ashley
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Our little chunker is growing up and it’s time to start introducing solids. We were going to wait until the baby turned 6 months (in three and a half weeks) before we started him but he’s been eating like a horse and we have decided it’s time. Our daycare ladies are also pushing us to start soon as they see he’s asking for more and more to eat. I have been putting them off for a couple weeks but since he’s constantly watching what we eat at home and trying to put it in his mouth, we’re going to try.
Last night I baked an organic sweet potato and mashed it up in our little Bébé blender. It was bittersweet knowing that his days of “true” infancy are behind him and he’s becoming a big boy eating big people’s food. I’m also secretly excited to watch how he reacts to every new taste he takes. And… Bonus! A baked sweet potato when blended was probably enough for an entire week of meals.
His reaction to sweet potatoes was mixed and I wish at these times his dad and I had decided it was ok to put his pictures online because the faces were hilarious- he kept wanting to put more in his mouth but looked like he was disgusted with it. He only got a tiny little taste last night so tonight will be the real test!
If you’re a mom or dad, what were the first foods that you gave your child? Did you feel pressured to feed them certain foods or start at a certain time? Did you go organic? If your family is a mixture of vegetarian/omnivore, will you introduce meats?
