First Meal

Sierra enjoyed her first meal a few weeks back now.  She started out with rice cereal; we tried the homemade stuff, but it was still a little too chunky for her, so we used the commercial brand stuff that my Nana bought for me as a shower gift.  After a few days of cereal, we started her on avocado (homemade).  She LOVES it!  That is probably her personal favorite right now.  She starts waving her hands in excitement as soon as she sees the green stuff! :)  I am glad she likes it.  It is supposed to be really really good for her and her developing brain.

After avocado, we have done sweet potatoes, carrots, applesauce, and yogurt.  The applesauce is taking a little coaxing still.  I have started putting a little Cinnamon on it, and she has seems to like it more.  Brian did the applesauce homemade too, and he purchased the green apples from the store, instead of the red ones, so I think it is a little sour or tart.  I tried it and I wouldn't like it either, if I were her! :)  But there is a lot of it and we won't waste it, so in some way or another we will get her to eat it.  

Brian also mixed up some pears and she has yet to try those, probably this week she can try that.  Everything we have given her, minus some rice crackers and the cereal has been homemade.  I can not take any credit though, Brian has done all the batches of food so far; he is a champ baby food maker! :)  I am so glad that we have decided to do it this way.  First of all, it is SO much cheaper and second, it is much better for her.  Who knows what kind of color dyes and preservatives they are putting in those jars of baby food; and I don't know how long they have been sitting on the shelve in the store and before that in the warehouse.  This way, we know that Sierra is getting fresh, cooked, healthy food.  This way works best for us! :)

Here are some pictures we have taken over the past few weeks of the food making process (making homemade rice cereal) and of Sierra enjoying "real" food.