Author Archives: Amber

Amber, a Navy wife and vet, is currently living in Central California and has two children. Logan, 3, was breastfed for the first year and started “solids” with purees, but Amber is excited to try baby-led weaning with Kaitlynn who is also breastfed.

Strawberries

IMG_4463

We went to the Farmers Market on Thursday and scored a bunch of fresh local fruit. I finally decided to let Kaitlynn try strawberries. I have been nervous because with my first born strawberries were a no no till 12 months (because of the pesticides). I decided that is lame. So we stripped her down to…

Spicy!

IMG_4393

So tonight I made lasagna! (It was SUPER delicious by the way!) And in my husbands family if you have lasagna you also have Italian sausage. So tonight we did just that.  But here’s the thing. It.Was.Spicy. Ok not THAT spicy, but it had a little kick to it. For me it was just right….

Oranges

IMG_4304

If you have more than one child, you probably realize that in a few years everything that was safe or not safe is the complete opposite with your next child.  At least that is how it feels for me. Example- when my son was eating it was “highly recommended” to wait on any citrus type…

Edamame

Edamame Beans-YUM!

Edamame 2

  So a few days ago my sweet 6 month old turned into a 7 month old.  She has been BLWing  just about a month now. And I feel like we have gone through the beginner foods Looking through the fridge searching for SOMETHING new for Kaitlynn to eat. Have been feeling like a “slacker” lately…

Kaitlynn-Teriyaki Chicken

IMG_4025

I have been mostly sticking to veggies and fruits for Kaitlynn to try. But tonight I made some DELICIOUS teriyaki chicken. And gave Kaitlynn a bite. I haven’t seen her enjoy food as much as she did tonight. She sucked and sucked and sucked the meat and chewed (OK gummed) the heck outta the pieces…

Kaitlynn’s Mango Face

A slice of mango first thing in the morning.

Cheerios-Messy Floor!

Luckiest Lady

I have been a little busy with family visiting this month. But that doesn’t mean Kaitlynn hasn’t been eating. She has been. A whole lot. And I have a lot of posts I WANT to write up. But the time factor is against me. Not to mention school restarted for me, AND I will now…

Millions of Peaches, Peaches for me…ok just 2 slices.

Kaitlynn Eating Peaches

So Kaitlynn has been having tastes of lots of things here and there. She has had a carrot stick, broccoli, cantalope, pineapple (which I wish we would have had a camera. There were awesome BLW faces!), kiwi, cucumber, and toast. Maybe I am forgetting a few in there. So this morning I thought Kaitlynn would…

Kaitlynn Sweet Potatoes

Yummy Sweet Potatoes!!

Kaitlynn is FINALLY sitting up by herself. I was starting to feel rushed as my husband was getting ready to leave until the beginning of May which would mean he would probably miss Kaitlynn’s First Food. So it just kind of happened one day. She was sitting up…and 5 mins later she was still sitting…