Banana..na na na

So this weaning thing is not going exactly to plan. In my head I had conjured up images of James loving everything I feed him. In reality he hasn’t really lost his tongue thrust reflex yet, so keeps pushing whatever I give him out of his mouth. He did like sucking on a piece of pear but was not too keen on baby rice or bananas. Why he even makes a face while sipping on some water! I’m not too disappointed though, a little part of me expected it as it’s just the start.

James does seem to be leaning towards baby led weaning rather than me feeding him purees. He’ll happily hold and lick his spoon or a piece of fruit all by himself. The health visitor has told me to persevere with trying to feed him however as he needs to let go of his tongue thrust reflex at some point. So I’m just going to carry on.

Here’s a picture of him ‘not enjoying’ his baby rice.

Are we there yet?

I’m not entirely sure why but I am super excited about WEANING! James will be 6 months old in a few days and I can’t wait for him to have his first taste of baby rice and bananas. I was quite skeptical about buying/reading weaning books as I thought – it’s baby veg or fruit mash, how hard can it be? And really it isn’t hard at all, but then I came across Annabel Karmel’s book on superfoods for babies – “superfoods” I tell you and I decided I MUST have it. Afterall I am nuturing a mini superman. It turns out they are all mashed fruit and veg anyway. It does have a great daily/weekly feeding plan which is helpful however.

I’ve also bought an Annabel Karmel food mash and serve bowl – Amazon convinced me I needed this although I’m sure a fork and spoon and a normal plastic bowl would’ve done just fine. Nevertheless I am excited and I’m sure I will photograph and imprint in my memory all of James’ expressions as he takes his first bite.

Oh and here’s a picture of him chilling out in front of the TV.