Today was Autumn's 6 month appointment! I have been looking forward to this one since we were told that she would officially begin real foods afterwards!
The appointment started out like every other with her measurements. As anyone who has seen any picture of Autumn can attest to, it's obvious that she has gained some weight! She is now 18lbs 3oz (88th percentile). She is 26 inches long (55th percentile) and has a head circumference of 44 1/2cm (90th percentile). Basically all this means is that she's chubby, not tall, and has a big ol' noggin, all of which we already knew! The good news that came out of all of this is that her head shape has finally normalized, which means we do not have to see the cranial specialist to get a baby helmet (which was suggested at the 4 month appointment)!
Autumn is a very healthy baby and is developmentally perfect! The doctor loved getting a couple of Autumn's famous smiles and was very proud of her sitting up skills! She took great time describing how to introduce new foods into our little one's routines and I am really excited about the whole thing!
The first stop on the way home from the doctor's was to Barnes & Noble where I bought a couple of baby cookbooks! While I know the convenience of prepared baby foods is really enticing, I'd really like to make the majority of Autumn's food. While I may rethink this in the future, for now, I don't see any problem with steaming, pureeing, and freezing fresh fruits and veggies! We also stopped at HEB to buy my first round of baby food and headed home to get started.
Autumn's first vegetable experience was peas, much to Jeremy's dismay. Autumn started out not seeming to care about her new food, but a couple of bites in, we saw the first funny face. She looked like she just wasn't sure of her new food. We kept trying bites and after a couple more, she started getting shivers immediately after she swollowed! After making sure she was ok, I decided it was like she was getting the heebie jeebies when swollowing peas. I have to try peas one more day, but I'm not quite sure that she's a fan.
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Sweet Potatoes! Great first food, they taste great on their own and they go down nice and smooth. Poke them with a fork, microwave 5 minutes, cut in half, scoop out, puree with water or formula and voila! They freeze well too. Plain yogurt, bananas and avocado are all good too at 6 months. Super Baby Food book was my bible in the baby food making world. Freeze everthing in ice cube trays. Get some small tupperware containers, baby food jar size. When we would go out to eat I would put a cube or two in the container, sometimes with some baby cereal, and then just ask for a large cup of hot water at the restaurant and set the container in it when you order your food. By the time your food gets there, it's perfectly melted and heated.
I still HATE some of the stuff I expect Felicia to eat..If someone had a hidden camera on me when i was smiling and saying MMMMMM when she is eating some things, they would laugh their butts off!!
Karen-watch the numbers on the tupperware or plastics you freeze in!!!
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