Baby Led Weaning of 'JJ'

2009-09-30T12:06:00.003+01:00

Hello and welcome - We have had some new visitors to the blog recently so I thought I should post a few directions!
Jacob is well and truly finished weaning as he is approaching 3 years old (and still a fab eater!) so those of you looking for early weaning advice/info use the menu on the left hand side to go to May 2007 and work your way up!

I have just started weaning my twins, Noah and Max and their blog link is: www.babyledweaningtwins.blogspot.com

I certainly won't have the time to update it as regularly as this blog but I am aiming for once a week with lots of pics!

For those of you who know us of old, our family blog is here if you want to catch up with how Jacob and the boys are doing - again wish I could update it more often, perhaps soon I will have the time.....
www.bighugsandglitterbugs.blogspot.com

Long time no see!

2009-08-18T21:33:00.003+01:00

Hello out there Just a quickie to say our beautiful twins arrived on April 13th - 2 more gorgeous boys for me! Noah and Max. Jacob is the ever doting big brother and loves them both to bits. I am really looking forward to weaning them both (the BLW of course!) and have been looking back through this blog to remind myself of all the fun (and mess!) to come. I can't believe how much Jacob has changed - he is a proper little boy now. Look out for our new twins BLW blog in a couple of months. Laura xx

2008-12-18T14:14:00.002Z

It's been a while - I guess as weaning came to an end a long time ago for us! However there will be more weaning going on next year as we are expecting TWINS in April! We are very excited and looking forward to baby-led weaning again- all those gorgeous messy pictures - times 2!

Jacon is doing well, eating well and is generally tickedy boo! He loves to say 'mmmm delicious' when he approves of his food - a real incentive to keep the good food coming!

xxx

Veggies galore

2008-07-20T21:11:00.005+01:00

Mmmm this soup is gooood!

Austrian boiled eggs just taste better!

JJ has been enjoying his food as usual. He is a proper little boy now and seems so grown up...especially when I look back at the pictures on this blog! He eats beautifully with a fork, spoons in his cereals at breakfast and is still keen to try new things.

I now have an allotment and a greenhouse so he is currently enjoying lots of fresh veg. He is a bit of a monkey at sneaking into the greenhouse and picking and munching all the ripe cherry tomatoes (although they do taste sooo good home grown.) This week he tucked into 2 bowls of a yummy (and very green) veg soup made with lots of rainbow chard which we picked that morning. We are also picking up 3 chickens this week so we will have lovely fresh eggs each day. JJ developed a taste for boiled eggs for breakfast on a recent holiday to Austria so this should please him, as well as the fact that he is animal mad! He was great on holiday, eating anything we ate, his favourite being risotto. I think the staff at our hotel took a liking tohim as he was so appreciative of the food and ate so well!

Hope all the regulars and their little ones are well xxxx

Busy bees!

2008-03-22T21:03:00.005Z

My little prince

Look Mummy, no hands!

Look what I'm eating mummy!

After licking his lis yogurt lid, Jacob kindly cleaned it off in his water.

Mmmmmm, chocolate!

Oompa, Loompa doopity do....

Wow, it's been a long time! Things have been very busy here as we have been doing some home improvements (which are still ongoing!) so blogging has been bottom of the list.

Jacob is gorgeous as ever. He is sooo active and barely stops for a minute.....hence his raging appetite! As usual anything edible will do! Things he is particularly fond of at the minute are: pasta (any shape or form), meat, cheerios (dry as a snack preferably but will have some with milk for breakfast), Goodies cereal bars, satsumas or similar.

I don't think Jacob has had anything new particularly - oh except pickled red cabbage which he is realy enjoying! He continues to eat everything we eat and seems to love it all. Many people comment on how well he eats and I am sure it is down to BLW (oh and his mummy's wonderful cooking of course!). We are very proud of him. I am looking forward to trying some new recipes soon as we have a fabulous new kitchen, living, dining open plan space for Jacob to run free in while I cook (best laid plans......). Recently we have eaten out at Ask (pizza/pasta restaurant) and they were very baby friendly. Jacob had a children's menu consisting of garlic bread, salad, cheesy pasta bake and a banana split - yum he loved it!

Fun video!

2008-02-13T19:36:00.005Z

Snacks in the park

Yeay! Salmon for tea

JJ has been eating fairly well over the past couple of weeks. Fish is a big favourite at the moment with salmon being top of the list! He has also taken a liking to Organix gingerbread men (although we try to keep his sweet snacks to a minimum but he knows where they are kept and he knows what he wants!).

I have added a very cute video of JJ eating his tea. It shows quite well where he is up to with his fork too. He isn't normally so excitable at meal times but it was salmon for tea which I think sent him into a frenzy! In fact he ate his fillet of slamon in about 30 seconds and then kept shouting more and pointing at this daddy's so ended up having another half!

JJ has been a bit more challenging behaviour wise recently. He has become very clingy to me at home which is driving everybody mad. He is fine if I am not there but the second he sees me he starts whinging and wanting to be picked up. I have read this is a common stage and that it passes but I really hope it passes soon. To add to this we are doing some major work to the house - re-arranging the whole ground floor and this just adds to the chaos! Because the kitchen will be out of action for a while, me and JJ are heading to my Mum's for a few days while his daddy works on it.

2008-01-30T18:40:00.001Z

Going out for his first walk.

Gnocchi with pesto veg and cheese.

JJ has enjoyed getting to grips with his walking over the past couple of weeks and is very impressed with his new shoes!

On the food front JJ is eating well. He has a great fondness for beans (of any variety but especially kidney beans) at the minute - he even chose them over blueberries! He is getting good at telling us when he is hungry now. He will say 'num num num' as a kind of eating noise. If we ask him if he is hungry he goes into the kitchen. He is also pointing at the cupboard. If he gets grumpy it is often if he is hungry and needs a snack.

He had a fillet and a half of salmon (which I marinated with honey, ginger and lime) last night along with veggies and cous cous (he found the cous cous hard work though!). Guess he needs the protein. He is loving kiwi fruit, beans, potatoes (as always!), greek yogurt with honey, bananas and cheerios.

He has also got one more tooth now which evens out his 3 on the bottom. He was pretty grouchy with it coming through though so I'm not looking to the rest coming through.

Walking!

2008-01-14T19:07:00.000Z

Pinching biscuits!

Cinnamon apples - the old favourite!

Stew - a winter fave!

Play dough - don't hink he quite gets it!

Since the last post JJ has started walking!! He has been looking like he is ready for ages but never seemed to have the confidence to walk without holding our hands etc, but one day he started taking a few steps on his own and the next day he was walking every where! This does however mean that he has quite a few bumps on his head and he is scaring me half to death most of the time. I guess you have to let them toddle and they are bound to fall so I have to get used to the knocks!

He has seemed very grumpy in the run up to tea time recently - I think he is using more energy now he is walking, so we have started giving him a banana and rice cakes mid afternoon.

He is also now no longer breast feeding :-( I stopped the morning feed just after Christmas (replaced with cows milk) and he didn't seem to notice. I then finished his bed time feed on the 11th- again he hasn't seemed bothered and doesn't ask for it so I think he was ready. He has barely taken anything at night for a long time now - it was more for the cuddles - so he still get cuddles but no milk. He has cows milk now morning and night.

On the food front things are pretty much the same. He has stalled a bit with his fork, he got quite good and could use the scooping action to pick things up now and again but he hasn't managed it for a while now. I think Christmas and all the upheaval has set him back -I also think it depends on his mood a bit.

He drives me mad some days thinking it is so funny to drop his food over the edge of his high chair and then shakes his head and says no (well 'booooooow' which is his version!) before I do, so he knows he shouldn't. He does do it sometimes with particular things he doesn't fancy but I don't think he always realises they are going over the edge as he just sort of flings them out the way! It is usually when he has about had enough that he messes about so I just take his food away and stop the meal, or take it away for a minute then give it back. I should maybe try to ignore and say nothing, pretend not to notice so I don't reinforce it, as he thinks it's funny when I say no and I don't want him thinking it is funny. Will give it a go and let you know.

He is really growing up now and is such a cheeky chappy at the minute, but can have the odd tantrum too! I can't believe how quickly time has gone by.

Haven't heard from a few of the 'regulars' in a while - hope you are well - leave a comment and let me know how you are getting on!

Christmas capers!

2008-01-02T19:21:00.000Z

Birthday cake

Christmas Dinner

A scarily green Christmas tree meringue at a party!

Wow, it's been a while since I posted! I blame the massively chaotic festive season with a string of parties, family gatherings and other such jolly festivities!

We have had a lovely Christmas time and Jacob has had a ball!

It was also his first birthday which was great - he had a blueberry sponge cake as blueberries must be his all time favourite food. He loved it, although he much preferred the berries to the cake, and spilled crumbs all over his granny!

We had a couple of baby group Christmas parties and he ate well at both - a lot of treats he wouldn't normally have but he did do well with sandwiches and fruit at them too. He thoroughly enjoyed his Christmas dinner, with turkey hot or cold being a firm favourite at the minute..luckily!

Other food he has had worth noting is Thai red curry - went down well surprisingly! He is loving clementines, pate, anything wrapped in pastry, risotto, meat (especially turkey!), jelly (occasionally at parties), malt loaf too. He has started eating toast by sucking, licking, nibbling off whatever is spread on it before (sometimes) eating the toast itself. He is much less messy and is getting very good at spooning his own yogurt and using his fork (unless he is really hungry or it is something he loves and then the fork is to slow and hit and miss so it is back to shovelling fist fulls in!).

