I'm not a fan of drama. Not referring to 'drama class' from highschool. I LOVE that kind of drama. I'm referring to issues between people that start up other issues and it snowballs so that everyone is affected and has to choose 'sides' and such.
I went away with my husband and two girls to visit my Dad and his girlfriend - no drama there thank GOD! Only to come home to not only 1 kind of drama but 2! There has been drama in my work-at-home-mom group as well as in my family. No details, sorry, I am not your source for gossip. But I'm just emotionally spent on this. I don't understand why people a) just can't be honest with eachother and b) have to turn their issues into a 3-ring circus.
Not to mention that baby #2 popped her first two teeth within this past week so she's been pretty misserable, especially in the evenings...
Probably something else making this all seem so much more frustrating is that I'm turning 29 this coming week and I'm not ready to get older... It will be my last year in the 20's, technically after Thursday I will be living in my 30th year. Man... time flies.
Life is short people so we should spend more time on honesty and integrity instead of lies and betrayal.
Sunday 7 August 2011
Tuesday 2 August 2011
Adventures in baby led solids
I tried starting my youngest on solids at around 4 mth because our doctor told us she was ready. It didn't go well and because of the extra iron in the rice cereal she got really constipated. I found out later that fortified rice cereal isn't really that great of a first food because of all the extra iron.
When she was around 5 mths, I tried again with some purees that I had made myself and all she did was spit it out. She also seemed to want to be more involved in her eating as she was grabbing at the spoon. Around that time I read about baby led weaning (or baby led solids) and I was intrigued. It makes sense to teach them to feed themselves rather than teach them to be fed and then teach them how to feed themselves later. This way it helps her learn hand-eye coordination as well.
So, I started giving her pieces of food in sizes large enough for her to hold it in her hand and I let her at it. We haven't yet found a food that she doesn't like. She sits there kicking her feet and grunting.
No, I'm not afraid of her choking on food. I'm introducing softer more chewable (or gummable in her case) foods. Yes, she has gagged now and then but that happens with purees as well, even water or a milk can cause baby to gag. She eats supervised so I'm there to help if she needs me, but most of the time, she's in control and she seems to really get a kick out of it.
So far she's tried:
Avocado
Banana (try to limit this one right now because it's mosquito season)
Bread
Chicken
Sweet Potato
Carrot
Rice
Veggie Pasta
I have found this blog quite helpful, recommended to me by a friend, and if you click 'search by week' she breaks it down by the age and shares what the response was. Very helpful for me in choosing what foods Betsy will be ready for.
When she was around 5 mths, I tried again with some purees that I had made myself and all she did was spit it out. She also seemed to want to be more involved in her eating as she was grabbing at the spoon. Around that time I read about baby led weaning (or baby led solids) and I was intrigued. It makes sense to teach them to feed themselves rather than teach them to be fed and then teach them how to feed themselves later. This way it helps her learn hand-eye coordination as well.
So, I started giving her pieces of food in sizes large enough for her to hold it in her hand and I let her at it. We haven't yet found a food that she doesn't like. She sits there kicking her feet and grunting.
No, I'm not afraid of her choking on food. I'm introducing softer more chewable (or gummable in her case) foods. Yes, she has gagged now and then but that happens with purees as well, even water or a milk can cause baby to gag. She eats supervised so I'm there to help if she needs me, but most of the time, she's in control and she seems to really get a kick out of it.
So far she's tried:
Avocado
Banana (try to limit this one right now because it's mosquito season)
Bread
Chicken
Sweet Potato
Carrot
Rice
Veggie Pasta
I have found this blog quite helpful, recommended to me by a friend, and if you click 'search by week' she breaks it down by the age and shares what the response was. Very helpful for me in choosing what foods Betsy will be ready for.
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