Crazy Mommy

Did you know that you needed to cook the babies food before feeding it to them? Everything but banana’s and avocado need to be heated. I bought a vegetable steamer and I add just enough water that it barely touches the bottom of it but does not touch the food and I turn the heat on medium while setting the timer for fifteen to twenty minutes. Make sure you cover the pot while it’s heating otherwise the steam escapes.

You do need to make sure you prepare the food well before cooking too. Buy good quality food and wash both fruits and vegetables thoroughly. Remove the skin or seed if needed and don’t forget to remove the fat from the meat. 

You can save the liquid from the steamer to help thin the babies food, otherwise you can use plain water, juice, formula or breastmilk. Breastmilk in my opinion is the best because it will help give the baby a familiar taste and it’s the best thing you can give your baby. 

Be sure that when you prepare the foods that you put a small amount into a different dish that you’re going to feed baby. Cover up the rest and either freeze or refrigerate. (You can freeze for a month but refrigerate for only three days.) If baby doesn’t finish the food on the plate you were using you should throw it away. Germs can cause the baby to get sick later.

Also, be sure that when you are heating anything for baby; food or milk. That you don’t use the microwave or stove. This can cause over heating which can lead to hot spots and burn baby’s mouth. Also if you get the food or milk too warm you start to lose nutrients. 

So last night I stuck Em on the floor and she rolled from her back to her tummy then got onto all fours. She put her knees up and was able to push herself into crawling position. I was so excited! I cheered for her to show I was excited and she looked over at me and giggled and feel back to her tummy. She did this a few times.

Lately she’s been trying to give raspberries too. It’s too cute, she puckers her lips and sometimes gets her little tongue out. Most of the time just spits all over us but no biggy.

My mother in law gave me her food processor this week so I was finally able to make some baby food. I steamed some carrots and then blended them in the food processor. They came out so nice and creamy. NO CLUMPS! I let mt daughter try a small spoon full, she seemed to sort of like it. I may need to mix it in with something else. I’ve already introduced banana and avocado’s to her so I can mix it with one of those. One thing you’re not supposed to do is think logically when mixing food. You’re not trying to impress the baby, just give them something they are used to and familiar with. I mixed avocado and banana the other day and made my husband sick.

My daughter turned six months old yesterday. I can’t believe how big she’s getting! She can’t yet crawl but she tries, normally falling on her face. She LOVES to sit up or be held in our arms. She ALWAYS wants to see what’s going on because she’s so curious about everything. Changing her diaper is no longer an easy task because she likes to roll around and grab at things.

I have a baby book that has a space for me to write out her height and weight each month. Last month it said she was 28 inches tall, this month I measured her and it said she was 26. Somewhere I messed up. ha ha I always measure more than once so I don’t know how I managed that. My husband thought this was funny though.   She’s 17.2 pounds already! She’s in size three diapers and sometimes can wear 12 month old clothes.

It can be so frustrating when you’re unsure of why you’re baby is crying. You do everything from changing and double checking their diaper, feeding them, giving them their teething medication, holding them for what feels like hours and changing their outfits about twenty times.

Last night my daughter woke up a few times crying. I’m unsure why she’s unhappy but I nursed her back to sleep and she was good for a few more hours. She was officially awake by ten this morning and only napped about four times through out the day for about five or ten minutes each. She’s been so incredibly cranky all day and I feel so bad for her. I am hoping that after months of teething pain that this means they’re on their way in soon. I know that this could possibly mean biting time but I’m willing to get bit a few times if it means she’s no longer in pain.