food snob

My child is a food snob. Tristan no longer likes baby food unless it is sweet potatoes, carrots, or butternut squash. He used to love bananas and peaches but lately he has decided to boy cot fruits because he likes them better if they are fresh. I mean who can blame him really? Baby food bananas have a weird tart taste to them and the peaches are oddly orange and also tart. I have been using a mini food processor to puree his fresh fruits and he loves it. His favorite has to be peaches! What I do is start with a super ripe peach that is slightly soft to the touch. I wash it, peel it, and cut off the fruit leaving the area around the seed as a snack for me. Then into the food processor it goes for a quick pulse. The summer peaches I have found at the grocery store are so soft and juicy they don't need to be cooked or have any water added to them. Tristan would eat the whole processor full if I let him. I discovered he also likes zucchini. I just peel it, seed it, boil it on the stove with a tad bit of water and then puree it up. He ate it yesterday and I think he is in love. If you have a baby at home make sure to take advantage of produce sales or produce from your garden this summer. It is so much better to feed baby fresh foods and they love it to boot!

Tristan @ 6 months

Today my baby boy is 6 months old! I never believed how fast time flies until I had a little one. Tristans ear is healing nicely from his surgery a little over a month ago and his personality is really starting to show. Here are a few things about Tristan at 6 months:

- he loves to be tickled

- he can push up onto his hands and knees but doesn't crawl yet

-he is a master at scooting around on his belly

- he LOVES tasting popsicles

- his favorite baby foods are bananas, butternut squash and sweet potato

- he doesn't like apples, peas, or rice cereal

- he hates nap time

- he likes swimming in the pool

- he thinks dogs are hilarious

- he has started to teethe (lucky us!)

- he is a ham! He loves to giggle and smile and loves it when he is praised or if you clap your hands for him