Next week we are going to pick up our WIC coupons in Lombard. Since hubby has work on that day, we asked Ninong Art to give us a ride. WIC (Women, Infant and Children) is a special supplemental health and nutrition program for pregnant and breastfeeding women and children up to five years of age. They provide nutritional foods such as milk, peanut butter, cheese, eggs, juice, dried beans, dried beans, whole grain bread, tortillas, iron-fortified infant formula and $8.00 dollars that you can buy for fresh fruits and vegetables. Josh is receiving nine cans of Enfamil Lipil every month (12.9 oz) aside from the milk that we are getting from Manang Nanet ( hubby’s relative). Right now I have one box that full of Enfamil milk cans. I wonder if baby josh can consumed all those milk before it expired. Sometimes my baby doesn’t drink that much. When I asked Ate Oyet regarding his drinking habit she said it is normal because he is undergoing a natural development. It seems everyday he is getting big and taller. I do not know how much he weighs now. Will find it when he has his fourth month check-up on Monday. The other day we gave him his first cereal and he finished half of it. We gave him banana using his Munchkin baby mesh feeder. He really like it and he can finished 1/4 of one banana. He also like drinking his Gerber organic apple juice. I am giving him solids one at a time to know if he has allergic reaction to certain food.
How will I know when my baby’s ready?
Your baby will give you clear signs when he’s ready to move beyond liquid-only nourishment. Cues to look for include:
• Head control. Your baby needs to be able to keep his head in a steady, upright position.
• Losing the “extrusion reflex.” To keep solid food in his mouth and then swallow it, your baby needs to stop using his tongue to push food out of his mouth.
• Sitting well when supported. Even if he’s not quite ready for a highchair, your baby needs to be able to sit upright to swallow well.
• Chewing motions. Your baby’s mouth and tongue develop in sync with his digestive system. To start solids, he should be able to move food to the back of his mouth and swallow. As he learns to swallow efficiently, you may notice less drooling. He may also be teething around the same time.
• Significant weight gain. Most babies are ready to eat solids when they’ve doubled their birth weight (or weigh about 15 pounds) and are at least 4 months old.
• Growing appetite. He seems hungry — even with eight to ten feedings of breast milk or formula a day.
• Curiosity about what you’re eating. Your baby may begin eyeing your bowl of rice or reaching for a forkful of fettuccine as it travels from your plate to your mouth. source.
