milk

I've been thinking about milk lately. When should I introduce cow's milk? Should I go with organic? Should I research local farms and get it straight from the cow? (If that's even available here?) Should I look into goat's milk?

What did you do?

She still breastfeeds... a lot... and I believe that's best for her! But should I give her something else besides water in a cup?

(Now I need to stop perusing the internet and focus on the kitchen... and supper...)

mesh feeder

Charlotte loves her mesh feeder! Thanks Shanie! She has tried apples, cantaloupe and bananas. I just realized that I hadn't given her bananas, probably because I don't eat them and she hadn't had a taste. But she loved them! She definitely loves fruit, but she also really loves peas, the veggie she has been eating for the past few days. Now all I have to figure out is how to clean the banana from the bag.... it seems to be smushed in there for good!

discovering..... FOOD!

We had a great weekend this weekend... relaxing, wandering around downtown... checking out new shops and getting a latte at my favorite coffee spot in Freddie. This trip also included new winter boots for me, hurray! Now, walking on snowy sidewalks won't be such a chore. And risky ;)
We also took it easy because we are all recovering from the nasty head/sinus/cough thing that is going around. Poor girl was up a lot last night with that cough.

We have also been enjoying watching Charlotte discover food.... and spoons and bowls! As long as she is hungry enough she LOVES to eat. In her genes perhaps?? So far, she has had rice and oats to eat. I am deciding what to introduce this week. A vegetable? Fruit? Barley, perhaps? Any suggestions out there?


She drank the last of her cereal out of the bowl... what a girl. xo

time for cereal!

Well, we reached the day last week, when it was time to introduce cereal. I was wondering if I would know when to introduce it, and I knew (or should I say, my hubby knew)! (That is, if it came before her sixth month birthday. I know that they start needing the iron, around 6 months.) Last week there was a day when she would not stop eating and was quite fussy all day. I was exhausted that evening, and Tim suggested that she might be ready for cereal. She needed more food in her belly!

So... we tried the rice kind, with so much breast milk you couldn't even tell that there was cereal in there! (The consistency was like milk.) And.....

she loved it! Especially chewing on the spoon. She even tried to eat it out of the bowl....


with a hand on the spoon as well. She is a pro! I am giving her about a tsp and a half in the morning and at supper. That seems to work for now. The whole cereal thing is so new to me and I although I have done a bit of reading, I am pretty much making it up as I go along. So far, so good!