I can't believe Sofia will be 6 months tomorrow! I'm sure it was only yesterday we brought her home from the hospital.
Weaning has been going well, I have tried to offer her something most days and it has made a huge difference to her hand-eye co-ordination, she is managing slippery things quite well now and though she still drops them and gets a little frustrated she usually manages to pick them back up and have a good go at them.
We have had huge success with avocado, butternut squash, potatoes (chips) and fried slices of apple and she has now tried some carrot even though previously she had refused to touch it.
Courgette wasn't so succesful, it made her gag a little, beetroot was very messy and though I thought she hadn't eaten any, her nappy showed otherwise.
We just had the best weekend though, Sofia and I went to visit my mum as we were going to a family wedding, my grandmother was there as well and both had expressed concerns about Sofia not getting purees, milk not being enough for her and about choking.
Well, my little girl decided to show off by eating quite a bit of melon (a couple of small gags but dealt with the bits really well and showed how well she can cope with lumps) and had her first taste of toast and ate quite a bit too. But most amazing of all she fed herself from a loaded spoon, up until now she had only been playing with a spoon and often put the wrong end in her mouth but this time I thought I'd offer Sofia some fruit mush to make the grandmothers feel better and as I brought the spoon near her she reached out for it, put it straight in her mouth and fed herself as if she'd been doing it for ages, she then took the spoon out and rubbed it all over her face, but I kept passing her loaded spoonfulls and she did it again and again, it wasn't even as messy as I thought it would be, except for when she accidentally flicked the spoon. My mum and grandmother where so impressed and I felt so proud!
BLW is great and I can't believe how well it's going and how quickly she is getting the hang of it. beetroot smile