I am not sure if Jacob is officially weaned now or not - he eats exactly what we eat 95% of the time so perhaps he is!? I will still keep blogging for a while longer until he has mastered cutlery but there is much less to report nowadays now that he has tried almost every food out there and seems to always like most things. So to avoid boring you all I will do fortnightly or so posts unless something exciting happens.

Wishing you all a happy new year!!!

teeth!

2007-12-03T21:13:00.000Z

This week has been ok food wise but JJ's rapidly growing front teeth and 2 newly emerging top teeth have made him a bit unpredictable. He has been eating but not as much as usual. He has a firm favourite in potato and has eaten his own body weight in blueberries, but has otherwise been a bit picky. I am sure it will settle down once teeth are through. He is persevering with his fork and spoon but it can distract him and hold him up. If it is there he seems determined to use it but hasn't got a reliable scoop or stab action and it's a bit pot luck. Consequently he can eat a lot less if the fork gets too interesting! He is getting better with his yogurt and spoon though but does seem to have gone off yogurt a bit.

He has had jambalaya, lasagne, pasta, crumpets, egg sandwiches, omlette, jacket potatoes, chicken and more this week.

He a=has also adopted a new photo pose designed to show off his new teeth - more of a grimace on occasions and much cuter in real life than on the photos!

Other news (long!!)
JJ seems to be learning something new every day:
He is standing a lot on his own now and getting stronger every day.
He will cuddle his toys, our cat, dog or us if you ask him to.
He loves putting objects in containers, and taking them out, and putting them in etc etc!!
He nods and shakes his head to mean yes or no (if he throws food over his high chair he turns straight to me and shakes his head before I have said a word!)
He likes to kick a ball around whilst walking holding our fingers.
He loves to point and make an accompanying curious noise to direct us where he would like to go!
He demands blueberries using the point and a special 'I want blueberries' noise!
He has learnt to turn the dvd player on and off (despite the fact it is in the living room we rarely use and he has never seen us do it!)
He loves to push himself around on a ride on toy at baby group.

Mixed bag

2007-11-27T12:02:00.000Z

On Saturday we had the usual breakfast of shreddies but he was not very interested.
Lunch was ...... can't remember!
For tea we had Fish and Potato pie which went down quite well.

Sunday we had beans, poached egg and toast for lunch which he really enjoyed! He always loves eggs though.
For tea we had chilli which he only ate half of. He is enjoying using his fork now but it is slowing him down a bit and distracting him from eating as he doesn't really have the hang og it yet

Monday lunch was a quesadilla for JJ with cheese, chicken and peas - he ate the while thing but it took him a while as he was very chilled and relaxed!
For tea we had pasta but again he wasn't overly enthusiastic.

Stew and lumps!

2007-11-22T11:15:00.000Z

JJ had shreddies for breakfast and pinched some of my toast as usual.

Lunch was 1 slice of philly on toast (since he missed it on Wednesday!!) 3 veggie nuggets, cherry tomatoes, a banana....might have been more - not sure!

I made a stew for tea with mash and dumplings (or lumps as my brother called them when he was little).... (having a lot of mash at the minute...think it must be the cold weather!). He seemed to quite like it but didn't seem overly hungry but ate a bit and had a kiwi.

bubble and squeak

2007-11-21T11:10:00.000Z

I was really poorly today so I didn't have too much enthusiasm for food! JJ had the usual breakfast, for lunch he had some veggie nuggets which I did manage to make between naps while his daddy looked after him. He really enjoyed them! He had some other stuff too but not sure what!
For tea he had bubble and squeak (made with leftover broccoli and mash - such a good leftover meal), some roast chicken and baby corn which he really seems to like to nibble at withhis new teeth. I think he had a yogurt for pud.

Large lunch and using his fork!

2007-11-20T14:15:00.000Z

Yummy, JJ loves Shreddies!

What a poser!! He did this as soon as he saw the camera!

JJ had his new breakfast favourite shreddies again - he just loves em! He also had a little bit of my toast.

He had a long, leisurely and large lunch! I made some cheesy pancakes and he ate them all (6 in total!), along with a banana, some dried apricots and a tomato.

For tea JJ had chicken, mash and veggies and 2 kiwis for pudding. He also used his fork on his own properly which we caught on video. He seems to find the fork much easier than a spoon.

Other News:
JJ stood up and stayed up for a few seconds unsupported today which he hasn't done spontaneously before! He can also do the action to the song 'Wind the Bobbin up' Which is just the cutest thing!
He has also started to sleep for longer at nap times in the past week - an hour or so !!! Unheard of till now but I hoped I haven't jinxed it!

Looking back

2007-11-19T21:04:00.000Z

I have just been looking back over my old blog posts as talking about the early days with my friend today made me realise how much I had forgotten. It is amazing to see the change in JJ and his eating. He was so small and cute - but I guess I am biased! I had forgotten so much. I used to be very good at posting every day and with lots more detail and humour! I guess there was so much more to tell back then. Hopefully it is useful for new BLWers to go back to the earlier posts, and it is lovely for me to take a trip down memory lane.

I'm sooo lazy

2007-11-19T19:57:00.000Z

It has been ages since I posted - sorry! Been trying to do things other than be on the computer!

In the last week JJ has been eating well. He has had nothing new really. He did however refuse a tuna pizza I made him - he normally loves the pizzas I make but flatly refused and I am sure it was the tuna he didn't like as he has been a bit put off by it before. Never mind!

We went out for Sunday lunch yesterday and he was sooooo good. It is always so lovely to sit and eat our meal with him next to us eating his.
Today he had his new favourite - Shreddies for breakfast - lots of them!

Lunch was eaten at a friends house (Kiri had her first BLW experiece of broccoli and pear while we were there - she did soooo well!! It was wierd thinking back to the start when I was so excited when he so much as got something into his mouth - he really has come such a long way!)

Tea today was pasta with a cheese, leek, mushroom and bacon sauce I made, french bread, a yogurt and a plum. Yummy!

JJ's two front teeth are through now and he looks very cute with them. He has also learnt to nod and shake his head in the last week (which is really cute!).

Chilli, fritata, sausages...but not all at once!

2007-11-10T19:14:00.000Z

On Thursday JJ had sardines on toast for his dinner but he didn't really eat very much.

For tea I made a chilli - he has never had it before but seemed to enjoy it.

On Friday JJ had a toasted cheese & carrot pitta falvoured with cumin and coriander. He quite enjoyed this and also had some fruit. For tea we had a yummy fritata with mushrooms, peppers, potatoes, onion and cheese with salad and potato wedges. He loves eggs so gobbled it down and thoroughly enjoyed it. He had some melon and a yogurt for pud.

Today JJ had a slice of cold fritata and some toast for lunch but didn't eat a great deal (perhaps the rice cakes dady gave him before lunch had something to do with it!). For tea tonight we had pork and apple sausages, mash peas broccoli and cauliflower with a pear to follow. He loved it - mash always goes down well and the peas were very popular. He learnt today to hold a quarter f pear in one hand and tear pieces off to eat with the other.

Mushroom risotto

2007-11-07T19:30:00.000Z

JJ had a lie in this morning until 7.30 this morning which is a minor miracle!! I work on Wednesdays so I missed his breakfast but I am told it was the usual.

Lunch was french bread, chicken (lots of), blueberries, and other yummies.

I made a mushroom risotto for tea and JJ loved it. He ate a big bowl full with some bread and had another Frube and some fruit for pudding.

I forgot to mention that he has also had a big top tooth and another bottom tooth come through in the last week.

Tagine

2007-11-06T20:07:00.000Z

JJ trying to share his breakfast with the boy in the mirror

JJ and his daddy!

Monday JJ had oatibix for breakfast and a few grapes.

He had Homemade veggie soup for lunch - I took out the veggies and he had them in his bowl but I kept the liquid seperate and dunked his bread in it for him - he's good with his bowl now but not ready for soup! He seemed to enjoy it. He also had some fruit and a chunk of cheese.

For tea we had lamb tagine and cous cous. He loves this meal and ate quite a bit. I also made a rice pudding and he ate this too along woth grapes (yep he has a bit of a thing for them at the min!)

Today JJ had a mixture of weetabix and oatibix for breakfast.

For lunch he had philly on toast, a banana and a frube! Never had one before - he refused to hold it prefering instead to open his mouth at me and make a noise like a baby bird so I would squeeze it in!

Tea was roast chicken, jacket potatoes, salad, french bread, more rice puding and a fair few blueberries. Yum!

2007-11-04T21:06:00.000Z

Well, due to sheer laziness, being busy, working extra I have been very poor on the blogging front! My wrists are slapped and I will try harder!

On the food front JJ has been eating well. He has had pasta, sausage and mash, fish pie, blueberry mouse, bluberries mixed with yogurts and lots of grapes! Nothing ground breaking but all enjoyed!

I am very proud of JJ's eating as a few of his friends are going through fussy stages, refusing spoons etc. It is lovely watching him thoroughly enjoy his food and getting messy! Although I am under no illusions that he will be off his food again soon and I shall be cursing his eating! Such is life!

Today JJ had 2 weetabix for breakfast, cheese omlette and sweetpotato for lunch (we went to get a Sunday dinner but everywhere was ful and JJ was in no mood for waiting!) and some philly on toast, cherry tomatoes and yogurt for tea. He also had a fair few snacks during our shopping trip!

Hope you all have a great and safe bonfire night!

Weekend at Nanna and Grandad's

2007-10-29T19:19:00.000Z

Did I say recently JJ was less messy now?!

On Saturday JJ had usual breakfast, avocado and sardines on toast and a scrummy veg and lentil curry with rice for tea. He also had a yogurt and thoroughly enjoyed licking the pot as you can tell by the photos!

