A taster....

After what seems an age (probably 10 days or so) of more frequent wakings, more demand feeds, I decided it was time to try Elis on solids or to be more exact, mush. Looking back it is exactly same stage to the date as with Isobel. She was up for Baby Led Weaning (BLW) - but for the time being he prefers to be spoon fed! He has taken to it so far like a fish to water and I am hoping the end result will be more sleep for us all!

Here is he (looking shattered), but ready and waiting...

Delicious.....even when I am feeling this tired...

Food, Glorious Food

I know Isobel's food exploration is just like that of any other baby her age, but as a future note to myself and perhaps for her, I thought it would be good as a record to post an update on the things she is eating at nearly 8 months old. This morning she tried a tiny bit of croissant - yum yum (they were buttery)

Delicious



All Gone


At lunch after her 'textured' puree, she got stuck into a slice of ham and a slice of mature cheddar. Scrum McYum. Whilst we were in Oz she was very partial to avocado and other milestones have included:

Beef, Chicken, Salmon, Cod, chicken liver (MMMmmmmmm), toast (but mummy to remember to keep away from the granary - very interesting nappies), bread sticks are a fav and excellent distraction when the adults need to eat, pasta, rice, porridge, mango, blueberries (very tasty with a bit of banana), lentils (goes mad for them!) and of course good old fromage frais!
I need to wean myself off Annabel Karmel and start making my own con-
coctions.

Weaning - Stage 2

Arriving home from Oz it was time to focus on taking Isobel's weaning a step further as we have been on smooth fruit and vegetable purees for about 5-6 weeks. Clutching my Annabel Karmel for guidance, I saw it was time for Isobel to be trying meats, bread, eggs, cheese, pasta - the list goes on. After a trip to the butcher, I made her a chicken pot - and made enough to feed the 5,000 so she had better like it. And luckily she did so I wanted to note her first taste of it here. She seemed to enjoy it - looks quite full here - and on tasting it, it was pretty yum if I do say so myself. No awards for looks though.

Mmmmmmm - could I try some of that please?

Just when you think you have got to grips with feeding, wind, sleep etc, along comes a new challenge - weaning - the hot topic amongst us mums at the moment. As usual the advice leaves you spinning. Start now, wait until 6 months, start with baby rice, why not try baby led weaning (BLW), to puree - or not to puree......I have gone against the books and in an impromptu moment last Friday, gave Isobel some of my banana to suck. She seemed to like it and wanted more. On Sunday we tried a bit of cooked broccoli - not sure, but the roast parsnip seemed to be a success. Today she was sitting on my knee as I ate an apple. Before I knew it, she had lent forward and had her mouth around my apple - sucking away at the juice. So we'll try a bit of BLW, but I might also give baby rice a go next week.....watch out walls.

My first parsnip
Originally uploaded by Katie C-O

Here is the video....