Category Archives: Diary

Baby-Led at 9 Months

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Art's Mum

Art will be 9 months old on Thursday, who stole the last 3 months? Tonight we had jelly for the first time! He managed it pretty well considering it was very squishy jelly (baby-friendly jelly recipe made with orange juice … Continue reading →

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Baby-Led Baby at 8 Months

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Art's Mum

We only get more and more impressed by BLW. At 8 months old, Art will happily eat most things, or at least give them a go. He took a thick Scotch broth directly from the bowl last week, big handfuls … Continue reading →

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Giving Baby Strong Flavours

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Art's Mum

33 Weeks Although he isn’t a great fan of curried food as such, intense flavours and highly spiced foods are just fine, such as cumin and coriander, fresh ginger and garlic, and even my panch phoran mix seems to go … Continue reading →

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Lamb shanks

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Art's Mum

Tonight we had slow-cooked lamb shanks, with lots of garlic, rosemary, thyme and carrots, mushrooms and leek, along with sautéed cabbage and red pepper. It’s funny how baby prefers different things on different days. The red pepper had nothing on … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti & Meatballs

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Art's Mum

Tonight we had spaghetti and meatballs with a tomato sauce of tomato, carrot and celery. The first thing to go to Art’s mouth was the spaghetti! He got some in then sucked it up, very funny to watch. Followed by … Continue reading →

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Rice noodles

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Art's Mum

Tonight we all had a pork stir-fry, and Art ate noodles for the first time! We haven’t offered them for over a week, but previously he wouldn’t even put them to his mouth. Tonight, they went in in fistfuls and … Continue reading →

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Steak and chips

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Art's Mum

28 weeks I can’t quite believe that at less than 7 months old, our son is eating a meal of steak, chips, steamed Pak Choi and mushrooms. For the first time last night he also offered Mummy some to try, … Continue reading →

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Veggie goodness

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Art's Mum

This just gets better and better. Art is only 28 weeks old but he has already tasted more vegetables than some adults I know! He’s had salmon, tuna, roast beef, steak, roast pork, chicken, pollack and lots more. He’s had … Continue reading →

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Two weeks in and we’re chewing and swallowing

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Art's Mum

Three weeks today since we started offering Arthur food, though he was poorly for one of those, and we are so pleased that we chose to let him lead his own feeding. Every day he amazes us more and more … Continue reading →

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Mush and cucumber

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Art's Mum

A successful day for Art today, and I’m pretty sure he’s actually swallowed some food. Oh, and on that note, turns out he definitely got some carrot in him yesterday judging by his nappy this morning Lunch : Omelette and … Continue reading →

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