On Sunday we travelled back to the coast to visit family for a couple of days. We set off after JJ's usual weetabix and banana breakfast. When we arrived we had a lovely Sunday Roast which, as always, JJ gobbled up.

For tea on Sunday he had egg sandwiches and some yogurt.

Today we were at JJ's other Granny and Grnadad's house to meet his baby cousin Grace (who is gorgeous!). He had Shredded Wheat (a mountain of) and a banana for breakfast and another egg sandwich for lunch with some grapes and cheese.

We travelled home in the afternoon and he had a quick tea of pasta with veggies, cream cheese and pesto. He was VERY slow eating it and didn't eat a huge amount. I did make 2 apples worth of cinnamon apples as I fancied some but he ended uo eating it all!

I am really hoping he figures out to get up an hour later now the clocks have changed!

Lasagne with friends

2007-10-27T09:53:00.000+01:00

JJ had the usual breakfast and had cheesy beans on toast for his lunch. He really likes beans! (we get the low sugar and salt variety which taste surprisingly normal!).

For tea we had lasagne and some friends came over. JJ enjoyed his but was a bit put off by other children being at the table. He also took twice as long to eat his as everybody else (despite the fact that I know he can eat quicker - he just likes to take his time!). He had some banana and custard for pudding followed by even more lasagne!

JJ's absolute favourite things at the minute are:
Dancing - he loves it - he bends one knee and points the opposite hand in the air raver style! So cute - wil try to get a video.
Chasing a ball - he bashes it all over the floor and follows it giggling to himself.
Boxes - putting things in and emptying boxes
Books - can't get enough of turning the pages!

Jambalaya!

2007-10-25T09:49:00.000+01:00

It was weetabix for breakfast and some croissant then JJ had smoked mackerel and cream cheese on toast for lunch. He didin't seem overly hungry though.

For tea he joined us in Jambalaya (a spicy rice dish with chicken and chorizo). It is mine and dh's favourite but we haven't given it to JJ before as it is a bit spicy but tonight he gobbled up a whole bowlful without much mess and seemed to really enjoy it. He had some bread with it and yogurt for pudding. Yum!

Moussaka

2007-10-24T20:09:00.000+01:00

Who needs hair gel when you have moussaka!

JJ had banana ready break for breakfast today and really enjoyed it.

Lunch was his favourite - egg mayonaise sandwiches and cherry tomatoes. He loved them as usual but once again took ages to eat his lunch.

For tea JJ had something new - moussaka. He seemed to enjoy it and got very orange! He also had a whole cinnamon apple.

His top tooth is very nearly through so I hope it doesn't put him off his food when it makes an appearance.

JJ eating his egg sandwiches....

Mushroom pasta

2007-10-23T20:00:00.000+01:00

JJ had weetabix and a crumpet for breakfast (couldn't give him 2 weetabix as we ran out of milk!).

For lunch he had a cheesy pitta - but it was possbly the longest lunch ever - took him a whole hour to eat one pitta and a banana.

For tea he wolfed down a bowl of mushroom pasta and had a yogurt for pud. He seemed to really enjoy his food today.

sausages

2007-10-22T21:00:00.000+01:00

JJ had a good breakfast today of some oatibix, toast, banana and grapes. For lunch he had 2 whole crumpets, a big chunk of cheese and some grapes and he loved every mouthful!

Tea tonight was cumberland sausage, mashed potato, cauliflower and carrots which he really enjoyed although he wasn't in a carrot mood tonight! This was followed by some stewed dried apricots which I blended and mixed with natural yogurt. He loved it - I couldn't get it to him quick enough. He is so good with yogurt now - hardly makes any mess (unlike the yogurt explosions when we first started!) he licks it off the spoon and the hands his spoon back for another go. He also likes to try to get it with the spoon himself but he isn't too good....yet! He is actually so much less messy in general than he was - I only realise this when I look back at the (thousands of) old photos!

Appetite back!

2007-10-21T20:31:00.000+01:00

JJ had pasta for lunch on friday but barely ate any Grrrrrr! He seemed to cry when food touched his top gums so I think it might be the teeth finally coming through. He had some sweet potato and veggies for tea and he did have a little bit more.

I was ill Friday night and all day Sturday so I don't really know what JJ ate but he did apparantly eat a bit more which was great. I however ate nothing!!

Today has been a much better day. He had a bigger breakfast of oatibix, toast and grapes.
His nanna and grandad were over for the day and we went out for a lovely Sunday lunch. He was so good and ate lots of everything - he especially liked the purple cabbage, turkey and yorkshire puds. He ate for ages though and we all got a bit bored of waiting!

For tea he had liver and apple casserole with cous cous. He quite enjoyed it and even managed to have it in a bowl on his tray and didn't throw it off!! Normally if we put a bowl near him it gets thrown on the floor. He also played about with his spoons. He had yogurt and banana for pud and a few of this week's favourites...grapes.

It is lovely to have him back on track with his eating and his nose has finally stopped running!!!

No appetite

2007-10-18T21:40:00.001+01:00

Yesterday JJ had the usual breakfast but ate very little. He had the usual Wednesday philly on toast and fruit but again only had a little bit. For tea he had chicken fajitas without the spices with a cheesy potato. He didn't eat loads but a bit.

Today was another barely eaten breakfast. We went for lunch in Waggamammas but he wouldn't eat any of the chicken or noodles I gave him he just spat them out. He then had an explosive poo (sorry TMI! but could explain the lack of appetite) and we had to shop for some trousers to put back on him!!! He ate almost nothing for tea - a tiny bit of sweet potato, a couple of bite of omlette and that was it! Can;t wait to get my little boy back on track.

Sorry we're late!

2007-10-16T19:59:00.000+01:00

We have had internet problems still and we went away for the weekend. JJ has also has a tummy bug and his dad has been away for a few days so it has been rather hectic.

Until he got poorly he was eating LOTS. One night he had some raisins, 2 jacket potatoes, beans, 3 large homemade parmesan chicken gougons (didn't think he would manage these as they we quite crispy), rice pudding, a frozen yogurt tube and half a banana! Since his tummy bug he has eaten much less and is still not really eating well.

Today for breakfast he had a few oatibix, lunch was half a slice of eggy bred and half a pear and for tea he had a little bit of pasta, veg and pesto.

Fingers crossed he will be back on full form soon. I will try harder to keep posting more often I promise!

Mixed bag - big appetite!

2007-10-09T20:24:00.000+01:00

Sorry for the late post but we are having lots of problems with the internet at home - dodgy router - it will work very intermittently if at all. It's working now, fingers crossed, so I will try to recap.

JJ has eaten pretty well over the past few days. Can't remember exactly when he had these but we have had roast chicken dinner - he loved it, fish pie which was another big hit, liver casserole which he ate loads of, scrambled egg, plum crumble, various bits of fruit, driedprunes, apple and sultanas and veggie muffins. We had a trip shopping to meadowhall (I took some of the muffins I baked for lunch and he ate really well) and a few playdates. He still has a horrid cold and runny nose so I am surprised he has eaten as well as he has.

Today he had wheatabix for breakfast, scrambled egg and toast for lunch with a banana, and pasta and a yogurt for tea. He also had snacks of rice cakes and dried fruit.

Hopefully I will be back on track soon but probably need to buy a new router - bummer!

Lamb tagine

2007-10-04T21:57:00.000+01:00

Yesterday JJ had very little for breakfast - just kept casually flinging things over the edge of the high chair.

For lunch he had the usual Wednesday philly on toast, avocado, watermelon, plum and yogurt.

For tea we had baked tuna risotto which JJ loved and ate absolutely loads!

Today JJ had oatibix and branflakes for his breakfast and quite a bit of banana.

Lunch was tuna on french bread, cucumber, tomato and plum.

For tea we had lamb tagine with cous cous. JJ seemed to like this a lot but couldn't shovel it in as quickly as he can some other foods so found it a little frustrating. He has started doing this really funny thing when he is getting frustrated or fed up where he clenches his fists in the air and tenses but pulls a really comedy face. He has realised it makes us laugh and keeps doing it but it still has us in stitches every time! He managed a bit of yogurt for pud but not much before he was taken to be hosed down!

Curry

2007-10-01T12:06:00.000+01:00

NEW PICTURES/VIDEOS ADDED BELOW

JJ had his usual breakfast today of oatibix and fruit.

For lunch he had a wholemeal cheey pitta bread with some fruit for pudding - nectarine I think!

Tea was a bit of an experiment. I made a butternut squash curry (very mild) and he quite enjoyed it. We had it with jacket potatoes as we weren't in the mod for rice. He also did quite well with his fork - I was stabbing bits for him and he was eating them off the fork (rather than pulling them off like he did last time!). The forks we use are ikes plastic ones - 18 knives, forks and spoons for about £1 - fab! He also was offered mashed banana and yogurt but didn't want any.

Other news: JJ is able to put shapes into his shape sorter now - well he can't et them in the right holes but he just sort of drops them onto the holes and they go in. He also went to a soft play centre and had a brilliant time, crawling and climbing around.

Breakfast acrobatics for mummy!

2007-09-30T20:25:00.000+01:00

JJ had some oatibix for breakfast (using a random box of formular I had in the cupboard as we had run out of milk). He didn't eat much so I tried a banana but most of it went onthe floor. I did interrupt his breakfast by trying to chase the dog (and a visiting dog) off the flowerbed and ended up tripping over and siding spreadeagled accross the grass. So glad it was early and hopefully no one saw. I came back in covered in mud and grass stains, laughing so hard I could barely breathe and it strangely distracted JJ from his eating!

Lunch was a wholemeal crust roll with philly, home grown cherry tomatoes and cinnamon apples which went down very well.

