We have decided to give Molly her first taste of "real" food; she's already had rice cereal, breast milk, and formula and done well with all of them. As per the recommendation of our pediatrician we started with vegetables and we chose yellow squash. She is usually a huge fan of eating (I can't keep up with her, hence supplementing with formula. I have nothing against formula since that is what I was raised on as a baby) but she was not a fan of yellow squash. These are the many faces she gave us.
I felt terrible making her eat something that I don't even enjoy. It was hard on me emotionally making her do something she obviously doesn't want to do, but I have to keep telling myself that I'm doing this for her. She needs to learn how to eat and I'd really appreciate if she doesn't get my taste and texture issues when it comes to food. I will say this though, because I'm making her food from home I felt good about knowing what was in her food and that I actually made it since I'm not that great at cooking in general. I do want to mention that I highly recommend these spoons from Re-Play:
They are the perfect size to put just a little bit of food and getting it into her mouth. We had previously tried other spoons that were just too big. Not only that, but they are made from recycled plastic milk jugs! So it helps us teach Molly to be green in the things that she is using, although I think she might be a little too young to get the message at the moment.
The super cute bandana/bib is from Kolamom.
These bandanas are primarily used for drool but we are using them for everything because you can just toss them in the wash. They are incredibly soft and Molly doesn't get as upset when we use them to wipe her mouth after eating, which is a miracle if your child is like mine and screams and cries when you try to wipe their face, hence why I recommend them!
Although this feeding attempt wasn't the most successful (we ended up just feeding her rice cereal after a few bites and Molly spitting it out) we will continue to try again over the next few days to hopefully adjust her to the taste and texture. I will consider this a #momcomplishment!
Disclaimer: Please use the links to the products above if you are interested in purchasing anything that I am recommending because the sale does earn me a little money which in turn helps significantly as a SAHM trying to save for Molly's college....or therapy.
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