Making Baby Food

So this is my first attempt to make baby food.  We will see how this goes and how long it lasts! Organic carrots are the first veggies I am trying.  I failed to take a "before" picture, but I put the carrots in a baking dish and roasted them.  This will probably be the method I use every time I make baby food, along with steaming (gotta keep those nutrients in)!  Yes, it might sound time-consuming but just one hour of cooking and preparation makes a lot of food for the future (not to mention the health and cost benefits too).  Here's how I did it and if Ella liked them or not:

After carrots were done baking I blended to desired consistency. This part is actually kind of fun!

When done pureeing I put some aside for Ella then the rest in ice trays, covered with plastic wrap, then put them in the freezer.

After frozen I transferred the cubes into a Ziploc freezer bag and put in freezer. Done!

Now, for the moment of truth...

 MMmmmmm!!


Didn't last long though.  A few bites later the smiles turned into this,

and this,

and then some gagging, but I won't show that picture!

Poor Ella.  I think I probably need to add a little more water to the carrots when I thaw them out. Might have been a little too bitter. Whoops! Trial and error though, right? 

By the way, I love the website http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/, that's where I got most all of the ideas on how to make and store baby food.

Also, Ella turned 6 months old today! Will have that post later!

New Camera!

A big thank you to all of you that crossed your fingers that I would get a new camera! After hours of research, reading reviews and bugging my friend Kate with questions about her camera, I finally went with a Canon Rebel t2i.  So far I love it but haven't learned ANYTHING about it yet, so needless to say I am an amateur! Here are just a few of the first pics I took with it:

And what does Ella think of it you might ask?

A Day On the Golf Course

Picnic dinner on the driving range

My, how things have changed!



Jordan's 1st Birthday/LLW

We had a busy, fun filled weekend last weekend! My precious niece Jordan turned 1 on June 15th and Sloan, Ella and I drove down to Boaz for her party she had Saturday. She is too cute! Little warning: This is a long post with lots of pictures!

The birthday girl!

Jordan with her Mommy

Aunt Candy

Ella holding cousin Garrett's hand.  So sweet :)

Aunt KK

She loved Jordan's toy! Her feet didn't quite touch though...

Happy Birthday Jordan!!



After the party we loaded up and drove to Lake Martin for LLW (Limbaugh Lake Weekend) with Sloan's family.  We had a great time and the house we stayed at was gorgeous! I failed to take pics of the house though, sorry.  We had a talent show, rode the jet ski and played lots of Rook. 

 A little jealous she wasn't in there too.

Adam, Cody and Carson being great sports about having to hold two sleepy babies

By the next morning everyone was happy :)

Malley, you were right, those ARE long toes!!

Sweet babies

See ya later!

Weekend in Boaz

We always have so much fun when we go to our hometowns! Ella loves her cousins!

 Sweet Tyson

She loves her Grandaddy!

Hugs for Jordan

Chilling with Toby

Hey Toby, this cartoon is pretty good isn't it?

See you guys again soon!

P.S. I need a new camera! Sorry for all the blurry pictures. Fingers crossed that I will get a new one soon!  If anyone has any suggestions let me know!

Priceless.

5 Months

There hasn't been a whole lot of change between 4 and 5 months.  She is still sleeping great, going to bed at 7:30 and waking up between 7:30 and 8:30.  She takes 2 good naps during the day, which still total around 4 hours.  She is still sucking her thumb but now she sucks her left AND right thumb.  Then, sadly, we said goodbye to her activity mat, she won't stay on her back long enough to play on it.  We do have some firsts though....

First time in baby pool

First time in a big pool

Loves the pool by the way!

She has found her feet and toes!

She's got this pose down





I still have so much catching up to do but I am getting closer!