. The question that needs to be asked is, "Does any baby really LIKE this stuff?" Still praying for your dear family and Tricia's return to good health. You are in the hearts and prayers of the people of the Yeagertown United Methodist Church!
ReplyDeleteI remember that look on my boys' faces when they first had cereal...WHAT? WHAT IS THIS?! Bbbblllpppttthh!
ReplyDeletevery cute. but I sure hope you didnt have that bumbo on a raised surface.lol.
ReplyDeleteSo cute!!! I can't tell from the pictures if she liked it, but she at least seems to know what to do with it. Which is more than I can say for my kids the first couple times they tried rice cereal.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
You have a bumba...gotta love that thing!
ReplyDeleteHehe...the first picture looks like she's trying to figure out what just happened. She's looks beautiful even with food all over her face.
ReplyDeleteAwww! So cute...I notice you have a purple Bumbo!! We have one on the same color although we have a boy...I got it second hand in perfect condition!! Looks like the first Rice cereal experience was successful !
ReplyDeleteAww! Not sure if she likes it or not yet, huh? I love those first tstes of food pic's, they are priceless!
ReplyDeleteAWWW so cute!
ReplyDeleteIt's so much fun when they get to do something new. Hope Tricia is feeling better today. Thinking of you guys.
ReplyDeleteThere's no way you could ever deny her!!! She looks just like you.
ReplyDeleteShe can't be eating Solid food all ready! Wow time goes by fast. I'm so glad she is doing so well. It's funny to watch them with new food. You will soon find out her favorite and not her favorite food.
ReplyDeleteSoo cute... You know, I find she is starting to look like Tricia more. :D
ReplyDeleteNice. Aren't Bumbo chairs great? Makes them feel so big!
ReplyDeleteIt's looking like maybe she prefers pink frosting to rice cereal, no?
Boy did that bring back memories for me! Congrats on the first solid food feeding. She has a look that reminds me of you nate. She could be a handful!
ReplyDeleteMy husband laughed out loud when he saw the pictures of your daughter! I admire your courage and faith. It is only our hope in Jesus Christ that can get us through the trials.
ReplyDeleteWhat a special little Blessin your Gwyneth is~~eyes that could melt any heart! She'll soon get use to that "delicious" baby food! The pictures are wonderful! Thank You!
ReplyDeleteYou are all in my thoughts and prayers~~more than you know!
God Bless.
What a huge milestone!
ReplyDeleteAnd sweet pictures to match!
Looks like she did well! :)
ReplyDeleteSo cute. Just think how astounding that must have been to her! What Do you guys find yourselves opening and closing your mouth in encouragement with each bite?
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the blog awards - every last is deserved. Prayers always.
She really doesn't seem to impressed with the whole experience. Cute pictures, though.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful baby. I am the mother of a former 24 weeker micro premie as well (he is now a "surly" adolescent 12 year old boy!) Miracles do indeed happen.
ReplyDeleteI've read your story and will be praying for Tricia, for you, and for Gwyneth... may God wrap you in the warm blanket of His peace during your journey....
Too darn cute!
ReplyDeleteMy first thought when I saw the pics was "WOW! She's getting so big, and as beautiful as ever!" and I have to admit, my second thought was "HEY...that's the bib I made!" So glad you guys are getting some use out of it! Hope you love the sling, too.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry I don't take time to comment much lately, I've gone back to teaching after being a SAHM for years, and that takes most of my time! Still check on you guys and pray for you all the time.
Blessings-Andie
What a champ!! LOVE the faces she made! priceless!
ReplyDeleteWhat a big step! Congrats to little Gwyneth! They never do quite know what to think of their first solid foods... our girls started out with rice cereal as well... their little faces were quite similar to Gwyneth's! That rice cereal could double as glue! I inevitably always had it dry somewhere on me and lost some major arm hair getting it off! Ouch! My advice: Wear some protective clothing during the baby food days! lol..
Enjoy this awesome milestone! Fun times!
Still praying for good news and/or a good plan for Tricia...
Much Love,
The VandeCastles.
Yummy! Very cute pictures. I can remember feeding our 15 year old twins their first solid food like it was yesterday.
ReplyDeletePraying for Tricia!
Have a good week.
make sure to have the camera ready to shoot yourself the first time she sneezes with a big mouthfull. now THAT is hilarious!! she's such a big girl now!!
ReplyDeleteCute pics of Gwyneth's first food. Looks as though she is deciding whether or not she likes it. Will be praying that today brings good news on Tricia's biopsy results.
ReplyDeleteElaine from MT
Thinking of you big time today! Praying for good news. xoxo
ReplyDeleteI remember those days trying something new.
ReplyDeleteWith the look on her face it looks like it might take some time getting use to that stuff!
Praying for your family!
You have an amazing blog. I just started reading. I look forward to following your story going on.
ReplyDeleteWishing u guys the very best!!!
She is so flipping cute... Thanks for sharing that moment with us... Precious.
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to say that I'm praying for you all today.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing quite so fun as babies and food!!! Such messy entertainment! So, does she LIKE it? Or is she still unsure?
ReplyDeletewow so cute! She's gotten big! Now that I think about it. Time with kids really do fly. Me and my hubby celebrated our 10th anniversary and he bought me a pretty pair of diamond earrings from the site www.idonowidont.com and our child's 5th birthday is next week. One minute they are tiny and next minute its time for kindergarden!
ReplyDeleteI cannot believe how much Gwyneth has grown! She is adorable! I continue to follow your story...continued prayers.
ReplyDeleteIs everything ok? I've been checking the blog all day hoping for some good news.
ReplyDelete~Praying in TN,
Bev
God's Peace to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteSo cute!! We're in the same boat -my 8 month old is barely tolerating bananas and rice cereal or oatmeal. Keep it up - it gets even cuter (if that's possible)! Good wishes to your family, especially Trish, to get through everything that's coming your way.
ReplyDeleteLooks like she's enjoying it! We're in the same boat, my 8 month old is just now enjoying bananas and rice cereal or oatmeal. What a wonderful sight it is and it gets cuter (how can that be with Gwyneth?). Best wishes to you and your family, especially Trish, for whatever comes your way.
ReplyDeleteToo cute..
ReplyDeleteShe is already 9 months?! Wow! She's so beautiful! Everytime I see a picture of her, I'm reminded of God's miracles. :) She's adorable!
ReplyDeletePraying for Tricia's next biopsy.