Feeding solids question, update and photo

Hello!  My Anna will be 6 months at the end of the month, I can't believe it!  We just moved into our new house and life has been crazy.  I don't post much but I read often. 

I have a question on feeding solids.  Anna is on solids twice a day, I give her fruit and oatmeal in the morning and a veggie and rice cereal in the evening, when do you start a third feeding? 

When did you give your little one dairy?  I read that you can start yogurt and cottage cheese at 6 months, then I read another place that you wait until 8 months.  She has her 6 month appointment in August and I will as her dr then, I am just curious to what other people are doing/did.

Anna is a good baby, she stared sleeping through the night when she was 8 weeks old, but lately has been up a few times a night.  Other then that all is well.   Here is a picture from last weekend at the drive in when we went to see Harry Potter.  Of course Anna was asleep before the opening credits, but it was a nice date for me and my hubs.  Notice the sweater, summer in Buffalo has been sucking big time this year!  Thanks!
 
 

Aethyn is 9 1/2 -10 months old and I just started to give him baby yogurt a couple weeks ago.  I know you can earlier, but I just wasn't ready.  We tried shredded cheese today, it was messy, but he loved it.  I have not done cottage cheese yet.  I would just check with her Dr to make sure first. 
I also just started giving Aethyn 3 "meals"...as advised by his Dr because we can't get him to take formula very well.  He won't use a bottle anymore-so we are just doing sippy cups. 
Right now I do:

Morning: Oatmeal or rice cereal (Mixed with 4 oz formula) & yogurt and whatever formula I can get him to drink from a sippy cup...usually 1 maybe 2 oz

Lunch: 1/2 Jar Stage 3 "dinner" with 1/4-1/2 Jar stage 3 Veggie and same for fruit (he gets both) and whatever formula I can get him to drink from a sippy cup...usually 1 maybe 2 oz

Dinner: Oatmeal or Rice Cereal (Mixed with 4 oz formula), 1/2 Jar stage 3 Fruit and whatever formula I can get him to drink from a sippy cup...usually 1 maybe 2 oz

That's just what we are going right now...we are getting ready to drop one of the oatmeal's and do an actual dinner.

HTH a little!

Thanks!  Shredded cheese must have been fun to watch. 

Hi Erin
Congrats on the new house!
Can't remember too much on the feeding schedule sorry!
But I wanted to say that Anna is BEAUTIFUL  I think she looks just like you! Thanks so much for sharing her with us!!
Hugs
Beth

Thank you!  Wow, you are almost done.  You must be so excited!  Your belly avitar makes me actually miss being pregnant. 
I can't wait to read your birth story!

She's Beautiful!  I love that sweater too!  Bryson is on 3 meals now (about a month older).  We do something like fruit and cereal for breakfast, veggies and cereal for lunch and veggies or stage 2 meat plus a little fruit at dinner.  Good luck!
-Donna

Thanks for the info!

Erin, Anna is gorgeous!

Gabi was a horrible eater, so I am not much help there.  She would only eat cereal baby food.  Now she eats 3 meals and snacks a day.  Good luck!

Laurie

She is so freaking cute! I didn't start dairy until she was a year old per doctors orders. She is on lactose free milk now as she can't tolerate it...but does do a little yogurt and cheese. I would probably wait until you get the okay from your doctor. Also be sure to introduce one new food at a time, so if she does have a reaction you will know exactly what it is. Emma got really bad bum rashes from carrots. And she vomited regular milk. Good luck. Shari

Hey Erin!

Anna is adorable and I love that sweater!  We've been having the same crap weather in VT.  Who knew fleece would be so handy in July?!  We haven't been to the drive-in since I was PG with Everett, but it's so much fun.  How was the new Potter movie?  Heard there were record sales opening night...

I honestly don't remember on the feeding thing since it's been 4 years.  I'm sure I'll be asking the same questions when Everett is at that stage.

Glad you are all well and congrats on the new home!

Hugs,