Time to Eat

Eva got her first "real" food today. Until now she has been exclusively breastfed. I read up a lot about starting solids and had decided to wait until she was 6 months old. She'll be 6 months this coming Thursday and I noticed that she has suddenly been much more hungry the past few days. I thought she was fussy from teething (which I'm sure is still part of it) but yesterday she drank so much more milk that I decided to go ahead and try out some oatmeal this morning. Did she get the oatmeal pictured above complete with fruit and sugar? Of course not. She's just a baby.

She got this: 1 teaspoon of pureed oats, cooked with water, and then mixed with breast milk. Why doesn't Starbucks offer this on their breakfast menu? I'm planning on making most of Eva's baby food so I started with some home made oatmeal. I pulsed 1 cup of oats in super clean coffee grinder and then added boiled water. I made enough for about 16 servings so I put some in the fridge for the next couple of days and froze the rest in ice cube trays for later. It was quick and easy.

She's waiting... after giving her a bottle we got her all set up to eat in her highchair. I don't think she knew what was about to happen (she plays in her highchair all the time) but she looks excited!

They're making me eat this weird stuff with a spoon. This can't be right.

Not sure what to think.... Are they going to make me eat this every day?

All done! I like it!

In reality, she wasn't sure about it most of the time and probably ate less than 1 tablespoons worth. I prepared more than that but it seemed like she was done so we quit while we were ahead. More oatmeal tomorrow!