Peachy Cereal

Obviously this was simple.  I used the peach juice and water remains from my puree to mix in with their cereal this morning.  I heated it up in the microwave separate from the cereal and then poured it in.  I had enough to use this twice but after this morning's try they were far from impressed so the rest of the juice went in my tummy instead.  I am introducing them officially to peaches for lunch so we'll see if we have any better luck.  I would definitely not recommend mixing in juices from a fruit your child hasn't eaten or enjoyed yet...no sense in wasting the cereal.

Prep time: 1 minute (previously stored)
Serving:  less than 1/4 cup was enough for two servings of cereal
Cost:  $.00 (add this into my peach cost comparison and it comes out about even)
Note:  Introduce child to the fruit/taste prior to mixing with cereal to prevent waste.

Ratings:
Kendall - 1 star (no crying but she hated it)
Seren - 2 star

Different stages for same ages...

I admit I did try a little rice cereal with the girls around 4 months.  I was curious how they would handle it.  It didn't go so well.  So I decided to wait until 5 months and try again.  They did better.  Not excellent but better.  I  started again with just simple rice cereal mixed with some of their formula.  I fed them 3 or 4 ounces of formula first (they usually eat 6 oz) and then attempted to give them some cereal.  When they fussed, I gave them a little more formula and then tried again after burping.  They seemed to like it.

I have already learned that twins (from what I've read...even identical) definitely do not follow the same timeline for development.  So it wasn't a surprise to me, however, it definitely demonstrates that some are quicker than others to learn.  Seren took to cereal like it was nothing new or challenging.  She spit back minimally (until she was done with eating).  Kendall didn't seem to catch on so well.  She would take it in and spit most of it back out.  She smiled and enjoyed it but didn't seem to know what was expected.  Maybe more interesting food choices will provide more motivation to eat it.

 Seren...literally pretty clean considering

Kendall...food faced  (I spoon cleaned them both equally)

Can you make homemade baby cereal?

Single grain cereal (ie rice cereal) is generally the first starter food that most parents go with.  Many professional resources also state that foods such as sweet potatoes, avocados and bananas also make great starters.  So although I am not ambitious enough to make baby cereal, it can be done.  Here is a link to a helpful site with instructions on how to go about it if you do decide to go this route.