Going Bananas!

She's graduated from cereal and has just moved on to pureed fruit. After some fruitful (sorry, couldn't resist!) Internet search, we decided to skip the greens and feed her fruit instead. For those not in the know, some experts recommend giving greens before fruits so the baby doesn't grow a sweet tooth and reject peas, carrots, and the likes. Advocates in the opposite camp say the fruit-first strategy is harmless and doesn't turn babies into salad-haters. I chose to stick with the latter, simply because eating off a spoon is totally new to her, and if there's anything I can do to make the transition that little bit smoother, why not? So we opened a jar of mashed bananas, and fed her just one tablespoonful. She made her a face when she got a first taste, but that quickly gave way to squeals for more. My baby likes bananas!

And here's something I never imagined myself doing: making baby food. Yes, we've succumbed to the whole "watch what you feed baby" anti-preservatives, anti-lotsa-sugar movement. We've the tools (Mikey bought a mini Cuisinart blender), and what I need now are recipes. I grew up basically eating rice porridge, Singapore-style, so this whole "boil the pears till they're tender, mash them, puree them, add water to thin" business is new to me. Doesn't help that I'm neither a great cook, nor a master of kitchen appliances (unless you consider the can opener one). I just hope I keep this up... it's more time-consuming, but certainly a whole lot cheaper and healthier than baby food on supermarket shelves.

Not sure if I mentioned this in any of my previous posts: Miki's sitting up on her own now, although she's still not rolling over!! I hate to say this, and don't shoot me... but even my dog picked that up faster.