Paper Mache Baby

Our little guy is quickly approaching is 1/2 year mark. He has been showing the typical signs of being ready to take on some food of substance, ie. grabbing every utensil I try to steer towards my mouth, dipping his pudgy dimpled hands into food on my plate, etc.

So a few days ago we decided to give him his first dose of rice cereal. As a former art teacher, I have mixed up plenty of batches of paper mache paste: a little flour and water, and you've got sticky gooey glue. M's rice cereal was the perfect consistency to serve as back up paste for any last-minute pinatas if needed. Sorry kid, this isn't the best thing out there, but trust me . . . your taste buds will appreciate next week's strained green beans all the more. It is all part of developing mature taste buds.

{Big sisters take turns helping M. with milky, pasty rice cereal by the spoonful.}