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…
It’s recommended that you wait until your baby is at least 12 months old before introducing honey. At first this didn’t make much sense to me until I found out that it is because of the fear of Infant Botulism. Even products with honey in them aren’t considered to be suitable as the bacteria Clostridium botulinum…
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…
One of our time-honored traditions in our household is Breakfast for Dinner. As a kid, I [loved] this time because I’m a sucker for breakfast food. In fact, during my pregnancy with Olivia, that was what I craved the most – cereal, bacon, eggs, waffles, donuts, etc. I had baked off a full pound of…
There have been a handful of comments throughout this blog and on various message boards asking about babies in relation to food. “Is it okay to give them eggs?” “When can we give them meat?” “What should we start with?” “Are you sure you should be feeding them ______ (insert food here)?” As parents, we…
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…
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