Just when the whole breastfeeding thing seems under control, the world of solid foods brings a whole new dimension to baby management. First, there are new feeding tools, toys, and accessories to acquire. And, second, there is the daunting question of what young babies should and shouldn't eat. We researched baby eating recommendations from three countries (Switzerland, UK and the US) and came to the conclusion that there is no real answer. So, without any real guidance from the "experts", we came up with our own eating plan.
Baby is now on a hearty regime of fruits and vegetables. Sugar and spicy and all things nice will have to wait till he's a bit older. On this point, even the experts were in agreement.
Veggies (in order of when he first tried the item):
Carrots,
Potatoes,
Sweet Potatoes (first reaction was surprisingly mixed, but now he beams at the taste),
Zucchini,
Pumpkin (top of the baby food charts for 4 weeks and running),
Avocado (is this a vegetable? we're not sure, but Kenny seems to enjoy it),
Fennel (the first reject -- he really does not like it)
Cauliflower (this is his newest vegetable; official polls have yet to close on this candidate)
Fruits (in order of when he first tried the item):
Pears,
Banana (Kevin liked bananas as a baby, but Kenny is more or less neutral to the taste),
Apples,
Blueberries (blended with banana--an absolute favorite of Kenny's)
Plums,
Nectarines
Being a baby means eating, sleeping, and more eating. Even Kevin admits envy at Kenny's generous feeding schedule:
6:00 AM 1st breakfast with a dose of mom's milk
9:30 AM: 2nd breakfast (or, as the Swiss say, "Z'nuni") of vegetable puree at the Krippe
13:00 PM: Lunch consisting of bottled mother's milk
15:30 PM: Afternoon snack (or "Z'vieri" in Swiss German) of mashed bananas or apples at the Krippe
17:00 PM: Another snack of breastmilk right after pickup from the Krippe
18:30 PM: 4-course candlelight dinner at home, usually consisting of vegetables puree, teething biscuit, sippy cup with water, and more vegetables
19:30 PM: milk dessert, straight from the source (i.e. mother), right before sleeping
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