Now that the babies are almost six months old, we decided to give "solids" a whirl this week. Now, the word "solids" is pretty much a misnomer at this stage -- everything they eat is pureed mush! We started out feeding one baby at a time in the bumbo chair until we got the hang of it. Both of them did pretty well with the rice cereal, and the first feeding went as well as can be expected.
After two days of boring rice cereal, we introduced oatmeal and butternut squash. After making the to-be-expected faces when tasting something new, both Silas and Zoe really liked it!
The next challenge was figuring out how to feed them simultaneously using booster seats. We have opted not to buy high chairs in order to save space, so S&Z are trying to figure out how to sit in the boosters. They started out okay,
but by the end of the first tandem booster seat feeding they looked like they were on a ride at Six Flags!
This week we also introduced green beans, sweet potatoes, bananas and multi-grain cereal. They like everything!
Surprisingly, they were the most wary of the bananas.
Of course, feeding babies is pretty messy too. I'm trying to get used to that part!
We have made a commitment to making all of S&Z's baby food, and thanks to the Beaba Babycook we received from Chuck & Gwen and Lenny & Betsy for a shower present, it will be a snap! You cook and puree the food all with this handy dandy little machine.
I keep some of whatever I cooked up fresh in the refrigerator, and then freeze some "food cubes" for whenever we need it.
I can hardly wait until our CSA starts at the beginning of June!
After two days of boring rice cereal, we introduced oatmeal and butternut squash. After making the to-be-expected faces when tasting something new, both Silas and Zoe really liked it!
The next challenge was figuring out how to feed them simultaneously using booster seats. We have opted not to buy high chairs in order to save space, so S&Z are trying to figure out how to sit in the boosters. They started out okay,
but by the end of the first tandem booster seat feeding they looked like they were on a ride at Six Flags!
This week we also introduced green beans, sweet potatoes, bananas and multi-grain cereal. They like everything!
Surprisingly, they were the most wary of the bananas.
Of course, feeding babies is pretty messy too. I'm trying to get used to that part!
We have made a commitment to making all of S&Z's baby food, and thanks to the Beaba Babycook we received from Chuck & Gwen and Lenny & Betsy for a shower present, it will be a snap! You cook and puree the food all with this handy dandy little machine.
I keep some of whatever I cooked up fresh in the refrigerator, and then freeze some "food cubes" for whenever we need it.
I can hardly wait until our CSA starts at the beginning of June!
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