Yum Yum!

Recently, Josh and I were driving back from Colorado (or were we driving to Nashville???) and we stopped in an IHOP for dinner and the waitress brought us yogurt for Jonah to eat while we waited. We'd fed him half a bowl before I realized that maybe he wasn't supposed to have dairy products until he was a year old.
Panic.
I called my sister, the nutritionist and nursing student- no answer.
I called my Mom and she sounded iffy.
Tara calls me back and all I heard was Renal Failure. What's a renal??

Well, the question has been answered, thanks to BabyCenter.com and their weekly e-mails.
According to the chart below, Jonah can have yogurt and cheese at the age of 8 months, which he is.
I'm shocked actually at the things Jonah can have. I thought he couldn't have meat until 1 year, but if I turn it into pate' he can eat it now. The same with eggs (minus the whites). Interesting. I'll have to post some pictures of Jonah eating his new foods soon. It's pretty funny to watch.

Age: 8 to 10 months

What to feed • Breast milk or formula, PLUS • Small amounts of soft pasteurized cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese (but no cows' milk until age 1) • Iron-fortified cereals (rice, barley, wheat, oats, mixed cereals) • Mashed fruits and vegetables (bananas, peaches, pears, avocados, cooked carrots, squash, potatoes, sweet potatoes) • Finger foods (lightly toasted bagels, cut up; small pieces of ripe banana; well-cooked spiral pasta; teething crackers; low-sugar O-shaped cereal) • Small amounts of protein (egg yolk, pureed meats and poultry; tofu; well-cooked and mashed beans with soft skins like lentils, split peas, pintos, black beans) • Non-citrus juice (apple or pear)