Sanaa is SO much like me that it's crazy! The only things she didn't get from me is liking anyone that will pick her up and waking up all cheery in the morning. She's such a happy baby...unless you don't feed her as soon as she's ready to eat! Her next doctor's appointment is on Monday (5/19) and she gets her second round of shots. I'm NOT looking forward to that, but I know she needs them to stay healthy. I do want to know how much she weighs. I'm sure it's around 14lbs if not more with the way she eats! Hopefully the doctor will tell me that I can start her on fruits and veggies. I'm really looking forward to that. Although it will be messy, I'd like to know which foods she likes. I'm going to start her with veggies instead of fruits. The book I have and the website I use both say that babies are more likely to be interested in veggies if they don't get fruits first. That is because fruit is naturally sweet and veggies are bland. Of course, anyone would go for the sweet first! I'm also going to do homemade food for her instead of buying the jars. At least, I'm going to start out by doing that and if it doesn't work, jars it is! I figure it would be easier to eat the same thing as her...I'll just steam everything and not add any spices or sweeteners to her food.

My next step is to get her a highchair or booster seat so she won't slide everywhere when I feed her. That will lessen the mess and keep the food in a controlled area...at least until she learns how to feed herself!