Rice

We started Conner on Rice Friday night. It was a couple of weeks earlier than we were told too, but we thought he was ready. We were in the camper which is where a lot of his "FIRST'S" have happened. He had his first real bath in the camper sink at 3 weeks old. His first night of Colic was in the camper that night after his first bath. Now, his first bowl of rice and the first night he slept all the way through. Camping has become special for us because we always have so much extra time to spend with him one on one. What else is there to do but play with him and love on him non-stop for a whole weekend. We love our trips together.

He wasn't real sure about the rice thing the first night. I think most of it came back out and settled on his face. He did a lot of tongue- ing the spoon. He wasn't sure why we were putting something in his mouth. I think he swallowed maybe a fourth of it, but it was just enough to fill his little belly and let him settle into a deep sleep from 8 p.m. til 6:30 a.m.. We woke up several dozen times checking on him. Was he breathing???? Oh my gosh. If you are used to him getting up every 3 to 4 hours at night, it is a little scary when he doesn't.

The second night of rice went a little better. He seemed to swallow a little more and acted like he knew what to expect. To our surprise, he slept another 10 hours that night without a peep. WOW. Were we finally there???? NO.... Back at home, Sunday night, up every 3 hours ready to eat. Oh well. We will get there.

He wore most of it.