So after a week of feeding brown rice cereal to the girls, I have come to the conclusion that they aren't ready for solids. I felt that maybe since Squishie wasn't sleeping well at night any more, she was ready. But two things have made me reconsider... first of all, she seemed to be sleeping better for a couple of nights (and by better I mean still waking twice a night instead of 3-4 times, after they had been sleeping through the night for a couple of weeks) but went right back to waking just as often. Secondly, I came across some research on baby sleeping patterns that has convinced me she's just going through a big change with that, and needs me more often because of it.
We've had our bad days and our good ones with the rice cereal, but I think overall they may benefit from waiting a bit longer. In the meantime, since I'm already on this food making kick (haha), I've decided it certainly can't hurt to install some baby-led weaning techniques and see where that takes us.
Instead of making sweet potato puree, I switched it up a bit and made sweet potato sticks instead. Soft enough for mashing between fingers and gums, but easy to grab and wave around. This way the babies can enjoy the texture of it in their hands and put it in their mouths when they want.
Since they are both just a tad behind in motor skills for their age, I'll still be using a spoon to help out here and there, or help place food in their hands rather than waiting for them to grab it all the time.
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