Myla Learns to Eat: Weaning Day 3

Its official. Myla feels hunger. We know this because we took away 30% of her feedings today and she was not a happy camper from about 10:00am to 2:30. She had not received anything substantial through her tube since 3am the previous night. Myla was very clingy, fussy, and even though she was sleepy, she skipped her morning nap because she wouldn't stop crying. We have read that it takes anywhere from 3 days on for little ones to start making the connection between their hunger and how to get rid of it. We hope this comes sooner rather than later. Today she ate some fruit loops, banana puffs, vanilla baby cereal puree, bites of my apples, sips of water and sips of formula. The highlight of my day today was our daddy-daughter play picnic. Mommy went out to lunch with her friends so daddy picnicked with Myla. During this picnic, we took turns feeding each other fruit loops. Myla doesn't really swallow them, but accepts them in her mouth, crunches them, and then typically spits most of them out. Tomorrow we cut another 10% of her feedings..down to 60%...we prepare for more fussiness, but we believe this is how Myla is grappling with her world turning upside down. It is a necessary step in the process and we are here to love her, hold her, play with her, and ensure that she knows that mommy and daddy will not let anything hurt her. For those who are counting, she had 5 wet diapers and two nasties today. Plenty hydrated.