Zoey’s First Solids

Zoey will be 6 months old on Wednesday and I figured it is time that this little girl had a taste of the good stuff. She has been staring us down intently when we eat with spoons or forks. She tries to grab at our cans or bottles when we’re drinking. She has even gotten a little upset while watching us eat or drink and I just knew it was time for her to try solid foods.

I stripped her down to her diaper (It’s pink, you might get a sneak peak in a picture or two) and put this bib on her that we had bought at Downtown Disney when we were in California. I got a yellow one that says “I heart French Fries” and Gene picked out the ice cream one! I was asking her repeatedly if she wanted to try some real food and she thought that was sooo funny.

The first bite went in and I was surprised that she knew to open her mouth. She didn’t open it wide but she did crack it a little. I don’t know why I’m surprised since anything that goes near her mouth goes INTO her mouth, hee hee. Oh and I guess I should mention that her first solid is a fresh avocado, smooshed up with a fork. Perfect consistency and any little pieces just melt in your mouth!

She made an awful face but I think it was directed more at the texture and the idea of this weird substance in her mouth than anything. She continually opened her mouth for subsequent bites so I don’t think she hated it.

She eventually decided that she could do this soooo much better than Mom could, so she grabbed the spoon out of my hand and stuck it in her mouth. She thought that was pretty funny and was pretty proud of herself.

This is exactly how she reacted after she put the spoon in her mouth all by herself. Look at that adorable pink diaper!

We washed down the avocado with a little water from a sippy cup. She had a little trouble at first trying to figure out how to suck from the sippy cup spout but she eventually figured it out and LOVED it. I took it away so that I could give her the rest of her bottle and she threw a fit!

Is my baby really big enough to be eating real food already?? I can’t believe it! After I got the kitchen cleaned up, I cooked a bunch of apples and made up 3 ice trays of homemade baby applesauce. It’s in the freezer tonight and tomorrow I need to grab some freezer bags from the store so I can store them in the freezer. I am probably going to make carrots tomorrow.