Introducing SOLID FOODS!!

I have read up a lot on the subject of when to begin your baby on solid foods and read the longer you wait the better. Babies digestive tract has a lot of developing to do to be ready for such a change. However I also read that once he starts showing interest in what your eating, it might be time to start experimenting  Well folks, its time! :)

We actually started to have him try out solids on Thanksgiving 2012 when he was about 3 1/2 months just out of curiosity to see how he liked it. Plus, its a holiday just for eating, so we thought it would be appropriate! We are always told how much Will liked bananas (and still does) so that was first. I, by the way, am making all Carson's baby food from scratch. It saves us tons of money and is healthier. So using the Magic Bullet I bought specifically for making his food, I pureed up some banana and mixed it with breast milk. He actually didnt do too bad I guess, I just remember him not knowing what he should do when the spoon came to his mouth. I never have thought about how babies need to learn to open their mouths for a spoon...very cool to realize i think:) Since Carson's been around, its all of the little things in life I enjoy! 

THIS WAS THE STAGE WHEN ALL CARSON WANTED IN HIS MOUTH WAS HIS FINGERS!! :)

Our next attempt at experimenting with solids was Christmas 2012, which made Carson about 4 1/2 months old. For a gift, we received some homemade and jarred applesauce, so thought that would be a good next taste. Well Carson hated it LOL Im guessing it was just a little too sweet...plus he was still getting the open mouth for food deal. The day after Christmas, we went to my Aunt Tisha's and I told her about our trials with solids. She went to grab some fresh jarred pears for us to take home and try! Maybe a week or so later, I popped open a jar and whipped some up. Oh man, Carson was in love! He did great! 

This puts us to right about now. Carson is a little over 5 months, and once I saw him lovin' on the pears above, I knew it was time! Plus since then, he has been so interested in whatever we were eating, I had to give him a little something of his own! :) I have been giving him solids almost once a day right around lunch time, just to get him a little more used to the fact that hes digesting more than just milk now. And let me tell ya, his poop? SMELLS LIKE DEATH, VOMIT, AND BOOGERS ALL MIXED TOGETHER hahaha but seriously, I miss breast milk poop ;) 

To date, Carson has now tried/eaten bananas, applesauce, cereal, pears, peaches, & sweet potatoes.

The sweet potatoes he wasn't too fond of at first, but the past couple days, he has been gobbling them all up! It was a first time experience for me to actually buy a sweet potato, and then bring it home and peal (Will helped with that), chop up and steam it. Actually a very good feeling to be making my own baby food I must say :) Since there was so much extra, I found a great idea that I am loving on Pinterest to use an ice cube tray to freeze the extras and make little cubes to just heat up whenever hes ready to eat...i LOVE it! Especially since making it is a little more time consuming and messy than just buying it at the store. I then just put the cubes shown below in a freezer bag and they are ready whenever I need them! :)

SO PROUD OF CARSON EATING HIS YUMMY SWEET POTATOES ALL UP! ESPECIALLY SINCE MOMMY THINKS THEY'RE GROSS! lol

Im seriously so proud of Carson and amazed at how fast he is growing! I love watching him open his mouth now for another bite! Its amazing to see a little human being developing, growing, and learning right before my eyes. I hope to post some videos on here too as soon as I get a little more organized with them! 

Next I think we will be trying avacado! :)