Yum! So far, Sophie has tried rice cereal, avocado, applesauce and acorn squash. Avocado is simple, just smash it with a fork, applesauce is the same stuff that we eat (as long as it's "natural"), but acorn squash takes a little more work. I used kitchen tools that were banished away to the deep, dark unknowns of our cabinets for years. They were thankful to be out.
I went to
Trader Joe's to pick up the acorn squash and I cooked it by steaming it until it was soft. It has the texture and color of melon, but with a sweet, nutty smell (that sounds odd).
Next, I used the Cuisinart food processor to puree the acorn squash, along with some milk. Side note: the Cuisinart is the world's
loudest method of pureeing
your food. Plus I just found out that it contains
BPA, so I think that for the next round of baby food, I'm going to use the
KidCo food mill.
I portioned out some to feed to Sophie for the next day and froze the rest in an ice cube tray for storage. The next morning, I put the little cubes of acorn squash in a Zip Lock bag, labeled it and looked at it proudly. For good measure, I also showed it to Bryan. Interestingly, the final product looks very
similar to the original. Which is a good thing, since I'm feeding this to my baby.
So, less money to the giant baby food companies and the satisfaction of knowing exactly what goes into Sophie's baby food.
Next, I used the Cuisinart food processor to puree the acorn squash, along with some milk. Side note: the Cuisinart is the world's loudest method of pureeing your food. Plus I just found out that it contains BPA, so I think that for the next round of baby food, I'm going to use the KidCo food mill.
I portioned out some to feed to Sophie for the next day and froze the rest in an ice cube tray for storage. The next morning, I put the little cubes of acorn squash in a Zip Lock bag, labeled it and looked at it proudly. For good measure, I also showed it to Bryan. Interestingly, the final product looks very similar to the original. Which is a good thing, since I'm feeding this to my baby.
Watching football with Uncle Adam at Grandma Linda's house during Thanksgiving.
The nurses did a great job showing Mom and Dad how to take care of Sophie. Here is Sophie having her first bath in the sink. In the beginning, Sophie wasn't a big fan of baths. But now that she is a bit older, it is her favorite time of the day. She smiles and babbles during her baths.
This was the picture of Sophie that we emailed out to family and friends. Sophie, like most babies, spent the first 24 hours of her life sleeping.
Here is our first family picture, taken at the hospital.
We had three baby shower and all of them were fantastic. The first one was a surprise shower thrown by Mom's co-workers. The next one was at Jennie's house and the last one was in Bemidji at Mary's house. We received lots of fabulous gifts that we use every single day. Thank you!
Here is a picture of Sophie's room before she arrived. You can see that Mom did a lot of arranging and rearranging during her spare time :)
On Friday night, Stephanie, Kyrsten and Richard came over for dinner. We got to meet baby Ava for the first time. She is only three weeks old and has a full head of brown hair. Sophie and Ava are close in age, so they'll get to be playmates at family events.
Mom carved the pumpkin today and took a picture of Sophie next to the Jack-O-Lantern. She also put together Sophie's high chair and tried it out. Sophie seemed to like it and will get to start eating rice cereal soon.
Happy Halloween! This morning, Mom, Dad, Grandma and Sophie went to baby story time at the library. We read a few books and sang songs together. After a nap at home, Mom and Sophie met Grandma at Sophie's daycare for a Halloween party. Our friends Eric, Denise and Evan let us borrow a pumpkin outfit for Sophie to wear.
