sweet potatoes for our sweet pea

She's joined the ranks of the spoon-eating population again. After starting rice cereal several weeks ago, we stopped soon after because she wasn't eating it. She'd turn away, arch her back, and just generally showed her displeasure at eating rice cereal. I thought she just wasn't ready for solids. Maybe I was wrong. Yesterday I made my first of many batches of homemade baby food--sweet potatoes. I'd never bought sweet potatoes in my life. The only time I've ever had them is at thanksgiving, and then it's only one small one on my plate to TRY to like them. But I bought them, peeled and cooked them, pureed them, and froze them in ice cube trays. I had two servings leftover that wouldn't fit in the ice cube tray, so I decided to try to give her one of them, even though she wasn't eating cereal well, and all the books say to do that first before fruits or vegetables. Well, my mom reminded me that I have a mind of my own and I don't need to do just what the books say, so I made an executive mothering decision, and tried the sweet potatoes. She loved them!! She opened her mouth when she saw the spoon coming, didn't spit them out, didn't make any faces, and ate the whole entire portion!

I decided to buy baby oatmeal and try that as cereal instead of the rice. So today, since the sweet potatoes went so well, I decided to try oatmeal. More success! She loved it--she talked all through her meal--something she only does when she's happy. She opened up for every bite and ate two tablespoons full--she never even took ONE tablespoon of rice cereal. Maybe she just isn't a rice cereal lover. (Her daddy doesn't like rice chex cereal--maybe she got that gene!!)

She's sleeping better, eating better..... things are on the up and up. Now if I could just figure out what schedule she's following............because it certainly isn't mine! She's doing a good job, but just isn't very consistent.