Eli's First Solids

As a working mother - my time to update the blog is limited. So this is kind of old news, but I want to get it on here as I think you all will enjoy it. We've started Eli on solid foods. His diet is still primarily breastmilk, but he gets solids at dinner and starting tomorrow we're going to do solids at breakfast as well. He's really not a big fan of solids, but we're working on it. Probably 98% of the one tablespoon I prepare ends up in his hair, all over his face, in his nose, on the tray, and on the bib. I'm really not even sure he's ingesting 2% - that may be wishful thinking.

First food: organic brown rice cereal on August 23.
Anxiously awaiting the tasty fare (with very tired eyes - naptime quickly followed).

not too sure about this...

seems to be getting the hang of it...

but he just wanted to play with that spoon...


Second food: avocado.
We picked avocado for a few reasons, one being its nutrient density. Supposedly the avocado is so nutritionally complete it is one of the few foods humans could survive on exclusively. The fat in an avocado is great for little baby's brain development. Also, when we start him on tart fruits a little later, like kiwi, I want to be able to cut the sweetness with avocado to create a sweet/creamy taste. So we needed to make sure he's okay with avocado as far as allergies and things like that. So there's the story behind avocado. However, when it comes to tiny palates, it doesn't matter that avocado is healthy - as you can see, it wasn't a winner.
After his first bite:






We've done avocado several times now, and he does okay with it. But he doesn't seem overly excited about it.

Third food: sweet potato.
I thought pureed sweet potato would be a real winner because it's sweet. But sweet potato got a response similar to avocado. This is a little side story, but Eli's preschool wanted a family picture to post in the room. It was after this request that we realized we don't really have any family pictures. Pete and I are always the ones taking pictures, so naturally one of us is always absent from the photo. So we took this during a dinner when we all ate sweet potatoes.

This is another one we took for preschool. They wanted pictures of Pete and I to show Eli during the day. We took this one for them to show Eli if he gets in trouble.


Anyway - back to first foods. We've also tried some pureed patty pan squash, and he did okay with that. After pureeing it, it had the look, taste and texture of applesauce - but he wasn't really impressed. Again, he's not thrilled about any solids. Next is peas and then maybe bananas.