Andy & I watched the signs for a few weeks before we took the plunge -- we were warned once you start you can never go back but here we are ... eating REAL FOOD! In February we started practicing with spoons - Owen and Mackenzie were already eating rice, mixed into their formula, so we started having taste parties to see how they felt about the rice on a spoon. Turns out they were fascinated and continued to show signs of wanting more: opening their mouth for another spoonful, screaming for more, eating less from their bottles. Along with these obvious signs they also stopped sleeping through the night, a good indicator of a growth spurt and their desire for a change!
We started with rice cereal then added bananas. This week we tried avocados - very messy but they couldn't get enough! This week we also had banana puree, tried holding and tasting whole bananas and having bananas in food nets.
Making our own food has proven very simple - fast, cheap and free of preservatives! I use the Baby Bullet - I love it!
*Bananas: 2 bananas, 1/4c water, 10 sec.
*Avocados: 1 avocado, 1/4c water, 10 sec.
For now we're eating 1x/day for sure and sometimes 2x/day, depending on time and who can help!!
Coming Soon: Yellow Squash! :)
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| Auntie Hillary feeding us Avocados! |
xo, Bridget
How do you like the baby bullet? We want to make our own food too, but I'm still deciding on what to get.
ReplyDeleteI love it!
ReplyDeleteI didn't do much research on other options but my favorite feature is that the blade is outside of the mixing bowl so when you're scooping the food out you don't have to work around the blade. It also works much faster than a personal blender. They are no longer selling them in stores but you can buy them on Kohls online - I think they might be revamping the bullet.