avocado face!

Elliot tried avocado today. At first, he wasn't too sure about it... but it was really thick, so I added some water. After that, he gobbled it right up!


Making avocados was super easy! All I did was cut a chunk off, scoop out the flesh, mash it up, and add a little water.



Stay tuned tomorrow for a really great review/giveaway!

"big people" food? Yes, please!

Elliot is absolutely loving all the big people food he's been getting lately. I have decided, for now, to just make his purees in a plain old steamer and blender. We'll see how long that lasts... if I get too tired of it, maybe I'll reconsider buying a fancy Beaba or Brezza. For now, though, the "old fashioned way" is working well!
So far, Elliot has tried apples and bananas. He likes them both in all forms- homemade applesauce, whole apple slices, big chunks of banana or mashed up. In fact, he likes them SO MUCH that he hasn't really been drinking bottles except for at night and before naps. Now, this wouldn't really bother me {formula, gross!} BUT he won't drink water. So we're still working on that.
Boy, does this kid like to eat! I'm not kidding. This morning, he had a big bowl of homemade applesauce, followed by half of a banana. Since he was still acting hungry, he then ate two apple slices in his mesh feeder, too! Yet he is still such a scrawny little guy! I don't get it. He must've gotten his mama's metabolism.
Next, we're trying avocado, and then we're venturing into the world of veggies... starting with either sweet potato or carrots. Fun, fun!

apples, anyone?

Elliot has been extremely constipated so I decided to temporarily give up on bananas and make Elliot some homemade applesauce. I'm glad I did, because it was easy and Elliot LOVED them! It also helped his little problem ;).
We're phasing cereal out of his diet and are going to continue with apples for the rest of this week, and then we're going to try avocado! After that, we're trying our first veggie-probably either sweet potato or carrots. I'm also experimenting with baby led weaning and plan to start using our baby safe mesh feeder soon, too.
Starting solids is so exciting!


First, peel, core, and chop 5-8 apples of your choice. I think these are Braeburn.


Next, put the chopped apples into a steamer and steam until soft.


Blend, adding the steaming water if neccessary, until smooth.


Pretty sure he loved it- he ate the whole bowl!


We're slipping and could REALLY use some votes. I know I've been a bad blogger lately, but I promise to post much better posts full of adorable pictures as soon as my new computer gets here- which should be tomorrow or the next day!