JJ has started having snack in the afternoon and today this was at his friend Luca's christening party where he had some sandwich and a couple of other bits and bobs.

For tea he had a bit of a mixture as we were a bit late back: a slice of fruit toast, a packet of steamfresh veg, a couple of bit of chicken in a crurry flavoured almond and yogurt sauce and banana and yogurt. Quite a mix but he enjoyed it.

Egg sandwiches

2007-09-29T20:20:00.000+01:00

JJ had ready break with banana for breakfast and loved every messy minute of it!

For lunch he had egg sandwiches. He hasn't had normal sandwiches before - just things on bread, but he loved them and ate lots. He also had nectarine and raisins.

For tea we had roasted veggies with pasta and a tomato and garlic sauce. He really enjoyed it and had fruit for pudding.

Biccy thief!

2007-09-28T09:40:00.000+01:00

Jacob had a good breakfast of some oatibix, some cornflakes a plum and half a banana - not bad considering he is now on antbiotics for a bad chest.

For lunch he had the pasta which he couldn't manage from last night. It went down well this time with some raisins and lots of juicy watermelon.

Tea was some rosemary, garlic and balsamic roast potatoes (a la Jamie Oliver!) and pork chops with roasted carrots and fruit crumble and yogurt for pud (with a tiny bit of ice cream for a treat!). He didn't eat loads but had a fair bit - not bad considering that 10 mins before tea he somehow reached a packet of custard creams which I though I had put out of reach and helped himself to one. He was so excited that he had reached them and managed to get one in his mouth that I didn't have the heart to take it off him so he ate the lot!!!

nothing new!

2007-09-27T10:49:00.000+01:00

JJ had some oaibix for breakfast but not many and wierdly a whole banana - he doesn't often bother with banana but it was obviously what he fancied this morning!

For lunch we had philly, cheese and spinach quesadillas which seemed to go down well. He also had a mini box of rasins whch he tried as a snack for the first time yesterday. He scoops them up by the fist full!

Tea was a bit of a disaster as he had hardly slept yesterday (he is still a bit poorly and we had to go shopping for new clothes for him after he wore the same trousers for 3 days in a row!) and he was over tired. He had a few moutfuls of tuna pasta which he seemed to enjoy but got too tired. He managed a couple of spoons of greek yogurt and squished raspberries before losing the plot. He only managed a tiny bf before falling fast asleep!

Liver - better luck this time!

2007-09-26T20:42:00.000+01:00

JJ had a normal breakfasttoday with some watermelon.

For lunch he had philly on toast, yogurt, pear and melon. I came home from work a tlunch today and he was so ecited to see me but was covered in yogurt at the time so I couldn't scoop him up and cuddle him which he wasn't happy about!

Tea was liver cooked in a casserole this time (will put the recipe in the recipe blog soon) and JJ loved it as you can see from the video. He ate lots with mash and veggies followed by fresh raspberries. Yum!

roast

2007-09-25T20:29:00.000+01:00

On Monday he had some swwet potato and veggies at some point and also watermelon. For tea he had cheesy pitta, butterbeans and watermelon. He absolutely loved the butterbeans!!

Tuesday he had fruit toast for breakfast as he was feeling poorly and I thought something new would help. In the end he had some oatibix too but not much.

Lunch was a huge hit as he had mashed up boiled egg with a bit of mayo spread on slices of french bread. He absolutely loved it! He was licking off the egg and then gobbling up the bread. A big success!

For tea he had roast dinner - lamb, roasties, mash carrots and broccoli and then had cinnamon apples for pudding. He loves roast dinner. Despite his horrid cough he has been eating really well. Probably needs the energy as he wil not sit down and insists on standing at every oppertunity!

The Weekend

2007-09-24T20:21:00.000+01:00

Look at my little hobbit drinking with his feet!

We had a lovely weekend at JJ's nanna and Grandad's house. He ate usual things really. He did enjoy a picnic after me and his nanna and all his aunties and cousins did 'Race for Life'. He munched on veggie quiche, chicken and lots and lots of french bread and butter - a firm favourite at the minute.

Pizza and Spaghetti

2007-09-21T19:11:00.000+01:00

(will post pics soon)
JJ has a horrid cough but still managed a good few oatibix and a bowl of cornflakes for breakie, followed by half a small brioche!

For lunch I needed to use up the second pizza base I'd bought so he had ham and spinach pizza and a pear (a very juicy pear!).

Tea followed the italian theme and was meatballs in tomato sauce with spaghetti and cheese followed by yogurt. His first taste of spaghetti was quite amusing. He picked up the pile and tossed it over the side as I don't think he realised it was food. Then he played with it for a while, then started putting it in his mouth, sucking off the sauce and pulling it back out, before finally eating some! He had such fun. He also enjoyed the meatballs which is good as I don't think he is getting enough meat/iron and I want to try to get him eating more.

Other news - he is loving chasing our cat all over the ground floor now that it is raining and she has come in from the garden. He squeals with excitement but never catches her! He is always bumping his head now he has started cruising the furniture (a real big bump this morning!) and he also finds it hilarious when I out something odd on my head or in my mouth! I couldn't love him any more-he's great!

Off to see nanna and grandad tomorrow so may not post this weekend x

2007-09-20T14:47:00.000+01:00

JJ had an average breakfast.

For lunch he had some butternut squash, carrot and corriander soup with bread. We loved it but he wasn't too fussed - I don't think he liked the mush texture of the bread with the soup on. So he had some stand-by philly on toast, rice cakes and some tomatoes.

Tea was casserole and potatoes wit fruit for lunch.

Squash, beans and rice

2007-09-19T14:41:00.000+01:00

JJ ate very little breakfast today but did get quite hungry later in the day, according to daddy who was in charge, so had some pear and malt loaf in the morning . He had lots of lunch - mackerel pate on toast, turkey meatballs and banana yogurt.

For tea he had some rice cakes to keep him patient! rice cakes (he likes rice cakes now but was not too fussed before) and spiced butternut squash and bean casserole - he just loved the kidney beans! He also had rice which he hasn't really had before but managed it well. He had a little treat of some custard for pud. He does seem to like having some pudding then going back to his savory and back to pudding again - odd - but if he gets fussy during a meal a few spoons of sweet and he will carry on.

Salmon Fishcakes

2007-09-18T14:31:00.000+01:00

JJ had his usual breakfast and for lunch he had home made pizza (well I bought the base but I had intended to make it!). I put tomato puree, grated carrot, skmoked mackerel and cheese on top. He loved it and worked his way through 5 slices. He also Had fruit I think.

For tea he had slamon fishcakes, a little bit of mash and vegies. He thoroughly enjoyed mushing the whole lot into a pile a mush - nice.

Mash-tastic

2007-09-17T20:43:00.000+01:00

JJ had another good breakfast today of oatibix and nectarine. Glad he is back on form!

Lunch was smoked mackerel blended with cream cheese and a touch of greek yogurt spread on toasted french bread - he loves this meal. He also had a handful of my homegrown tomatoes and a whole cinnamon apple - we both love cinnamon apple so much and it only takes a minute to cook!

For tea JJ had salmon, mashed potato and veg. He gobbled it up so quickly you would have thought he hadn't been fed in a week! He also had yogurt for pudding.

Day with daddy

2007-09-16T19:03:00.000+01:00

JJ had breakfast with me this morning before I took myself off shopping for the day - he had quite a few Oatibix and about 5 or 6 tablespoon of cornflakes - he cant get enough.

Lunch was philly on toast (as usual when it'd down to daddy!!!) and lots of tomatoes, cucumber and some plum.

For tea he had cheesy pasta, nectarine and a couple more tomatoes.

sweetcorn and fish and chips

2007-09-16T18:53:00.000+01:00

JJ had Oatibix and cornfalkes with some plum for breakfast again today which went down quite well.

Lunch was another success. JJ had lots of sweetcorn for lunch - he has never really been that fused on it before but he ate bucket loads of it today! He also had cheesy wholemean pitta and some friut.
For tea JJ had fish and chips - baked cod which he quite liked and some chunky home made oven chips, along with broccoli and yogurt and banana for pud. He didn't eat as much as he did for lunch and he is still obsessed with dropping food over the edge of his high chair and smililng when it makes a splat sound. He also like to bite into the end of the chip and then shake the bit that was hanging off until it fell. He would then pick it up and eat it - every time!

Other news - JJ is getting about all over the place and is standing up on everything possible - radiators, sofas, toys and trying to climb the stairs - he is having so much funn. He also like to roll a ball and crawl after it then roll it again etc! He seems more settled and is sleeping a little better.

Lasagne and vegetable frittas

2007-09-15T19:23:00.000+01:00

Sorry for the delay blog fans! We have been decorating our living room and no time for blogging I'm afraid!

Thursday - can't quite remember lunch - breakfast was the usual I'm sure.

Tea was lasagne and he enjoyed it at first but got pretty cross and tired half way through so not a huge ammount was eaten in the end.

Friday JJ ate a better breakfast and was quite enjoying heaps of my cornflakes.

Lunch was a home-made hummus and grated carrot wrap - JJ didn't like my hummus I think it was too lemony, and so he wouldn't eat the wrap. He had some philly on toast and lots a fruit was offered instead but he wasn't too keen. He had some of a frozen Little Yeos but got brain freeze! He enjoyed it though.

For tea I made JJ vegetable frittas (will post the recipe) and he quite liked them but only after a tantrum to remove his bib! He also had a baked sweet potato and lots of fruit.

Scary tea time!

2007-09-12T18:49:00.000+01:00

Tired sleepy boy!

JJ had some breakfast this morning which was an improvement on yesterday (although he had been up a lot in the night again)and enjoyed a few of my cornflakes with his weetabix .

