We are about a month away from starting solid foods with Little Bug and even though I have done this before, I am getting prepared early this time with what I have deemed essential for this stage in his life. 1. Food- Beech-Nut Baby Foods – For the first two months or so of solids, I make […]
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Little Oats’ eating habits are a go-to topic of conversation among family and friends. At almost two, she eats a LOT, and is very vocal about her likes and dislikes. But she hasn’t always been this way, and I’m certain she won’t always be this way. I’ve pulled together a little Q&A about our feeding […]
Alternately titled, When You Have the Only Baby Who Hates Puffs and Other Adventures in Vomiting. This past Monday, William had his nine month pediatric well visit. We had all the routine questions from the pediatrician, and Will is meeting or exceeding the motor developmental milestones for his age. But Mr. M and I really […]
I was not that excited to start solids because milk was so much easier! But at the same time, I was so curious about entering this new stage. Besides being 6 months old, I wanted to make sure Baby Pencil was ready for solids. Baby Center gave these signs for when your baby would be ready for […]
For both K and D we used a combination of baby-led weaning and homemade purees. K was done with purees when he turned 1, but D isn’t as coordinated with chewing or picking up food, so we’ll probably keep spoon feeding him some meals for a while! I’ve learned a lot of shortcuts through all […]
When Little Oats was four months old, the doctor suggested starting her on rice cereal. She was a little peanut in the weight department, and he thought it might help her sleep through the night (haven’t we all heard a variation on this?). So, just before Christmas, we started spoon-feeding her a brown-rice cereal… and […]
My first son adored purees. Within a few days of introducing them, he was gobbling down entire containers of fruits and veggies and whining for more. Frankly, I liked spoon-feeding. It was fairly easy to limit the mess, I knew my kiddo was getting a nutritious introduction to solids, and purees made feeding on the […]
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