Six months was a big birthday for the W-man... not only is he sleeping in his own bed in his own room at his own bedtime, but he's also eating solids. Our doctor had us wait until the recommended six months (although some babies start at four months or so), and that was fine with us because we are all about not complicating life! But now that he's eating veggies and such, it is a bit more complicated but also fun!

We jumped right into 2-3 meals a day. W's first food was avocado, which we chose because it's healthy and smushy. We are doing kind of a hybrid of traditional purees with a touch of Baby Led Weaning, and this was super easy with avocado. It was a little slippery but he liked it. We also mashed some up and fed it to him with a spoon to ensure some was actually getting into his belly.



Since then, we've done green beans, chayote, peas, broccoli and are now on Swiss chard. (I know, right? Ever heard of giving that to a baby? It's called "acelgas" in Spanish and I didn't even know what it was called in English until I looked it up.)

He has liked all of that so far, and he also likes his brown rice cereal, which he eats in the morning for breakfast. (I have been swayed by this movement against the "typical" first food of white rice cereal... I am sure there are plenty of refined and processed carbs in W's future, unfortunately, but I don't really see why that should be his first food. Luckily, Liverpool, a Mexican department store, carries Plum Baby organic brown rice cereal, which can be yours for a small fortune. Good thing he only eats a little bit at a time, because when I asked the pediatrician about brown rice cereal, she started giving me pointers on how to grind up the brown rice myself and I just didn't see that happening. I may make W's food myself, but so far that has only involved, at the very most, boiling and blending... not too complicated.

Puffy is loving W's mealtime. It's raining food, hallelujah! She sits below the tray when he's eating and often when he's not, and even the fact that he dumped water all over her the other day has not deterred her.

Once we make it past a few more veggies, we're going to throw some fruit into the mix. (There will probably be some actual throwing involved, so stay tuned!)