He had some philly on toast for lunch with quite a bit of yogurt and banana from his dad.

For tea he had mashed potato, sausage, broccoli and califlower with plum for pudding. He is still finding it very funny to sqiush and throw food but it tends to be back down onto his tray now which is not so bad.

He also scared the life out of me - I took of the main tray off his high chair which holds him in quite securely, and there is a small play tray underneath. I tend not to strap him in as there is no way he can get out with his tray on and I think I could whip him out quickly if he were choking that way. Anyway, I took off the big tray turned round to put it on the side and when I turned back he had stood up in his high chair and was grinning at me over the back!!! I am such a bad mummy! If he had fallen I would have never forgiven myself! He thought it was great though. From now on he will be strapped in or I will leave the big tray on at all times. He then decided it was great fun to pull himself up for the rest of the evening onto his toys, sofa etc. It amazes me how he just start doing these things almost out of the blue.

No food today thanks mum!

2007-09-11T18:46:00.000+01:00

JJ was feeling a bit under the weather today (up a lot in the night ARGGGHHH!) and ate very little - pretty uch no breakfast, a suck on one piece of quesadilla for lunch and a small amount of omlette and broccoli for puding with one slice of pear.

There was no tempting him I'm afraid - poor little man!

He did however have a great time playing with (and eating!) the tissues from the tissue box and playing with his friend Kiri - so cute!

Liver disaster!

2007-09-10T20:56:00.000+01:00

JJ ate a bit more for breakfast today - he had weetabix as usual and a few of my cornflakes which he picked up like a pro.

Lunch was french bread toast spread with philly and mashed sardines which he really enjoyed. He had some pear for pudding.

For tea I did JJ some liver with mash and veggies. He isn't a huge meat fan and usually has a quick suck and puts it down. Today however he really liked the liver and sucked away - the only problem was it was tough as old boots!! He couldn't actually eat any. I followed Delia's advice to the letter having never cooked it before but it was horrid so I will casserole the rest tomorrow and try it that way! He had cinnamon apples for pudding which he gobbled up with a smile on his face!

Scrambled eggs and food flinging

2007-09-10T20:45:00.000+01:00

Weetabix

Sweet potato and bean burgers - recipe on the blog!

Sunday was the usual breakfast but JJ didn't eat any of it - he just wanted to throw it all on the floor. We have never really had this problem with JJ before and I thought we had avoided it but he found it hilarous today!

Lunch was scrambled egg and french bread toast (I find he much prefers toasted french bread to normal bread and will eat much more). He quite liked it but ended up throwing it about again. He had some pear for pud.

Tea was veggies and my made up sweet potato and kidney bean burgers (recipe on the blog - see links). Once again most of it went on the floor - he didn't really have an appetite but enjoyed what he did eat. He also discovered the cup holder on his tray - it has always been there but he hasn't noticed it before - he enjoyed putting his toast and pear in there and taking it out again to eat!

2007-09-08T20:37:00.000+01:00

Saturday was race day for JJ's daddy and after his usual breakfast of weetabix we headded off to Rutland Water to cheer him over the finish line (he completed the race in a fantastic 5 hours, 6 mins and 8 seconds for those whi are interested!)

Lunch was eaten at Rutland Water and was french bread and butter, pear, humzinger and Organix gingerbread man (and he stle some of his daddy's malt loaf!). He mainly just sucked it and ate very little thanks to all the interesting things to look at.

For tea I made a beef and red wine casserole with mash, veg and rice pudding for afters Yum!

More Pasta!

2007-09-07T21:40:00.000+01:00

Silly photos as I haven't taken many food ones lately!

JJ looking funny with his Bumgenius nappy on his head

Eating the cat toy in the cat bed! His first crawling adventure!

JJ with his Nanna x

So cute!

JJ had 1 and a half weetabix for breakfast but didn't seem that hungry (could have been something to do with a huge bf in the middle of the night - grrrr).

Lunch was a cheese pitta, home grown cherry tomato and cucumber and some yogurt and banana. It was a bit rushed really as we were due to meet our friends.

For tea we all had pasta - again! This is becaues JJ's daddy is in a very big race tomorrow (the Vitruvian half Iron Man: 1900m swim, 84km bike and 21km run) and is carbo-loading so we were too! We had pasta in a creamy tuna sauce yum - he loved the mushrooms today.

In general he hasn't seemed very hungry today but ate a reasonable amount.

Will let you know how JJ's daddy gets on tomorrow (if I'm not too tired from him gettingup at 4:30 to start his race at 6.30!!!) Good luck Johnny!!!xxx

Pasta

2007-09-06T19:13:00.000+01:00

JJ had 2 weetabix, a plum and some nectarine for breakfast.

Lunch was a couple of cheese and apple scones which I defrosted, a pear and half a nectarine. IO must get baking as my freezer stash is about gone!

For tea we had pasta - chicken and bacon (although he didn't have the bacon). He just loves pasta - he has a big adult sized bowl but only eats about half. He shoves it in so quickly but a lot come back out when he has sucked off the sauce. He also had rice pudding.

Daddy day

2007-09-05T19:38:00.000+01:00

Wednesday is work day for me so daddy is in charge. JJ aparantly had a great breakfast.

Lunch after swimming was philly on toast, a plum and some yogurt and banana. JJ was quite hungry and gobbled it all up.

We had Spanish Chicken (chicken, chorizo, peppers and mushrooms in a tomato sauce) and Jacket potatoes for tea. JJ actually ate quite a bit of the chicken - in the past he has mostly just sucked it but he was definitely eating it tonight. He loved the potato as usual. He had watermelon for pudding which was very juicy and messy.

It was lovely coming in today as JJ was soooo excited to see me, he practically jumped into my arms and was giggling and kissing me. I can definitely handle working a day a week if I get a reception like that!

Lasagne

2007-09-05T19:31:00.000+01:00

JJ has Weetabix for breakfast most days now and he seems to love it. He manages 2!

Lunch was quesadillas with Nanna and Grandad. He loved them - he had ham, cheese and grated carrot, followed by plum for afters.

Tea was lasagne for the firts time and he adored every orange mouthful! He polished of a sizeable chunk along with carrots and green beans. He was covered from head to toe in orange and had to be plonked straight in the bath.

2007-09-03T19:30:00.000+01:00

Fishcakes

Sleeping round the zoo

A biscuit on the tube

Lunch at Granny's

Sorry for the lack of updates, we have had some computer probs which are hopefully sorted now! I will try to remember what's been going on...
I think on Friday JJ had spinach and ricotta pancakes again which he quite enjoyed. For tea I made fishcakes with the leftover cod. JJ loved them and ate 3 big ones with lots of veg!

Saturday was a busy day as we went to London to meet some friends and we had lunch at London zoo but he fed most of it to the pigeons! He had jacket potatoes, veg and some omlette for tea and some rice pudding which I defrosted (it seemed to freeze well).

We have been at JJ's Nanna and Grandad's house since Sunday and went for a family party where JJ had bits and bobs from the buffet. He had fish fingers with the crumbs removed, veggies and potatoes for tea with yogurt for pudding.

Today JJ had usual breakfast, some toast, cheese and pear for lunch at his Granny's house and then pasta bolognese for tea - he ate about half a bowl and sucked the sauce and cheese of the other half! He also had some melon.

An exciting new breakfast and lunch

2007-08-30T20:54:00.000+01:00

Will post the video soon when I have charged the battery!

A bare cupboard forced the invention of a new breakfast today which luckily was a big success. I made some readybrek with less milk than it states so it was extra thick, I then mashed some banana and mixed it in. It was thick enough for JJ to messily scoop up and eat - he loved it (see the video!). I only made a half quantity as I expected him to reject it like he has done with normal ready brek, and he polished it off so quickly I had to hastily make some more (which he didnt eat in the end even though it was thicker and much better!).

Lunch was another big success! We tried mini pittas filled with grated carrot and grated cheese mixed with a bit of cumin and toasted. He loved them and ate 2 full ones. A good tip is to buy a pack of 10 mini pittas and freeze them indivdually. They defrost really quickly and I used to throw half a pack away as we didn't get through them. This way we always have some to hand! He also had the leftover banana readybrek mixed with some creamy greek yogurt - yumm - he loved it! It would make quite a substantial dessert for those days when he doesn't seem to have had much and is only keen on dessert!

Tea was baked cod, broccoli and pasta and pesto. He enjoyed this and ate a fair amount but not loads due to his huge lunch I think!

He also enjoyed a flying visit from Nanna and Grandad before bed - he sends you both a big sloppy kiss! xxx

leftovers!

2007-08-29T18:59:00.000+01:00

It was my first day back at work today - I will just be working Wednesdays from now on and JJ will be spending the day with his daddy - Boys Fun Day as it is to be known!! (not sure how much fun he'll find it when JJ's grumpy, its raining and we have been up all night teething LOL!)

Anyway - it was only a teacher day today - no children in school - so I could leave a bit later and have breakfast with my boys ( I was a bit bleary eyed as JJ had me up at 1, 3, 5 and then from 5.30!!). He had 1 and a half weetabix.

DH said he also had a mammoth lunch - an adult size bowl of leftover shepherds pie and some nice veggies and a plum and some watermelon. I think swimming in the morning had made him hungry!

Tea was more leftovers of butternut squash but he wasn't interested. He had a bit of bread and philly and a big bowl of yogurt and banana. No milk all day, just bf this morning, water in the day and bf before bed.

He has been a bit happier today so fingers crossed we are past the worst!

shepherds pie

2007-08-28T18:48:00.000+01:00

Didn't manage to post yesterday as we had a house full for a BBQ. JJ was pretty grizzly all day and didn't eat much breakfast or lunch. He did enjoy sweet potato, nectarine and greek yogurt with banana for tea though.

