Feed Me, Seymour!

This will be the first of a series of catch-up posts.  On December 23, Henry began his foray into the exciting world of solid foods!

I want to make Henry's baby food, to the extent that I can.  Mark's mom gifted us the Beaba babycook to facilitate this process.  The Beaba is a steamer and food processor in one nifty contraption.  Because we don't have much in the way of storage space, a two-in-one device is perfect!

 First in the line-up were sweet potatoes!  I skipped past rice cereal and oatmeal, since Henry is six months old and can handle pureed vegetables and fruits.  Henry's been eying us eagerly while we eat for months, so I was fairly certain he would take right to having some "real" food of his own.  As you can see from the photos, I was right!

Mmm, if nothing else, this bib is pretty tasty!

Gimme, gimme!

He ate them without hesitation, as if he'd been doing it all his life.

Mama, thanks for the yummy food!

Daddy's turn at the spoon.

What, that's it?!

Henry's been eating 1-2 solid food meals a day since the first day.  Other than sweet potatoes, he's had:

• Applesauce (Delicious!)
• Prunes (Not homemade, but we were in a dire "situation," if you will, and needed them for their non-nutritional powers.  In any event, Henry loved them!)
• Squash (Hated it!  Gagged and choked like he was dying.  Mama and Daddy wimped out and gave him applesauce instead.  I may try again later, but since I hate squash and don't eat it myself, I don't think it's fair to force it on Henry)
• Carrots (So-so.  A little gagging at first, but they grew on him.  He eats them more readily now).

Next up are peaches.  I'm sure Henry will love them.  Not sure what I'll try after that.  It's very fun to feed Henry solids and to see his reactions!