Today at Carter’s 4 month appointment our doctor told me we
could start giving him solid foods. I
had read most babies are ready for food to be introduced somewhere around 4-6
months. But I was shocked for some
reason. Initially I felt like I wasn’t
ready for Carter to start eating foods and didn’t want to do it. Then I went back to work and thought about it
throughout the day. The more I thought
about it, the more excited I got to try it out.
I picked Carter up from daycare and stopped at the store to get
some baby food. I plan to make his food,
but I haven’t looked up recipes yet, so I figured I’d just buy some to start
out. The doctor said to start with
vegetables, so I picked up sweet potatoes, squash, peas, green beans, and
carrots.
Our doctor said when we put the spoon in his mouth he may
not be interested. If that were to
happen, just stop. Part of me thought
that was what would happen. In my mind
the whole ordeal was going to be extremely messy. We laid a towel down on the chair, put a bib
on Carter and got ready. We decided to feed
him sweet potatoes.
I put food on the spoon and offered it to Carter. He licked the food off the spoon and
swallowed it. I was surprised! I assumed he would spit it back out or not be
interested. He was loving it! After a while we switched off and it was Ty’s
turn to feed him. Ty wasn’t quite as
quick feeding him and Carter made it known!
While Ty was refilling the spoon, Carter would cry. When the spoon touched his lips again, the
crying ended.
All in all, the sweet potatoes were a great success. I can’t believe our baby is old enough to eat
food! Today was the beginning of an interesting
journey for our family and I will enjoy every moment.
I started watching, and Dad popped over to watch too. He said Carter's diaper will be stinky tomorrow. For recipes, you don't need one. Just grind up everything really fine.
ReplyDeleteHaha, that's what my co-teacher said as well. His diaper was a little different today, but we didn't give him very much food, so it wasn't too bad.
DeleteGo Carter! I let Liam "taste" (lick) things that I make, but he makes awful faces. I'm emotionally not ready for him to dive into grown up food though, so I am secretly glad! Friends gave us a book called "The 100 Best Baby Food Purees." It is ridiculous because the instructions literally read: "Peel sweet potato. Cut sweet potato and boil until tender. Blend in a blender or food processor until creamy. Feed to baby." You've got this!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean, I didn't think I was either. But then I had so much fun feeding him and watching his face. We didn't give him much, so he still nursed afterward. It does make me sad thinking that some day he'll be done nursing, but I'm sure by then I'll be ready to be done! I looked up recipes today and it cracked me up that I thought I needed any. It seems pretty simple.
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