Yummy!

Lea has tried several foods now. Here's a list of what she's had, in order of when she tried them, and what she thought/thinks about each one...

Organic Rice Cereal - yummy, at first.
Avocado - yummy mixed in with rice ceral. just ok by itself.
Sweet Potato - really yummy!
Green Peas - the yummiest so far!
Beets - pretty yummy.
Cheerios - after a few tries, super yummy and fun to play with!
Carrots - not so yummy but we'll try again.
Banana - really yummy, even though the texture is slimy and weird!

It's so much fun to watch her expressions and reactions when she tastes something new.  And, yes, I am making all of her food.  I'm actually pretty proud of myself but I must say that the Beaba Babycook makes it so easy!  I can make a couple batches (steam, puree and freeze single portions) in less than 20 minutes.  I have baggies in the freezer filled with single portions of peas, carrots, sweet potato and beets.  I simply put a few in the fridge the night before and they are thawed and ready for her to eat the next day.  I hardly ever warm her food.  She will gladly eat things cold, room temperature or warm.  I'm trying not to raise a picky eater!  I'll let you know how it turns out.

She really likes Cheerios, although she hasn't perfected eating them by herself. She can grab one in her fist and bring her fist to her mouth, but then she can't figure out how to get the little Cheerio out of her fist and into her mouth! After a few tries, she gets frustrated and requires adult assistance. :)

What should we try next?

Even more 'firsts'

We had an unexpected trip to South Carolina on Wednesday afternoon.  So, we packed up the entire house, loaded everything into the Escape and hit the road.  Lea was great, the first couple hours, but then she was ready to get OUT of the car seat. 

We arrived at our hotel and unpacked the entire house that we some how managed to fit in the car.  This included our Pack-n-Play that Lea has not seen since she was about 2 months old.  To our surprise, she slept very well in it that night!  The following night we headed home.  Poor Lea was so fed up with being in the car.  (We've got to get her used to road trips!)  So, about 8pm Thursday night, we stopped at South of the Border.  Can you believe that place is still up and running?  They even have new billboards... where the heck did they get the extra money for that? 

We walked around a bit to let Lea enjoy all the bright lights, then after a quick diaper change and nursing in the parking lot, we finished the last couple hours of our trip.  It was so nice to be home in our own beds that night!

Not only did Lea 'enjoy' her first road trip, first night in a hotel, first time in South Carolina and first visit to South of the Border but yesterday she had Cheerios for the first time!  Two, to be exact.  :)  Our pediatrician gave us the 'go ahead' for plain Cheerios and Puffs at her 6 month well check yesterday morning.  After spitting out the cruchy 'oh' a couple of times, she finally gummed it in her mouth... Not sure if she actually liked it or not, but it's a huge step forward in my baby girl's little life.  

Here's her 6 month stats...

Weight: 15 lbs, 12oz - ~45th percentile
Height: 26.75in - ~80th percentile
Head Circ: 41.8cm - ~30th percentile