Squash Puree

Tonight John Warren had squash, and I'm happy to announce that we have our first veggie that he likes! Granted, this is only the second. Carrots did not go over too well last week, but we are moving in the right direction.

I held out the empty spoon and John Warren opened his mouth so I knew that he wanted to eat. I put just enough on the tip of his spoon that he could get a little taste. As I moved the spoon toward his mouth, he opened in anticipation. He cautiously closed his mouth testing the food for the first time. I watched and waited wondering if the avocado fasco would occure again. It took only a moment for him to decide that he liked squash, and he opened he mouth telling me to give him more!

Ingredients you need:

1 organic yellow squash

1 ounce of breast milk

Equipment you need:

a machine the puree (I use the Baby Bullet.)

storage containers

a steamer

Directions:

Wash and cut your squash into thin slices.

Place in the steamer and steam until soft.

Let the squash cool and then mix with the milk and puree.

Pour into storage containers and freeze and/or serve immediately!

John Warren is 6 months!

Happy 6 months to John Warren!

You are six months old now...actually six months, one week, and two days. I'm sorry that I've been procrastinating this blog, but you are keeping your mommy pretty busy!

You started eating baby food on your six month birthday. You had pears as your first food and you loved them. When you can talk, you have to remember to thank Daddy for picking them for you at your great granny's house. Since your pears, you have eaten carrots which you don't really care for, one bite of avocado which caused you to spit up, and peaches from Mamaw's which you love! I'm crossing my fingers that you like squash because that is what I am cooking for you tomorrow!

You love spending time with your great mamaw and papaw. You especially love to watch Papaw wave. You even try to do it back!

Mamaw sings her Bye-Oh Baby song, and you love it. I'm glad you do because she tells me every time about how I never liked her song when I was a baby.

You starting sitting up around 5 1/2 months--I was trying to get you ready for your 6 months pictures. Now you are doing pretty well sitting by yourself. You love to play with your toys while you are sitting up. If there is something that you want, you go for it now. Your favorite things to grab are the computer and remote control.

You still haven't cut any teeth, but they are getting ready to break through. You drool like crazy and put everything in your mouth! Your feet have even made it to your mouth now. Your big toe seems to be the favorite. You aren't crawling yet, but you are trying to learn how. You push up really well but haven't figured out how to pull your knees under you at the same time. You mostly push yourself backwards.

You still love to drink your mommy's milk. I guess after six months of being exclusively breastfeed, you have gotten attached. You wake up about every two hours during the night and won't go back to sleep until you nurse. You really only eat once; all the other times you just comfort yourself back to sleep.

You have learned how to give Momma sugar! I love to get sweet baby kisses from you. We take turns. Mommy gives you sugar, and you give me some in return. On the day your turned six months and we took your pictures, you reached for me for the first time, and Aunt Misty got a picture of it. Like I said, when you want something or someone, you will go for it. Yesterday, you were playing in your pack-n-play and started pulling up on the side. You didn't stand up but you were trying.

You love Teaka, and when she walks past you, you want to grab her more than anything, but she is too smart for that and knows to stay away. You love reading books and singing songs. When you got your shots you were in the 60th percentile for your head circumference, 50th for your weight, and 95th for your length. Daddy is keeping his figures crossed that you will be taller than both of us!

Every day you grow in both mind and body. I see you changing all of the time, and I am completely amazed by the miracle of life that God has given us. We love you sweet baby boy!

My Mommy Book

Do you ever flip through magazines, find great stuff, mark the page, and never look back?

I know that I do that, and it's because of this that I have begun my own Mommy Book. Basically, this is a three ring binder where I will store all of the interesting magazine finds that I happen upon while perusing my favorite magazines--Parents/Parenting. I am currently sectioning my book into the following categories:

• Important food articles/information
• Recipes (baby food and family)
• Cool baby products that I want to buy
• Easy, at-home exercises (especially to lose baby weight)
• and interesting articles that I might want to read again

I have already made three recipes, and I must say that they turned out awesome! I'm getting really excited about setting a good example of healthy eating habits for John Warren.