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Monday, April 14, 2008Avocados
  It was finally time. When Molly turned six months old, I balked at the idea of starting her on solids. This is my fifth child, mind you. I've done this first-spoonful-of-goo thing four other times. Yet this time, it was different. I was remarkably conflicted. Eric, in his matter-of-fact way, said, "Well, don't do it, then." So I didn't. And after a little bit of research told me that babies who wait another whole month before introducing solids do really well, I knew I'd made the right choice. Molly's First Food wasn't going to be the nutritionally void rice cereal that my other fortunate children had to swallow. No, indeed. My little Earth Baby was going to have only the finest, organic avocados known to man. I hate avocados. But my sister has been successful in raising two little ones who love fresh avocado. So I went to her with all my questions and she filled me in on all the avocado wisdom I needed. Seriously, I had no idea that avocados turn brown the way bananas do when they've hit the air. I thought maybe they'd, you know, gone icky on me. So on April 5th, Molly had her first taste of avocado. And it was a marked success. She didn't exactly love it. She was apparently stunned by the first spoonful. But by her third feeding, she was showing sure signs of pleasure with each mouthful. Now she's onto carrots (organic, home cooked and pureed by this over-40 Earth Mama) and tomorrow it's organic yams. And you know what? Molly has two older sisters who beg to have a turn feeding her. So once again, this later-life-baby thing is turning out to be more wonderful than one could imagine. I won't talk avocado-and-carrot poopies. Not yet. I'm still adjusting. *shudder* Labels: baby |
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13of my readers are feeling chatty:
Love the pictures!!
Awwww, what a sweetheart! We didn't start Ty'Lain on solids until he was a few days older than six months. And Mathyn was closer to seven months, maybe even eight. It was what I was comfortable with and thought it was the "norm." LoL!
Haven't tried avacados yet w/ HOlly lol. Not a lot of avacados around here anyway. THough i'm sure she would love them like every other food, especially veggies.
I actually don't do cereal too often. (It looks gross) I was going to ask you what you were feeding Molly, but I see she is just starting.
GLad she likes them so far.
Avacados are only good as guacamole'
I cant eat them intact.
My kiddos liked peas. Bananas went over really well too.
LOL love that look on her face, whoa Mommy what IS that ?
Missed reading you lately. But even with the green goo she's adorable!
so cute! 'cados are a big treat around here - yum!
miss seeing you around.
The pictures are so funny! :o)
Yay! Can I claim credit for all that avocado-omega-3-goodness your baby, niece & nephew are getting? :-D
I'd be feeling really great about all the homemade baby food I've fed my little creatures over the years, except for the stressing about how the Bisphenol A leeched in from the plastic trays and bowls I stored it in... :-P
Love the pics!!!!
Your little darling definitely looks surprised by her first taste of avocadoes. I love those big, baby blues.
As you know, I was also blessed by a late-in-life baby. With my other three I had no idea they could try avocadoes; I had never had one myself.
When my son (my youngest) was a baby I had discovered that I loved avocadoes and that they were great baby food, so I gave them to him. He had the same reaction to them as Molly did.
It's so much fun feeding them those first bites, and even more fun passing that feeding spoon to willing older sisters.
We miss you at Hearts. I'm praying for a new computer for you so you can get back to us!
(See? I found your blog without your having to post a link).
Blessings to you and yours!
Oh Jill! She is precious!
I am once again nodding along with you. Allyson didn't start solids until she was way over six months. And the older children couldn't wait to feed her as well!
I on the other hand was sadded at the end of mustard poopies. LOL!
sadded? Oh brother.
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