Rice cereal? No thanks!

Today was a big day for Zoe. I've been waiting for this day for a long time. Her first solid food! I bought the box of rice cereal a few weeks ago in anticipation. I had the cute little bowl and matching spoon all ready for the big event. I carefully mixed the cereal with formula, got the camera ready, and gave it a go. Unfortunately, Zoe wasn't exactly thrilled with the idea of solid food. She squished up her face and spit it out. I tried this several times, with less success each time. Not only were her clothes covered in cereal, but so were my hands, my pants, and every piece of furniture within a 3 foot radius. After about 10 minutes, I decided to throw in the proverbial towel and fed her the rest of her bottle instead. She sucked that down, smiled at me, said "ah goo", and fell asleep. Maybe we'll try this again next week.