i have christmas pics. I DO. i just have to find the camera cord. i can't find it because i'm a disorganized MESS.
i bought some bins (HAHAHAHAHA like that'll help) and i hope to make good use of them this weekend in my cleaning/organizing extravaganza.
what i need luck for isssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss... tonight i'm making my first batch of baby food for olivia. everything i've read makes it sound SO EASY and hi, let's be honest here: CHEAP. her formula is wicked expensive (hi, olivia? your college fund went to alimentum. sorry!) so this whole cheap-feeding idea? sounds pretty freakin great to me.
so we took a trip to whole foods last night and stocked up on butternut squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, avocado, apples and bananas. i'm inspired since we switched to the happy bellies oatmeal and she's now OMG GIMME MO! she didn't care for pears (me neither, sister), but loves apples and bananas. (we had some earth's best organic fruit jars to start with).
tonight? avocado! can i give her that and oatmeal? that just sounds gross. i don't know. also? when do i start increasing the times of day she gets food? like, for now, she gets a bottle four to five times a day and food also at one of those times (on the weekend, i give it to her with her second feeding, weeknights at dinner/fourth feeding). when do i start giving it to her more?
and add one more reason to the list titled WHY I HATE WORKING because i have to send food to daycare now. so they can feed her. WA! *i* want to feed her food and watch her cute scrunchy faces!
bah.
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pictures! pictures! pictures!!
ok, that rant is over...for now...
the food sounds yummy! what a great mommy!! can you freeze and store food? I hope you don't have to make it daily!
do you have to give her vitamins, too? obviously, I'm baby illiterate!!
Hey Jen! Yeah, you make a big batch and freeze it. I have 16 half-cup Glad cups for starters, but they'll take up a lot of freezer space, I think. Lots of people recommend using silicon ice cube trays, then popping them out and storing them in freezer bags.
We shall see! I can make like 20 serviings for a buck! WOOT!
Have you checked that book Super Baby Food? I had it and didn't use it when my son was a baby, but my coworker did and now her sons eat lentil cereal (not as gross as it sounds, she says) and all these healthy foods because she used the recipes there.
Have you checked that book Super Baby Food? I had it and didn't use it when my son was a baby, but my coworker did and now her sons eat lentil cereal (not as gross as it sounds, she says) and all these healthy foods because she used the recipes there.
Mona... I haven't seen that book. I have The Well-Fed Baby and, to be honest, it's a little preachy for my formula-feeding/disposable-diapering/working-mom taste.
I'll give Super Baby Food a try, thanks!
Making the food might get a little messy at first, but just take one step at a time and it will be fine. I'd suggest just doing one kind - like make the squash and another night do something else, that way you're not totally overwhelmed. You'll do great, I'm sure!
Saw your comment over at True(ish) and wanted to say hi and OMG is your daughter adorable!! I can see why she'd make for the "happier" portion. Also love your Friends quote at the top. :)
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