JJ had a good breakfast of a weetabix and a few oatibix bitesize. He also had about half a piece of toast at 11 which he stole from me!

Lunch was not touched at all. I had made him a butternut squash and red pepper casserole with french bread. He ate none of it. He has been so clingy and grumpy for a few days - not his usual bubbly self at all. I think it must be teeth (although there are no visible signs) as he seems to be vrying out in pain for a few mins. He is very cuddly which is lovely because he is normally to wriggly to cuddle for long - but I want my little boy back!

Tea surprisingly went down quite well. It was shepherds pie, cauli and cabbage. He ate quite a bit after a rocky start. He also had some homemade rice pudding which he really loved. Fingers crossed he will be back to normal tomorrow.

A day by the river

2007-08-26T20:17:00.000+01:00

After a teeny piece of my cake!

Today we had a very odd day as JJ's Daddy was racing (triathlon) and so we went along to cheer him on. We had to leave the house at 6:00 so breakfast was taken on a park bench by the river! He had the usual oatibix and shredded wheat but didn't have a great deal as he was too busy people watching!

Lunch was at a cafe by the river after the race. They only did sandwiches so JJ had some brown bread and butter, a bit of lettuce and some other bits and bobs. Not great really - we thought we would be able to get him something more substantial.

Tea was baked sweet potato and butter, cheese omlette and watermelon. He seemed to really enjoy his tea.

JJ's daddy did very well in his race - coming 83rd out of 400+ and beating his last year's time by 8 mins - well done !!!

nothing very exciting!

2007-08-25T18:58:00.000+01:00

Today JJ Had weetabix and oatibix for breakfast which he enjoyed and he had wuite a bit to eat.

Lunch was some little toasted slices of french bread topped with either philly or melted cheese. He loved the philly ones. He also had some watermelon - great big wedges of it which dribbled everywhere! He didn't eat a huge amount but didn't do too badly.

Tea was a spinach cheese and carrot muffin, roasted butternut squash, nectarine and some greek yogurt with banana. He didn't eat a great deal (a lot went in his mouth but a lot came out again too!). He is an odd little thing when it somes to banana - when I give him banana he bites bits off but spits them out. But he loves it mashed up with yogurt - odd!

Sorry for the lack of pictures recently - I couldn't find the camera but I have no located it so I will take pictures tomorrow!

Salmon

2007-08-23T18:45:00.000+01:00

JJ had a weetabix for breakfast (realised at breakfast today I had been spelling weetabix wrong!) and a couple of oatibix.

For lunch he had just over a slice of philly on toast but got cross before any fruit.

He had some juicy watermelon in the afternoon with his friends who came over to play - he managed to drip it all over me!

For tea JJ had some cheesy mash, salmon, green beans and carrots. He was very tired again though and got too sleepy to eat any fruit again! Will make up for it tomorrow I am sure!

soup

2007-08-22T19:06:00.001+01:00

JJ had breakfast with his dad today who says he had a whole bowlful of oatabix, some blueberries and a suck of a strawberry.

Lunch was some nice homemade veggie soup - we cut the crust off a wholemeal loaf and cut it into fingers which we dunked in the soup for JJ who loved sucking it off. He also had some veg which I picked out before I whizzed the soup up - broccoli, chard and some carrot I think. He didn't have a very big lunch though - again!

For tea JJ enjoyed some 'chicken in a bag' a la Jamie Oliver (see recipes) and 2 jacket potatoes with cheese. He also had a plum and half a pear. Yum Yum!

Cous cous 'sausages'

2007-08-21T20:01:00.000+01:00

I thought I would try something different today for breakfast so we had wheatabix (not ground breaking I know!). They don't do mini plain wheatabix so I broke a big one up into a few bits and dunked it like I do with the oatibix. He seemed to really enjoy it and ate the lot as well as about 8 exta oatibix bitesize. All in all a good breakfast.

Lunch was a bit of a non starter. I was very proud of my new lunch inventions - cous cous 'sausages' - but he wasn't in a lunch mood - nothing would tempt him today - not the cous cous, not strawberries, not yogurt. So we called it a day. The cous cous was great though - I cooked the cous cous and mixed some with mashed sardines and cream cheese and formed it into sausage shapes, the rest I mixed with hummus and did the same. They worked really well and make a nice quick lunch and a change from bread and the usual. I will put the proper recipe on the recipe blog.

Tea was cottage pie, broccoli, cabbage, carrots ( and another cous cous sausage). JJ loved it but was not really in an eating mood again but he did better than lunch. Hopefully he will be back on track tomorrow - I guess too much breakfast spoiled him!

Carrot pancakes

2007-08-20T18:41:00.000+01:00

JJ had breakfast with his dad again and apparently wouldn't touch the shredded wheat - it was oatibix all the way!

Lunch was a new invention of mine - carrot pancakes - they went down a treat spread with soft cheese. Will add them to the recipe blog. They we accompanied by possibly the biggest plum in history.

For tea JJ had a bit of a mixed bag of cow and gate breadsticks and hummus, some chicken, tomato, cucumber, tiger bread, cherries and kiwi. He didn't really eat the fruit though just sucked and spat it out - this is the trick of the week. I am not worried though, he will move onto another bizarre habit soon.

Other news:
He is really good at waving now. He will do it spontaneously rather than just copy. We went into the bedroom today and JJ heard his daddy in the bathroom but couldn't see him and he waved at the door - so cute and clever!

Lunch with friends and comedy carrots!

2007-08-19T20:30:00.001+01:00

JJ's daddy gave him the usual breakfast today.

Lunch was lovely as we had some of our friends over so JJ sat with the 8 of us and had some homemade burgers (lamb and mint and beef burgers) - he wasn't into them but we enjoyed them! He also had some hummus on toast - a big hit - he generally sucked the hummus off and spat out the toast though (continuing yesterday's game!). He had some nectarine and blueberries for pud.

Tea tonight was lentil mash, sugarsnap peas, baby corn and carrots. He was very vocal all through tea and had some very funny carrot moments which I captured on video. They really didn't want to be eaten!!!

For pud I nuked some blueberries in the microwave for 1 min and mixed them with greek yogurt. He quite enjoyed them but prefers his blueberries au naturale!

Lunch? Cherries

2007-08-18T20:21:00.000+01:00

Peek-a-boo!

JJ enjoyed a nice breakfast before we set off on our LOOOOOONG journey.

I cannot for the life of me remember what he had for lunch (I am writing this a day late) so it can;t have been very remarkable.

Tea was roasted parsnip and sweet potato, and a spinach, cheese and carrot muffin which I had defrosted (they freeze very well). He quite enjoyed his tea but has a new favourite game which is chew and suck each bit to death and then spit/pull it out of his mouth. He has just learned to do this and seems determined to practice it whenever possible. He had some nice cherries for pud but wasn't too impressed.

fun in the sun!

2007-08-17T19:19:00.000+01:00

Well we had another exciting day at the seaside with our friends. JJ wasn't too fussed about breakfast this morning - he had about half a bowl and some nectarine.

Lunch was a little picnic on a bench at some paddling pools. JJ had some french bread and butter, blueberries and nectarine and a biscuit which was thrown on the floor. He seemed to really enjoy eating with other children. He also had a bit of my fish, batter removed, on the sand (oh an a teeny tiny piece of doughnut, shhh don't tell his daddy!)

For tea JJ had some broccoli, cod and potatoes. Fir pud he had some mashed banana mixed with Greek yogurt which he really enjoyed. We have had a lovely couple of days house sitting by the sea and are heading home tomorrow. Other news JJ learnt to wave yesterday - he is very cute doing it. He is sooooo close to crawling now too but has been for a couple of weeks. Today he actually picked up one hand and moved it forward but couldn't figure out how to move the other one! Maybe tomorrow he will get it!

Seaside fun!

2007-08-16T19:20:00.000+01:00

JJ's daddy gave him breakfast today as I was packing to go to the seaside for a couple of days with some friends. He had the usual plus some rather juicy watermelon (judging by the colour of his sleepsuit).

Lunch was unfortunately another omlette! We arrived at my parents where we are house sitting and there wasn't much BLW friendly food in so an omlette it was and he ate the lot despite having a big BF just before. He also ate a fair few blueberries.

After an afternoon on the rather windy yet pleasant beach, JJ enjoyed his favourite pasta with cheese sauce and just about ate his own body weight in pasta! He also had some mango and a few more blueberries for good measure.

He then had a bath with his friends Lola and Rosie which he found very exciting! We might even have an ice cream tomorrow! (bad mummy!!)

Omlette

2007-08-15T19:14:00.000+01:00

JJ had an interested breakfast today - I took some video as I never really pay much attention to breakfast on here but was often the meal which caused the most stress so thought it might be helpful to others to see him eating - However he had a really bad breakfast and generally just threw stuff on the floor - typical!

Lunch was an omlette - a first for JJ. He has never had proper eggs before - just eggs in other things like pancakes. He had a cheese omlette and loved it. He also had some mango and a cheese and apple scone left over from yesterday.

For tea JJ had some mash, carrot and mackerel. He loved the carrot and fish but was not so keen on the mash toady. He also had some yogurt and some pear. It could have been the longest meal in history - he was definitely on a go slow!

Yummy scones and lasagne

2007-08-14T19:07:00.000+01:00

JJ had a good breakfast and for lunch enjoyed some homemade cheese, oat and apple scones. He really liked them (as did I) and managed to eat 3 small ones. He also had some mango which he loves but now he is used to being able to eat most things with ease, got pretty frustrated at the slippery pieces.

