Nina had her first taste of solid food (aside for a fingerful of carrot I gave her a few weeks ago) on Tuesday. We gave her this meal in her new red plastic IKEA highchair. She loves being in the highchair, feeling like part of the family at mealtime. The solid food — rice cereal — had the effect we expected: it seemed to leave Nina very perplexed. Not too much food was actually ingested. But the point of this whole thing is to acclimate her to eating, not to bestow nutrients. The utterly puzzled and somewhat disgusted face Nina makes when she takes a bite is delightful. I certainly don’t remember my first bite of solid food, but seeing this look on Nina’s face makes me feel like I do.

For those with babies who are not yet highchair owners, I can’t say enough about the IKEA chair. It cost just $20 including the tray, and it’s great — lightweight, easy to wipe down, and it doesn’t take up much room in the apartment. IKEA also sells a really cute and inexpensive toddler chair for when Nina is older.

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