Today we reached a great milestone in that journey we call babyhood. Baby D got his first "solid" food! I believe in waiting for signs from the baby that he is ready to start solids instead of looking at the calendar. I think D's signs of watching us eat and drooling and trying to grab our food is a good sign.
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| "Wah! I'm hungry! I'm starving to death!" |
Every other baby got that iron-fortified instant rice cereal. This baby got iron from a green source: spinach smoothie! My smoothie! I told M just yesterday that I wasn't going to give him a smoothie as his first food. But after he started grabbing my glass and crying, I gave in.
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| "Hmm...cold texture flavor on mama's finger" |
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| "Wow, I taste something!" |
All of the ingredients are found in commercial baby food: spinach, peas, peaches, and water. But these were fresh and tasty!
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| "I like it!" |
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| "I need MORE!" |
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| "Oh, thank you! I thought I was going to DIE!" |
His face was getting too messy with finger feeding, so I switched to a spoon. But this didn't deliver enough of the goods, so he went after the cup! And took big gulps!
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| "I better get some before it's all gone!" |
Before I knew it, everyone wanted my smoothie!
