Alright guys, the Beau-man is now in his high chair ALL THE TIME!
I mean, maybe an hour a day in total. It's the only way I can get anything done these days!
We dance and sing in the kitchen...he sits and watches me cook and clean. It's fun!
So I wanted to share with you a little bit about the food we've been having around here.
The first food Beau ate was Cereals (oatmeal and rice, baby kind!) at 4 months old. Daddy did the honors...
The doctor told me...
"I don't usually tell exclusively breast feeding mothers to start their baby on solids until 5 or 6 months old...but this boy is growing fast and he's HUNGRY!"
Haha!
So cereals....they're kinda plain and kinda yucky to eat....
Mixing them with some milk (mine, not formula or cow milk) tastes okay. I haven't actually tried it myself, but it smells like cardboard pretty much. So we moved on to bigger and better things quickly.
I received some awesome advice from a friend when I lived in DC (Melissa Miller). She enlightened me on how easy, inexpensive, and above all HEALTHY it is to make your own baby food. Do you know how expensive those cute little jars are? Almost 2 bucks a piece. I think a lot of food and glass would be wasted in our house.
(We also use cloth diapers!)
The advice Melissa gave me is to make my own baby food. For example, a staple, sweet potatoes: peel, chop, boil, blend (you don't need a fancy baby food puree blender, just a regular blender/food processor/Bullet works just fine!), and freeze....SO SIMPLE! I freeze it in ice cube trays, pop them out and stick them in a labeled zip lock bag (they're good for about 3 months frozen). Melt it in the microwave when we're ready to eat it! Saves on time and creates less waste! I love everything about it, especially the piece of mind of knowing exactly what's in my baby's food....pure fruits and veggies!
Over the past month:
We went with Butternut Squash first...
Then some Green Beans
And his favorite! Sweet Potatoes...
We tried Apples...
Bananas...
Pears...
Avocado....this is the only one he didn't seem to like too much. Might be the thickness and texture...he choked pretty bad on it (and i even watered it down!).
He loves to direct my hand (or Jake's) to his mouth when I feed him, or he grabs the spoon and tries to feed himself. He's very determined!
Yesterday we had some Spaghetti Squash....
Oh there is always a little toe for dessert!
Thanks for reading!
