Hey, I Want That

Yes, Landon now wants what ever Mommy and Daddy are eating and is no longer entertained by the baby mush. We have slowly introduced what we are eating to Landon while he still was eating the baby food but as of Monday we are onto solids. Monday we had Fettuccine for dinner and this is what Landon looked like during dinner time. Not only does he want the big people food, he wants to feed himself as well...

It's BANANAS!!

We are onto fruit!! Yesterday Landon had bananas with his cereal for breakfast. He seemed to like them but his nose has been a little stuffy while his second bottom tooth has been cutting though, so we aren't quite sure that he could taste them that well. So today, we cleared his nose before breakfast and had the cereal and bananas again and this time they were a bigger hit! If we fed him just the cereal he would grunt to tell you he wanted the bananas too and when it was just a spoon full of bananas we was all giggles!

And last night that second tooth finally poked through Landon's tiny little gums. The first one is pretty prominent now and he loves to use it on anything that can fit in his mouth.

And by the way, it is almost April and it is SNOWING here today!

Mama's Kitchen

Remember back when we introduced solids to Landon and we talked about Mommy making Landon's food? Mission accomplished! Mommy found a really cool website, wholesomebabyfood.com, which has tons of info from baby food recipes and storage to meal plans and more! And after some research about organic vs not, we went organic. So this morning after walking, we went to the store and bought some veggies then came home and Mommy had a project afternoon.

Before...

During...

And the baby food... This is the acorn squash.

After this stage, Mommy scooped the baby food into ice trays, each cube makes an individual meal, and into the freezer they go. After they are frozen we will put them into freezer bags and they will last up to 8 months!

Also, we did a Cost Benefit Analysis:

The total for the organic veggies was $8.49, this made about 70 meals, which is about 12 cents per meal.

To buy Organic Gerber baby food it costs about 31 cents per meal.

Landon has a few more weeks of veggies, then at 6 months he will get fruits!

Sweet Potato Boy

Landon loves his "num-nums"! So far he has had peas, green beans, celery, carrots, prunes and on Wednesday we introduced sweet potatoes and to say the least he loved them! In between bites he would shake his little feet so fast waiting for the next. And he is still loving the whole I can feed myself thing, well until his spoon is empty!

Yeah for Celery

Landon is so proud of his new tooth! We cut a piece of celery and let him chew on it while he is having mat time and his loves digging that new tooth into it. As for that other one, it looks like it is getting closer to surfacing each day. Last night was not a fun one. We also think that he is going through another growth spurt on top of getting that other tooth. So lots of new things going on.

Here is the proud little guy with his celery...

And a few minutes later! Landon loves the kitty and she is starting to reciprocate the feelings, well at least until he is running around after her trying to pull her tail! Watch out Booger! Oh and they are both on Mommy's lap together...

Carrots, Carrots Everywhere!

Well, the past week with those green veggies went well. The second meal with the peas was a lot better than the first. Landon much preferred that they were cold the second time around so we refrigerated the rest of the veggies for him. Then on Wednesday we tried green beans and he seemed to like those. Now after a week of oatmeal for breakfast and dinner and either peas or green beans for lunch we tried carrots for lunch today! Now that was something that he really liked! After, carrots will come sweet potatoes and then squash.

Here are a couple pictures of the carrots...

And the aftermath!

Yes, Peas... No, Thank You!!

Today we entered the world of baby food starting with PEAS! Dr. Keblawi, our pediatrician, said to start oatmeal, which we did the past couple weeks, then introduce baby foods starting with the green veggies. After the green veggies we will go to orange and yellow veggies and then we get to have the fun stuff... FRUIT!! Following this progression due to the allergy prone natures of the foods, green veggies having the least and fruits having the most. He said to introduce one food at a time and try it for a couple days, to make sure that he has no allergies to that food, before moving on to the next. So, being Mommy's least favorite we started with peas. We are pretty sure that Landon doesn't like peas either!

Here is the before shot...

Getting ready....

This says it all...

"No more peas, you guys had your fun!"

The interview...

And the after shot...we had to get that bright, beautiful smile!

So, we are going to see which foods Landon likes and doesn't like and then Mommy is going to take on the baby food making herself! We'll have an update on that project for you after we get there. We hope that you had a good laugh from these videos because we certainly did!

Big Boy and His Cereal

Well, this past week Landon has been eating his baby oatmeal while we eat our big people oatmeal. This week we are going from one meal of baby cereal to two per day. So, the other day I was feeding his morning cereal and he decided he is big enough to feed himself now...