My friends (and family!) who have children don't know it, but I'm constantly observing techniques and methods for parenting.
It's true.
I'm like a little blond sponge, wherever I go.
Now I know I'm not a fool, I can figure it out - with God's grace and a million prayers. But I am still very thankful to be surrounded by amazing examples of what a parent should be.
I'm drawing on such examples for one of our newest challenges:
Starting the wee one on solid foods.
Here is my disclaimer: This is not a "how-to" post. This is a "tell-me-how-to" post. Teach me, oh wise ones.
I read this wonderful post over at Passionate Homemaking the other day and it got my thinking - how the heck do I want to go about starting all this?
Well guess what. I haven't figured it out yet. I suppose I have embraced a "we'll just jump and see where we land..." sort of mentality. I think that Lindsay makes a good point about being aware of the first foods you give your baby, as they greatly affect their development. I think she also points out an important fact: fruits and vegetables are the easiest food to digest, and thus, are a great starter food for babes.
So far, I've found that avocados, bananas, and plums are a success (that is, of course, if you consider food mostly being smeared on the face with a few bits actually making it in the mouth a success). She's still learning to swallow and move things around with her tongue. And I gotta tell ya - it's just wonderful to watch. It makes me belly laugh...which makes my belly jiggle...which reminds me that fruits and vegetables are also great foods for adults!
We have a large supply of homemade baby food that we made last summer, so I am beginning to bring it out of the deep freeze. Sometimes all that storing up like a mouse for the winter pays off! Free baby food? Why yes, yes that would be wonderful!
On a completely different note, GUESS WHAT HAPPENED. Remember how much my husband loves scotch? Well with his special birthday money (thanks Mom and Dad!) he bought himself a special bottle of this liquid gold. Last night at dinner, I tried it for the fifth time - AND VOILA! It was delicious! More on this later. Let's just say, I think Stuart won't have to divorce me now. Which is great news for everyone. Ha. I kid.
Well give me your advice on introducing solid foods parents. I dig advice. Especially my readers advice, because frankly, they are the coolest readers in the world.
Yeah, you. I'm talkin' about you.
Have I told you I love you lately? Because I do.
