Baby Food

I missed posting one new thing last week!

So you all know that Amelia started eating baby cereal once a day when she turned 4 months old. Well, it didn't agree with her too much. After about 3 1/2 weeks of attempts, we decided to move on to the veggies. Her tummy seems to appreciate them much more.

She started with yellow squash two Sundays ago, and ate that for 5 days, and then moved on to butternut squash, which she has had for 4 days. They say to just introduce one veggie at a time, for 4 days straight, to look for any food allergies. She seems to prefer the butternut squash over the yellow squash. And she's a much better eater now that she's getting veggies rather than cereal! I'm thinking.... green beans next?

I never posted about this before, and I'm not sure why, since it's baby-related.... but I'm making all of her baby food at this time. I've been getting veggies at our local farmer's markets, steaming them, pureeing them in the food processor. Then, I fill a normal ice cube tray with the food. It freezes and I pop the cubes out and fill plastic freezer bags with the cubes. For greater protection, I put the bags in tupperware. So when we're trying a new flavor, I go down to our chest freezer and bring up a bag of something. Then, it's just a matter of grabbing a cube or two and heating in the microwave for her to eat.

So far I've made.... yellow squash, butternut squash, zucchini, green beans, carrots, sweet potatoes and applesauce. For a while still her primary source of nutrition will come from mommy, with occasional formula, but this is a good opportunity for her to learn how to eat from a spoon and to try some new things.

At this point, it seems like a fun activity, as opposed to a necessity! :)