Personal Updates :)

I thought I should post a quick blog about what I've been up to on a personal level.  

William is 16 months now!  The time really flew by so fast!  He makes Fred and me smile and laugh every single day!  He can say a few words now, like "eat", "up", "hi", "spoon", and "applesauce".  He's very friendly and plays well with others.  I think he has like 9 teeth.  It's hard to see into his mouth though because he's not cooperative when it comes to such things LOL!

Baby-led weaning has gone really well.  I totally didn't keep updating along the way ooops!  But... the main gist is, starting at 6 months, I let the baby learn to feed himself and bypassed purees.  He now eats an awesome assortment of food, his palette is much more complex than mine was at age.. 25 LOL!  I'm happy because he eats almost anything!  

Some examples are:

Salmon with lemon dill sauce

Chicken with sundried tomatoes and horseradish sauce

Japanese Beef Curry

Shrimp

Lobster

Tilapia

Spinach Feta Omelets

Seaweed

Lots of different types of fruits and veggies

etc etc.

It's pretty awesome!

 

Also, the other day at a church function, he got on stage in the middle of his Auntie's performance and started dancing.  Oh, but first he made sure to wave to his mommy and daddy.  I almost died of happiness.  I think that's one of my fave mom moments to date.  Now I know what it's like to watch my boy do something and say, "That's my boy up there!"  I was just so proud.

I swear, this dude has traveled more in his 16 months of life than I did in my first 25 years of life!  He's been to Cali twice already hahahaha!  Not to mention,  Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia Beach, and Florida, among others!  What a jetsetter!

So without further ado, here's some pictures my wonderful little family!

At a wedding in Cali:

With Aunty and Uncle!

SNOW!!

Snack time and his table!

The aquarium in Baltimore, MD

Him and his buddy, Freddy Teddy.

Alright, hope all is well with you all!  Thanks for dropping by :)

William's Food Adventures: Baby-Led Weaning Day 1

So today marked the official start of us introducing William to solid foods, and rather than going the pureed food route, I decided to take the Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) approach.  If you aren't sure what that is, basically, it's giving the baby food in a recognizable form in sizes that he can learn to grasp and gnaw/chew on.  At first, he won't really be eating, but rather, he'll be exploring the different foods' textures and tastes.  He probably won't actually start eating it until a couple more months, but these early months help him to develop his motor skills to feed himself :)

I read Baby-Lead Weaning by Gill Rapley before starting, and feel really good about going this route as opposed to spoon-feeding.  William will still get his nutrition primarily from breastmilk but in the meantime, he'll get to sit with us at the table and be introduced to different foods as well.  Also, for the record, he's 5 1/2 months.  I'm excited, and today seemed like we got off to a great start!  He had been showing interest in our foods for several weeks now so I figured it was time to start.

Here's my cutie pie getting ready!

On the menu today: Boiled broccoli and carrots. 

Here's the initial reach...

 And he goes right for the bite!

LOL look at his nostrils flaring hehehe!  Also, I think he's left-handed!  I ate the leftovers and man, I forgot how good boiled carrots and broccoli are!  I need to eat healthier myself hehehe!

Okay, hope you enjoyed this first installment! I'm going to try to be better about blogging in general.  I always say that every year, don't I?

Have a great day everyone!