Baby's First REAL Foods

Bear has REALLY taken off in the eating field! He LOVES to eat! While he loved to eat just about anything we offered him when it came to purees, real food is another story.

Bananas- He loves bananas and for a very long time they were one of his most favorite foods, as of late he has started to not eat them though. I am not sure if this is a phase or if he just does not like them anymore.

Chicken Nuggets - This child eats chicken nuggets everyday! He seriously loves them that much. We buy them from Walmart (the frozen kind) and he eats them at school for lunch everyday. We would send other things with him for lunch but so far this is the only thing that we have found that he will always eat no matter what. He also loves fries as you can see in the pic below. We only give him fries once in a while though as a treat. This pic was taken at a festival so he got a little spoiled that day =]

Rice and Eggs - We have only tried eggs a few times and he did not like them either time. Rice, he is up and down on, some days he will eat it and other days he won't.

Spaghetti - He wanted nothing to do with the stuff.

Snacks - He loves animal crackers, Teddy Grams, dry cereal, Club Crackers, Ritz Crackers (the cheese filled ones), and anything sweet. We have found that he does not like cheese flavored crackers like Goldfish or Cheese-Itz. But snack time is always a big hit with him.

Poptarts - His school sends home daily reports of what he does there each day, and one day they said on the report that they gave him 1/2 a poptart... so I thought "hmmm maybe he likes those and I should buy him some" and I did, and it turns out he loves them!

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich - I tried this only one time so far and he was unsure about it. The sandwich I gave him was real small and he ate half of it. He seemed to like the flavor of just not really the texture. When I gave it to him he had just woke up as well, so I think I may try this one again at a latter date and see if he goes for it.

Ice Cream Cones - We tried this the other day and he had no interest what so ever in the ice cream he just kept pushing it away. We then tried taking the ice cream out of the cone and giving him just the cone, and he loved it! Ate it all up! The same day we also gave him a pretzel rod and he loved that too!

Other foods he does not care for - He is really so so about veggies, I know he does not care for them but we still send them with him to school everyday. I am pretty sure that some days he eats them and others he does not. He also is up and down with macaroni and cheese and mashed potatoes, sometimes he will eat it and other times he will not. He did not want anything to do with meatloaf, pizza, potato salad or any meat other than chicken nuggets (not even chicken).

Foods he loves - Bear loves canned raviolis, grilled cheese sandwiches,  fruit (he loves all kinds), anything sweet, juice, milk (he is now on whole cow milk), Gatorade (this is his all time favorite drink he goes bonkers when he sees we have it!), bread or anything similar to bread with the same texture like rolls or bagels... muffins etc. 

There are still a lot of things that we have not offered him yet but we continue to offer him new things all the time. We are really hoping to get out of this (only eats chicken nuggets) stage soon.

Catching Up - Part 10 - Baby's First Steps

On Feb. 25th Bear started walking! He just stood up and took about 5 steps out of no where. At first I thought it was a fluke but he then proceeded to do it about 3 more times in the next 10 minutes. Then he got tired and did not want to have anything to do with walking anymore lol.

He has not made much progress since then, he is still just taking 5-6 steps and then sitting down. He has been sick this past month a lot though so we are thinking that may be why he hasn't been real into learning how to walk. All he has really wanted to do is lounge around and rest these past weeks. I am sure he will be up and at it running and all in no time!

Shoes... I got real exited to start putting shoes on Bear now that he is walking... but he has been having none of that what so ever. This boy will not wear shoes. The minute I put them on him, he takes them off. Same with socks, he just hates having things on his feet. Hopefully he will outgrow that soon, because I have lots of adorable shoes that I am dying to put on him.

I did manage to catch a few of his steps in this silly little video. This video was taken on the day he started taking steps, Feb. 25th.

Catching Up - Part 6 - Baby's First Day of Day Care

When Anthony was told he got the job we went ahead and put Bear in daycare thinking he would start working in about a week or maybe even 2. We had no idea we would be here 5 weeks later and still he is not working. If we had known that, we would not have put Bear in daycare as soon as we did, but now that he has already started we figured we should leave him in daycare to maintain the schedule. Also the daycare that he is in is literally right in front of our apartment complex so it is SUPER convenient and they have no more spaces available, so if we pull him out chances are once Anthony starts working and we are ready to put him back in, there won't be a spot available. So he has been in daycare for about 5 weeks now!