For tea we all had some cannelloni (made with sheets of lasagne) stuffed with spinach and ricotta in a tomato sauce and topped with cheese. Yum. JJ liked it but didn't eat huge amounts of the pasta - mostly the filling. He also had some rice pudding and some blueberries (surprise, surprise!).

He seems to have got his appetite back.

I will get going on the recipe blog I promise!

From bad to good!

2007-08-13T20:28:00.000+01:00

I thought JJ had a good breakfast today until I took his pelican bib off to find half of it in there! He doesn't normally drop much at breakfast! He did have 2 good BFs before breakfast though!

Lunch was lovely for us but a bit rubbish for JJ unfortunately. We went to a lovely pub and I ordered a nice margherita pizza and roasted root veg to share with JJ but he was not a happy bunny. He didn't like the seat he was in ( a handysit I think - we loved it but he wanted to rest back and couldn't) so he had a bit of pizza sitting on his dad's lap and that was it.

He did however, have a very large tea! He had homemade turkey and apple sausages x 2, lots of mash, broccoli with cheese sauce, a bowl of yogurt and 3 handfuls of blueberries! It definately made up for the rest of the day.

I also took some video of his 2 spoon swap technique for eating yogurt. I had to prop the camera up on some tea towels so its a bit of a dodgy angle. Just after this he discovered that if he went to throw the spoon on the floor he could get me to give it to him quicker - I had to work hard to keep up! When he did throw his spoon on the floor (I paused for breath!) he decided to thank me for picking it up by stroking my hair with his mashy, cheesy, yogurty hands - nice!

(will post soon)

Good food day and another tooth

2007-08-12T20:39:00.000+01:00

Yummy scrummy drop scones

JJ actually trying to eat his fist!

JJ has got his second tooth today and he is eating well again - not a coincidence methinks!

He had a good breakfast of the usual. For lunch he had some philly on toast with some ham but mostly scoffed down drop scones (as did I and his daddy!) - they were rater fluffy and yummy. He also had some nectarine

For tea he had some griddled chicken breast which he seemed to enjoy (he isn't normally too fussed about chunks of meat), a cheesy jacket potato, some steamed veg (from those little frozen steam packets - not bad in a rush) and some watermelon. It all went down quite well apart from the sweetcorn which he didn't even entertain. And he didn't fall asleep tonight!

Sweet potato cake, more sleep eating!

2007-08-11T20:29:00.000+01:00

JJ had the usual breakfast and ate quite a bit.

For lunch JJ had a sweet potato cake (left over baked sweet potato mashed up, coated in breadcrumbs and fried in butter) which he loved. He also had the first of my home grown courgettes, a million blueberries and some watermelon. He is loving blueberries and watermelon at the minute - it is officially the biggest and juiciest watermelon ever and as soon as he picks a chunk up it runs down his arm!

For tea JJ had some philly on toast, half a cinnamon and raisin bagel, some vanilla yogurt and more fruit - a bit of a hotch potch really but he enjoyed most of it but was tired again and had another go at sleeping while eating! It is the funniest and cutest thing to watch.

2 tired meals - 2 different outcomes! Fab video

2007-08-10T18:20:00.000+01:00

This has got to be JJ's cutest video yet - my sleepy little boy!

Back home and back to normal JJ had a good breakfast of the usual today after a little lie in till 7.30.

Lunch today was chicken and salad with some crusty bread. However JJ missed his morning nap as he was late up and we went food shopping so he was too tired to eat much and just got very upset and we cut lunch short. I gave him a rice pudding when he woke up before we dashed to story time at the library - he loved it!

Tea today was bean and veg hot pot with baked sweet potato, and watermelon and blueberries. JJ was really enjoying his tea and making lots of 'mmmm' sounds but then started actually falling asleep whilst eating. I am sure he was sleep eating at one point. So another meal cut short today but he wasn't upset this time - just couldn't keep his eyes open! This has to be the cutest video ever!

I think JJ may have another tooth on its way as he is not eating very well and has eczema round his mouth which appeared shortly before a tooth last time - it is soooo frustrating that he was eating so well and so enthusiastically and then he takes 2 steps back - ah well guess that's babies for you! I know he will start chomping down his food again when he is ready.

Woops! Sorry we're late!

2007-08-10T18:04:00.000+01:00

Sorry for the delay but we have been back home ot visit the grandparents and couldn't post while we were away. Think I can remember...

Tuesday - usual breakfast, then some yummy spinach, carrot and cheese muffins which I baked - sound gross but tasted lovely and JJ had 1 and a half for his lunch with some fruit.

For tea he had mackerel and cheese tarts and grated carrot - he was not impressed by the carrot. He would go to pick it up and then pull a disgusted face, drop it and eat something else.

Wednesday we were at JJ's nanna and grandad's house - usual breakfast, lunch was another muffin with some fruit - he wasn't very interested in either. For tea he had pasta and cheese sauce - another of his favourites but again he wasn't very interested. He did enjoy a few grapes though and managed to drink from his doidy on his own (and then threw water all over himself which me and his Nanna found highly amusing!).

Thursday was again not very successful on the food front but we had a lovely time at JJ's aunty Kelly's wedding! He had some cheesy mash, broccoli and carrot for lunch - he loved the broccoli. He had very little for tea as it was bits and bobs from the buffet but he was more interested in playing with his cousins - never mind!

Quesadillas!

2007-08-06T23:59:00.000+01:00

JJ had his usual breakfast.

We enjoyed a lovely lunch outside in the sunshine. We had quesadillas (like a taosted tortilla sandwich - wil post the recipe in the recipe section) - JJ had double cheese and spinach and me and dh had pepperoni, cheese and tomato. I wasn't sure JJ would manage them too well but he thought they were great and gobbled lots up. We tried one of my lovingly made smoothie lollies on him again and once again he refuses to hold the tissue and so gets frozen hands which makes him cry - oh well me and DH will have to eat them!

Tea was a bit of a rushed affair as we were out buying new camping gear and trying on back carriers for JJ. He had some fresh beef ravioli and I whizzed up some leftover aubergine from yesterday to make a quick sauce. He sucked them to death but ate very little. He did eat a WHOLE nectarine (I was very excited by this!), some banana (although he seems to enjoy just biting this into chunks), a biscuit and a baby rice cake - which he put in whole but eventully managed to eat it!

Skills update!

JJ now moves bits of food out of his way in order to get what he wants. He sees a piece he wants and will do anything to get at it even if other pieces are nearer/easier. He uses a two handed approach to trickier stuff - grasping it in one hand and supporting it (aka shoving it in) with the other. He swaps food from one hand to the other to get a better grip of it. He put the little bits in his palm back down then pincer grips them to eat them. Such a clever boy! Doesn't seem 5 mins since it was a major just to get food in his mouth.

Malt loaf monster!

2007-08-05T20:13:00.000+01:00

JJ had a good breakfast again - he seems to have taken to breakfasts now.

For lunch he had some philly on toast with tomatoes and melon. We usually give him chip shapes or small chunks of melon but today gave him a big wedge with the skin off. He loved it this way and slowly ate the lot and then had some more.

Tea was rather funny - we were having aubergine casserole with couscous and so we gave JJ the same. He found the cous cous very interesting and a little frustrating so I had a brainwave of mixing it with some philly to make it a bit more clumpy and sticky which helped (however DH decided he like his this way too!). He quite enjoyed the casserole and was gobbling up chunks of aubergine, pepper and mushroom. He did find it difficult to shovel it in like he does pasta though. He made such a mess - and going for the 'messiest dinner in blw history' record we decided to top it off with some yogurt - well received as usual.
He still seemed hungry so he had a slice of malt loaf - and just like Eric and bananaman (for those children of the 80's among you) when JJ ate the malt loaf he turned into a growling malt loaf monster (see the very cute video) - a sign, I think, that he liked it.

He was so incredibly messy he was plonked straight into the bath with his dad!

He is eating sooo well at the moment - it is lovely and for those of you out there doing blw and worrying if your LO is having enough - they do get there I promise! It can seem hard at first when they seem to eat so little but stick with it. (the question is will I remember this pearl of wisdom next time he goes off his food a bit...probably not!)

3 good meals

2007-08-04T18:41:00.000+01:00

JJ had the usual for breakfast but today preferred the good old shredded wheat over the oatibix. He has mastered the technique of noisily sucking out all the milk before gobbling them up.

Lunch was leftover pasta bolognese from yesterday which was munched up with the same enthusiasm and left him looking like an oompa loompa (but without the green hair!). He followed this with various fruits.

For tea JJ tried something new - salmon - which he had with the ever popular broccoli and a cheesy jacket potato. He gobbled the lot much to the disappointment of his dad who wanted more! He ate some salmon but was not overly impressed - he much preferred the broccoli and potato. He followed this with some delicious honeydew melon. He has only bf twice today (plus a 30 second drink) so he must be filling his tum with food.

Other News:

JJ is very close to crawling - here he is today showing of his 'all fours' technique - rocking backwards and forwards no less! He is sooo cute!

The look of concentration!

Lunch in the sun, more pasta and a lolly!

2007-08-03T19:31:00.000+01:00

JJ was somewhat irritated by the piece of bread stuck to the end of his nose!

trying to pick up the teensiest tiniest piece of onion

Look at my lovely lolly!

JJ's daddy was in charge of the usual breakfast.

Lunch was lovely as we all had lunch outside at our new table (hastily erected 30 seconds before lunch). JJ seems to enjoy eating outside - he had some pitta and philly, lettuce, tomato, apricot and nectarine oh and some new potato. As usual he had some but not a huge amount. Getting to be quite a pattern at lunch time.

