Well, we finally recovered from the jet lag after about a week or so. And then bravely embarked on weaning adventures. Baby has been interested in food for quite some time, watching us eat and reaching for food, so we knew he was ready for solids and once he reached six months we celebrated his half birthday with some real food.
I'm following Baby Led Weaning, which gets mixed reactions but seems to be working for us. We've discovered that our little monkey hates being spoon fed but likes food as long as he gets to play and explore and feed himself. And he's good at it too. It is very cute to watch. So far he's been eating some fruits and vegetables as finger foods but when I attempt to give him yoghurt, fromage frais or porridge he acts like I'm torturing him. However, if I give him the spoon he will attempt to feed himself and then it's not so bad. It's cute but messy and takes forever. I pray for the patience to continue with this once the novelty has worn off and the willpower to fight off the urge to just pin him down and shovel mush into his mouth (which is the whole reason I chose to go the BLW route instead of the traditional phases).
Let's hope we don't have to repaint the walls soon!
Showing posts with label Baby's first. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baby's first. Show all posts
Friday, 2 July 2010
Saturday, 22 May 2010
Ouch! That's sharp!
My five month old cut his first tooth today. What a bittersweet moment. And what a big week for the little fella, a haircut and a tooth all within a couple of days of each other!!
He's been a little out of sorts the last couple of days, not his usual happy and easy self. He's been showing the classic signs of teething for at least a month now - dribbling, chewing on anything he can get his hands on, funny poos, disturbed sleep, etc - but the last couple of days he's been unusually clingy as well as generally moody. Tonight during a particularly reluctant bedtime routine I was giving him his bedtime feed and he gave me a hard bite which hurt more than usual, it felt sharp. So I rubbed the bottom front of his gums with my finger and sure enough felt a little sharp edge and when I looked I saw it. It's hardly noticeable but definitely there. And it definitely wasn't there this morning.
I can't believe my baby is growing so fast. And I can't believe what a sentimental fool I've become but I don't feel quite ready for all this. Just when I've begun thinking about weaning and researching high chairs! It's all going to happen so fast.
He's been a little out of sorts the last couple of days, not his usual happy and easy self. He's been showing the classic signs of teething for at least a month now - dribbling, chewing on anything he can get his hands on, funny poos, disturbed sleep, etc - but the last couple of days he's been unusually clingy as well as generally moody. Tonight during a particularly reluctant bedtime routine I was giving him his bedtime feed and he gave me a hard bite which hurt more than usual, it felt sharp. So I rubbed the bottom front of his gums with my finger and sure enough felt a little sharp edge and when I looked I saw it. It's hardly noticeable but definitely there. And it definitely wasn't there this morning.
I can't believe my baby is growing so fast. And I can't believe what a sentimental fool I've become but I don't feel quite ready for all this. Just when I've begun thinking about weaning and researching high chairs! It's all going to happen so fast.
Thursday, 20 May 2010
Baby got a haircut
My baby boy just turned 5 months old and I'm wondering where the time went. At 5 months he just had his very first haircut this evening, completely unplanned. There is a palpable lump in my throat now!
My little boy has a lot of hair, he was born with a shock of dark hair and it just grew and grew and is one of his best features. We get lots of comments on it. But it was getting too long and I had been wanting to trim it. I got beaten to the post though. Today we went with Daddy to get his hair cut and got talked into cutting baby's hair too. Daddy wanted it done, he thought it was too long and unruly and as we're going to Southern California next week it would be a good time since it will be hot there. I just didn't feel prepared but went along with it and sat wincing as I watched my beautiful baby boy's beautiful baby hair fall to the floor. He does look cute but so different without it and now I'm worried I barely recognise my own baby.
*sob*
My little boy has a lot of hair, he was born with a shock of dark hair and it just grew and grew and is one of his best features. We get lots of comments on it. But it was getting too long and I had been wanting to trim it. I got beaten to the post though. Today we went with Daddy to get his hair cut and got talked into cutting baby's hair too. Daddy wanted it done, he thought it was too long and unruly and as we're going to Southern California next week it would be a good time since it will be hot there. I just didn't feel prepared but went along with it and sat wincing as I watched my beautiful baby boy's beautiful baby hair fall to the floor. He does look cute but so different without it and now I'm worried I barely recognise my own baby.
*sob*
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