He seems to be adjusting great. He did not cry the first day but he did the second day. Some days he cries when we leave him and other days he does not. He has been bringing home all sorts of germs, we just got over a cold and now we all have the stomach flu! I suppose that is to be suspected though.

The first day was really hard on me I stayed up half the night because I could not stop thinking about leaving my baby with strangers. When we left him there I felt HORRIBLE, but I called every few hours and they kept telling me he was doing great so it made me feel a little better. All in all it has been a good experience so far and I am glad he is now able to interact with kids his age. Now all we need is for Anthony to start work because $100 a week is really hurting my wallet!

Bear and Daddy on his first day of daycare! It was still dark out because I had to go into work an hour early that day. This pic was taken at like 6:30 AM.

Catching Up - Part 4 - Baby's First Birthday!

Bear turned 1 year old on Jan. 3rd 2014!

We were originally going to have a party for him in Kissimmee but Anthony's mom only wanted to invite people with kids and we only knew one person with a kid so we decided to just not do the party. We didn't actually buy him anything for his birthday because he already had everything under the sun, and he is not really going to remember his 1st birthday anyways.

We did go to my dad's house for dinner and cake. My sister and her boyfriend were there and so were my uncle and aunt. We let Bear eat his own cake and boy did he LOVE it. Here are some pics of Bear and his cake!

Catching Up - Part 3 - Baby's First Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years

Thanksgiving was pretty normal. We went to Kissimme, ate dinner and hung out. It was really nothing fancy at all. We had lots of fun and ate lots of food. Bear did not want a single thing to do with any of the food though. He was just not into it at all.

Christmas was a three day thing for us.

On the 23rd we opened presents at our house (Bear, Anthony, and I). We bought bear a play house and Anthony's dad sent money and we were also able to get him loads of bath toys, a xylophone, and some sippy cups. He also got lots of blocks from my sister. Anthony got clothes and a George Foreman Grill, and a Game Stop Gift Card. I got lots of Bath and Body Works from my co-workers and sister. All in all it was a really great day.

On the 24th (Christmas Eve) we went to Anthony's Aunt's house to celebrate. We ate dinner, watched movies and hung out. At around 10 PM we opened gifts. Bear got some toys from them as well.

Then on the 25th, Christmas morning, we were still in Kissimmee as we had spent the night at Anthony's mom's house, we opened more gifts with Anthony's family. Bear got a walker from Anthony's mom and 3 Mickey Mouse DVDs from Anthony's brother and his girlfriend.

New Years, we celebrated at Anthony's cousin's house. We listened to music and ate all night long then at midnight we went outside and set off tons of fireworks. One bounced off the house and clipped my neck! I was ok but that could have been very bad had it been just an inch to the left or right. Other than that incident happening, we had a great time!

Baby's First Foods Part 4

We started meats! Round 4!

Chicken, Banana, and Rice Cereal - He seemed real exited to try them out!

 Chicken - "Get this awful stuff outta my mouth!" He hated it, spit it out and whined and wanted nothing to do with it. I tried mixing it with the banana but as soon as he realized it was in there he spit it out. I did taste it to make sure I was not feeding him something awful and to me it tasted just like bland boiled chicken so I guess he just doesn't like it... 

 Chicken Noodle - This was one of those jars that are supposed to be meals, its chicken, noodles, and some veggies all mixed up. This was a stage 3 so it was chunky too, it had pieces of carrots and noodles in there. He loved this. So I guess he does like chicken just not alone. Or maybe he couldn't taste it because there was so much other stuff in there.

 Beef- Same reaction as to the chicken! This time he even cried. He HATED beef!

 Lasagna - Loved it! This was another one of those jars and it had beef in it and this was his first time tasting tomato as well. I am not sure what it is about meats alone that he does not like because he ate this all up like a champ! We are just gonna have to disguise his meats ;p

Baby's First Pumpkin Patch

A few weeks ago we took Bear to his first pumpkin patch!

