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After a few more near sleepless nights, I did decide to start Olivia on rice cereal.

She took her first bites in front 14 family members Saturday night–Ava even helped feed her. (As an aside, I’ll say that it’s nice to share such a moment with grandparents, aunts and uncles. We’ve been fortunate in this way–my mom was there when we brought both girls home from the hospital, Grandma Smith saw both Ava and Olivia roll over for the first time, and Laura and Josh saw Ava take her first steps, just to name a few lucky examples.)

While she wasn’t quite sure what it was all about at first, she’s now quite taken with the whole process. Tonight, she bounced up and down between bites, opening her mouth like a fledgling in anticipation.

Still, though, she refuses to sleep through the night.

It’s a good things she’s cute.