Aside from cows milk, because of allergies and intolerance’s on my side of the family, we are all for M trying and eating anything that we’re eating. Not only is this a great way for him to experience a whole range of foods with no pressure, it might also clean up our diet, too! The…
I put my baby on solid food last week! My baby – that teeny tiny thing that..oh! wait a sec.. he’s not that teeny tiny any more, huh? At 5 1/2 months to the day, M started his food exploration with a cucumber… And he’s since progressed to melons and figs, too they were fun!…
My daughter’s first food is basil. That’s right. Basil. And she’s four months old. You might be asking, “Why?” but what you should really be asking is, “How?” You see, in the morning, while I’m making breakfast, I set Phoebe on the counter in her little chair so that she can watch me at work,…
BiP is teething again – she seemed to get her first 6 teeth within 6 weeks of each other and then nothing for the last 7 months! Now she has another 6 fighting their way through. When her teeth are really bothering her she chooses not to eat anything at all which can be frustrating…
So. There are a few articles on the site about what Baby-Lead Weaning/Eating (BLW) means to the various parents and some really great comments adding to it and some asking questions. Our two cents. It’s [baby-led]. Period. I think folks get too hung up on the type of food or what you’re feeding them or…
When my twins were at the age where we were ready to introduce “solid” foods, I was so excited to spend a few hours a week cooking up lovely organic concoctions for them to slurp off their spoons. Spinach, mango and edamame. Peas with mint. Orange, pineapple and banana! As the months went on and…
The other day, Stephen shuffled out of the kitchen with coffee and said to me, “How about we make a badass crock pot of chili today?” Well, alrightythen. It was pretty awesome. And easy. And Olivia loved it. So how about a recipe? Crock Pot Chili Our crock pot is 5 quarts and, between the…
Reposted and slightly edited with permission from Mr. and Mrs. Wright by Tristina Wright. When I wrote the post about Olivia being [perfectly capable] of sleeping through the night according to her pediatrician, a handful of folks zeroed in on my offhanded statement about rice cereal. I received a few questions via email, twitter and…
It’s been a big week around here for Judah the Tank. We are just edging in on 7 months and after a few weeks of nothing but bananas and avocados we took the plunge and have been venturing into new territory. Up until now we’ve been using the Bumbo seat or sometimes the Exersaucer (when…
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