Beautiful Fall Day

We took some pictures of Brianna with the pumpkins we had bought to carve up for Halloween since there are no pumpkin patches anywhere near us. She refused to look at the camera for more than a second, but at least the weather was beautiful.

Spoke Too Soon

I tried to feed her solids last night around dinner time instead of her regular mid-morning breakfast. I'm not sure if she just decided that that was the day she would start to enjoy carrots, or if the time had anything to do with it, but she couldn't get enough and I couldn't feed her fast enough. She didn't fight me one bit. She was all smiles and by the end of her meal, was covered in bright orange mush. Let's hope things continue in this direction.

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Look What I Can Do!

And this is the way to give a mother a heart attack! Seriously, how did she learn to pull herself up and stand all on her own so soon?? The crib has officially been lowered.

Solids so far...

have not been going all that well. We are still only getting a couple spoonfuls into her mouth before she has a full out fit and wants out of the highchair. This is alot harder than I anticipated it to be. I thought by waiting until she was 6 months old, she would be more ready and accepting of the food, as well as my other reasons for wanting to wait. Not so much. She loathes apples and carrots, doesn't mind rice cereal and still adores breast milk above all else. Hopefully she starts to like them, even just a little would be nice at this point.

Here are some pictures of her first try at solids.

The Start of Solids!

So we started solids on Sunday. I'm not really sure what she thinks so far.

We started off with the staple first food, rice cereal mixed with some breastmilk. First day was just OK, second day seemed to go horribly, and the third day went really well. Proud of how well she was progressing, I went out and bought some organic apples and carrots to make my own purees. After 2 hours of peeling, chopping, boiling, blending and dividing, my little trays of delicious fruits and veggies were ready for the freezer.

Enter this morning when we moved along to pureed apples, my babe HATES apples. I mean, you put a little spponful into her mouth and she immediately pushes it back out and makes a sour face. You'd think the sweet tasting sauce was lemon juice! So disappointed. I only hope they start to grow on her. Who doesn't like apples???

I hope to do 3 days on each new food, and if no bad reaction, move onto the next. I'm hoping to get to all the fruits and veggies that are good this time of year. I'd prefer to stay local and organic for as much as I can, but realize being in Northern BC limits me quite a bit.

I'll post the sour face video tomorrow as I think it is hilarious. I can see it coming out at her wedding one day too. lol

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