He was really interested in all the pumpkins and did not want to smile for any of the pics. this is the closet thing to a smile we got.

One of the very few family photos we have. Hopefully next year's will have Seth in it too!

Bear with my sister.

Bear and Mommy.  <3

We did buy a few pumpkins and we are going to try and roast up the seeds. We cant make jack-o-lanterns because we would have no where to put them, in our apartment we do not have a porch or a back yard or balcony or anything outside, so no outside decor for us other than the welcome mat!

Baby's First Foods Part 3

Puffed Snacks - He LOVES snacks! We have given him these puffed ones, some yogurt melts, and some others that look like Cheetos. He loves all of them. I think feeding himself is prolly one of his most favorite things to do!

Blueberries - Loves them!

Green Beans - He didn't love these but he does eat them and does not complain :]

 Pears - Crazy face lol, never the less, he loves pears.

Baby's First Tooth

Bear hot his first tooth at 8.5 months old! Well first two anyways. They came in at the same time on September 25th. (I know this is a LATE post lol). I have since gotten a better pic, but this is the first real pic I got of his new teeth. 

I have not really seen him biting into anything or chewing with them yet he still uses the back of his gums for that, but he is now gnawing on teethers a whole bunch more. Well one teether in particular. He doesn't care for the water filled ones but we have one that feels like complete rubber and is made of all silicone, he LOVES that one. He also loves to chew on his sippy spout and on pacifiers that he wont take too. He loves his Gumdrop binki and will even take a Soothie but any other brand all he wants to do with them is chew on them.

Baby's First Foods Part 2

Round two! :]

Peaches - Loved em'! He also started opening his mouth really big and saying "AHHHH!" when he is ready for another bite. It is the cutest thing! You can see him doing it in the pic. He also comes up to use when we are eating and he will open his mouth real wide and scream "AHHH!" at the top of his lungs because he wants out food! 

Sweet Potatoes - No complains at all, ate them all up like he's been eating them his whole life.

Baby Biscuits- This was the first time we gave him SOLID food. I do admit I was realllllllly scared he would choke. But he absolutely loved this! He ate it all up and was very entertained for about 30 minutes. At one point I kinda thought he was choking because he was making odd noises, but turns out it was because he had a bunch of it stuck on the roof of his mount. We feed him these biscuits all the time now. 

1st Time with a Sippy - At first he didn't really know what to do with it. I had to show him that it had water in there. Then he took it but not really well. He would suck like one sip and then just want to chew on the nipple. The flow on that particular cup is too fast for him too and he coughed when he drank from it cuz too much water came out. I have since bought him different cups and they seem to do better but he still has not quiet got the hang of using the cup, I still have to stick it in his mouth and hold it for him to drink the water. And he does like water!

Apple Sauce - Loves applesauce! I figured he would because he likes rice cereal mixed with apple juice too.

Peas - He did eat peas and he did like them but he was not nearly as crazy about them as the other foods we gave him. I think he thinks they are "meh" lol

Baby's First Foods Part 1

Bear has really started to LOVE food! At first he had a few problems with spitting it out and then he had issues with not knowing when to open his mouth but now he's a pro! He sees us eating and knows we have food and will scream and cry unless we give him some too, of coarse he can't eat what we have so we give him some of his food. Here are the very first foods we tried with him in order:

Rice Cereal mixed with apple sauce. This is one of the only "face making" foods I tried so far! This boy does not seem to make faces when he eats! He just loves it all and eats it all :] Despite the face, he does like this and loves to eat it. He does not like rice cereal with water though I think it is too bland for him.

Vanilla Yogurt. I was eating this and he started screaming cuz he wanted some, he LOVED it! and he screamed every time I didn't give him more.

Carrots. The first veggie he tried. Loved it as well. Ate it all up with zero complaints.

Bananas! He loved those too!

Squash. All smiles! 

Oatmeal Cereal. This is the first thing that we tried that he just does not like. I tried it mixed with applesauce and he kinda ate it but was not really interested at all and kept crying after every other bite. We have tried this two times now, I may try it again a few more times to see if he has changed his mind, I read on Gerber's site it could take up to 10 tries to get a baby to accept a new food.