Bon Appetit!

Eli had his 6 month check up the last week of December and we finally got the OK to start venturing into solid foods! This is good because Eli is getting pretty big and it is getting tough for Kelvey to keep up with his appetite. Gone are the days of Eli feeding at the teat for 20-30 minutes. These days he can drain both boobs faster than you can sing "My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard".

We couldn't jump right into feeding him pureed t-bones and corn on the cob, though. The doctor said we had to start off with yellow and orange vegetables first, then move to greens, then finally fruits. Kelvey was über excited after the doctor visit and immediately went to pick out some baby food at the grocery store. First up: Squash. We set him up in his new big boy high chair, strapped on a bib, and mixed a little rice cereal to help aid in the transition. Since it was Eli's first taste of something that didn't have breast milk in it (aside from the bacon I let him lick a few weeks ago), we expected him to cringe and fuss quite a bit. Eli had a sour face the first couple of bites, but he trudged through it and was soon eating like a champ again. By the next day our hungry, hungry hippo was chomping down the squash, followed by the carrots and sweet potatoes. This week we are moving onto green beans and peas which I expect to be a little tougher for him to swallow.