The adventures of solid food

Well we've been putting this off as long as we could. We had made the decision when he was about 4 months that we wanted to put off feeding him solid food until is was absolutely necessary. By the time we reached the 6 month mark he was ready. He watched us eat intently, following the food from our plates to our mouths. He often reached for it. He started to seem hungrier in the evenings and I think my supply was dropping at that time as well.

We decided to start feeding him a meal in the evenings. Our Pedi's exact words were, "If you eat it, he can eat it. Except for honey" No stage 1 or stage 2 nonsense. None of this orange veggies before green ones. This was extremely liberating to hear! I already had sweet potato puree made in the freezer. We gave him his first taste that evening It went fairly well!

First taste of rice cereal at 5 months

First taste of sweet potato at 6 months

So far, he's had sweet potato, avocado, strawberries, mango, carrots, spinach, bananas, apples, and green beans. I make the purees myself. Not really something to brag about. It's very easy. Jason and I are not big vegetable eaters, so learning how and which veggies to cook has been the biggest challenge.

Soon, we're going to start finger foods. That's when the real fun begins!