Hello solids.

Cath:  Exciting times!  Josh has been having a go at solids for about a week now.  He isn't quite big enough for a highchair yet so we decided to get him a Bumbo.  They're quite pricey so we were blessed to find one on Gumtree, second hand but half the price.  An interesting lilac colour hmm... But suitable for potential future female sibling(s) too :)  He looks so cute with his little feet sticking out and his hands resting on the arms, like he own little armchair!  Love it.  He seems pretty happy in there.  He has been sitting in it on the counter in the kitchen while I do the washing up, enjoying handling the kitchen utensils.  Especially liking spatulas.

So we started with some baby rice.  It is really just like thick formula, so not very exciting.  He is sometimes more interested in the blue plastic bowl and the spoon which he keeps trying to hold, meaning it goes everywhere.  Yes, everywhere.  But some of it does seem to get down and he eats it quite happily.  We think he is becoming more vocal - he certainly lets us know when he has had enough!!

Then we stocked on some more interesting veg and we got going with making some exciting purees with helpful ideas from the Baby Sense food book (thanks Granzy!).  Sweet potatoes, baby marrows and butternut is recipe 1, then carrots, parsnips and butternut is recipe 2.  They're yum!  Packed them into ice cube trays, then into zip lock bags - a fortnight of meals?  He seems to really like the veg - chows it down.  And attempts at the blue bowl too.

So with about 4 milk feeds, 1 baby rice and 2 veg meals, we really are feeding him all day!  He is getting 2 or 3 naps in there, plus play time in between - his toys are very interesting now (taste good too) and just about anything else he can get his hands on!  Bath is around 7:30 and he asleep usually before 8:30.  He is sleeping well most of the time - since starting solids last week he has had another 11 hour stretch at night (haven't had that in a while), but then also a 2am, 3am and 6am waking one night too hmm....  In summary we are loving him to bits, our bright, energetic, smiley, giggly and oh-so-cute little man!