For tea JJ had some pasta bolognese - it was supposed to be spaghetti (we were quite looking forward to seeing how he dealt with spaghetti!) but we had run out so pasta it was - again! Anyway he loved it - I'm sure he's Italian at heart! he had quite a lot of the meat too which is good for iron.

I made some smoothie lollies earlier in the day (whizzed up 2 plums, 1 nectarine, 2 apricots, a banana, a pot of yogurt and some milk and poured into moulds) and JJ's daddy had one for pudding which JJ had a suck of and loved so we gave him his own. He really liked it but got a bit cross when his hands got cold and I think he got brain freeze from shoving it in his mouth! He enjoyed it though and quite healthy really!

A whole lot of pasta!!

2007-08-02T19:29:00.000+01:00

JJ had quite a good breakfast today - Oatibix are definitely his favourite at the minute.

For lunch JJ had some veggie nuggets (the last of my stash), an apricot, some ham and some tomato. He barely ate a thing - I put this down to his teeth and needing the loo half way through.

He made up for it this tea time though as he munched his way through a mountain of pasta with cheese sauce (I froze a couple of portions of sauce from the last lot I made and it worked really well). He had almost as much as I would eat! He also had a fair bit of broccoli and some carrot. He even licked out the bowl (see the video - so cute). This must be his favourite meal.

Sorry it's late! exciting discovery....

2007-08-02T19:22:00.000+01:00

Can't remember Tuesday now so it can't have been very exciting food wise - I didn't post as I was out (OMG!) watching Hairspray - total chick flic and was brilliant.

Anyway yesterday (no excuses I'm afraid was just totally shattered and couldn't be bothered to turn on the computer!), was usual breakfast. For lunch we went for a picnic in the country park near us as the weather was so glorious. JJ had some cheese straws which went down very well, some cheese and a selection of fruit (and a sneaky bit of mummy's ice cream). Not much got eaten as there were far too many interesting people to watch but he enjoyed it! Tea was baby jacket potatoes with cheese, peas and fish cakes. He didn't really eat much but we found his first tooth which could explain why - very exciting!

I couldn't find the camera so no photos I'm afraid.

Mash and mackerel

2007-07-30T21:09:00.000+01:00

JJ's daddy did breakfast this morning and he said JJ wasn't too interested in his cereal - he did however eat some toast and a whole pear!

For lunch he had some smoked mackerel and cream cheese pate on some little slices of toasted baguette (he was smelly all afternoon but loved it!), some nectarine and yogurt.

For tea he ate cheesy mash, veggies and turkey and apple sausages, followed by the rest of his yogurt from lunch and a biscotti. - Yum!

JJ just doesn't stop wriggling at the minute - he is non-stop - guess that's why he's eating well as he needs the energy. Come to think of it so do I!

Little Holiday for us!

2007-07-29T21:16:00.000+01:00

We went camping this weekend with some family - thought we must be mad given the recent weather but we had great weather all weekend and had a fabulous time. JJ was a star and slept brilliantly in the tent and ate lots of yummy food....will try to remember!

Friday - he had some lovely chicken casserole, potatoes and veg before we left - he did quite well with this.

Friday night - After putting up the tent etc we were quite late with tea but he did well. He had some emergency ravioli from a tin - not the best food but best I could manage at the time- it was kids no-added-anything stuff so not too bad. He had it with some broccoli (lots of!), and pitta and phily.

Usual breakfast Saturday morning - he had quite a lot and over half a banana.

Saturday lunch was a picnic at Sandringham - JJ had tomatoes, pittas and cheese and some fruit but dudn't really eat that much - was a bit distracted by his Nanna, Grandad and uncle and auntie!

For tea he has some mackerel, courgette, sweet potato mash, apricot and watermelon! Quite a mixture - he loved the mackerel and the watermelon.

Sunday breakfast he ate quite a lot again of the usual. (the al fresco dining and fresh air must be good for him!) He seems to be favouring oatibix over shredded wheat at the minute. He also had some juicy apricot - yum.

For lunch (back at home) he had pancakes (i sandwiched two together with some philly and mashed pear) some pear and tomato and cucumber.

At tea time JJ turned into an eating machine! We almost didn't bother as we had lunch very late due to travelling back but I'm glad we did as he had another pancake, half a pear, a chunk of cheese, a slice of malt loaf, breadsticks, and a rusk! He ate every last thing on his tray -even all the little bits that he had broken off and rejected earlier. He was really chewing and eating well. Such a star!

I noitced this weekend that when he tries something new he puts it straight into his mouth and then often pulls it out to have a good look at it before carrying on eating it.

Anyway - a great weekend all round - he ate loads and enjoyed every last bit, and we all had a great mini-holiday. We plan to do some more camping soon.

Fish and potato pie

2007-07-26T20:01:00.000+01:00

JJ tried ready break for breakfast this morning. I spoke to the HV yesterday and she said that JJ's shredded wheat may not be enough and that the fruit he eats too doesn't count as it must be cereal. When I asked why she said it was because of the iron and vitamins added to things like wheatabix...what did the world do pre fortified cereals I ask! She also said that babies his age usually eat 1 1/2 wheatabix for breakfast - I don't think JJ usually eats that much. So I thought I would try some ready break for JJ to try like he eats yogurt. Well he hated it - and I can't blame him really. He was reaching on his tray like he wanted his usual so that's what he had (and bitesize Oatibix does have the added goodies!!).

He had his usual amount - I decided to stop worrying as I just don't think he is that hungry at breakfast - he doesn't have that much milk from me either. Gonna chill out and remind myself how well he is doing and he will eat what he needs as he has always done.

For lunch he had some potato and fish pie which we had last night and he loved it - he ate lots! He also had some nectarine but after a bowl full of pie he had no room left!

For tea he had some cheesy pasta again with some veggies. I bought some of the steamfresh packs for quick fixes and they were great - ready really quickly. Probably not as good as fresh but frozen does come pretty close nowadays (although not organic but never mind!). He enjoyed it but didn't really eat that much but he did enjoy his yogurt.

The gagging thing

2007-07-26T19:43:00.000+01:00

I know that gagging and choking can be the scariest thing for some people when giving their LO's finger foods. It can be a bit scary but isn't a BLW issue as such - it will happen whenever children first experience lumps etc, even if they have had purees first, as it is a learning thing.
Anyway....JJ hardly ever gags anymore - can't remember the last time he did till now and it is usually when he is getting tired. Well I caught it on camera and it shows really well how babies usually naturally deal with gagging themselves. Choking is different as they really can't get the food back up and need help. But gagging is part of the learning process. It can be hard not to panic at first but I soon found JJ was able to deal with it without any fuss. I usually thought I would count to ten before intervening to give him the chance to deal with it and so as not to scare him. I never got past three or four.
Anyway - I thought I'd post the video - might help someone. He does a really cute little shiver afterwards.

Yummy pork and pasta

2007-07-25T20:42:00.000+01:00

JJ had the usual for breakfast.

For lunch he had some broccoli (oh how he loves broccoli!) pork and carrot and baked apple wedges with cinnamon - he seemed to enjoy his lunch.

For tea I made a cheese sauce and JJ had it with pasta - wow - he gobbled it up sooo fast! He loved it! I also gave him some banana and he ate a lot of that too, and most of a yogurt. A very successful tea!

Other news - JJ has taken to babbling this week and sounds sooo cute.

Lentil burgers

2007-07-24T20:29:00.000+01:00

JJ had his usual for breakfast but wasn't really interested.

Lunch wasn't too bad - I made some lentil burgers for him which were nice and he quite liked them but he managed to trap his foot in his high chair when wriggling about and this put him off his lunch! He also had some turkey from our stir fry last night (enjoyed this) and some pear. He gagged a bit on the pear - I think because was a bit overtired and it was after the foot incident at the end of the meal. I actually got it on video - its pretty minor really but I know a lot of people worry about gagging so I will put it in a separate post so people can see how babies can easily deal with it themselves most of the time. See the video of him putting too much in his mouth!

For tea I defrosted some fish patties but over cooked them when I was heating them up and they were very dry because of it and he quite understandably threw them on the floor! So he ended up having some philly on toast, yogurt and fruit.

Blogger help!

2007-07-23T20:18:00.000+01:00

Does anyone know how I can get a recipes section set up in blogger - have tried to figure it out and can't. If anyone can help I would appreciate it!
Thanks x

Shepherd's Pie and rice!

2007-07-23T20:00:00.000+01:00

JJ had shredded wheat, melon and blueberries for breakfast today. He is getting good at picking up blueberries!

For lunch I cooked some rice which I then whizzed briefly in my mini blender (the ones that attach onto a hand blender - sooo useful) and I rolled it into logs. It held together brilliantly but JJ turned his nose up - I don't think he likes bland things!

I mixed the other half with some mashed mango but this was a bit sloppy so I added some dessicated coconut and baby rice to firm it up. I put it in the fridge and forgot about it - its still sat there!

So he had his rice logs, some cheese and some mango (lots of mango!). I was eating some left over shepherds pie for my lunch and he seemed rather interested (I hadn't given it to him as I didn't think he'd manage it) so I gave him some and he gobbled it up.

SO for tea tonight I gave JJ some shepherd's pie of his own - well he wouldn't even touch it. We had been into town and he just wanted to play so I let him and tried him again a bit later. He half heartedly had a bit (he loved it at lunch!). So I gave him some yogurt which he practically begged for then decided he did want his shepherds pie, and the rest of his yogurt and an Organix rusk! In the end he had quite a bit to eat.

Lunch at Uncle Adam's

2007-07-22T20:17:00.000+01:00

We had breakfast and lunch at JJ's Uncle Adam's house today. He had shredded wheat for breakfast, and for lunch had some fruit (mango, melon, pineapple), crusty bread, chicken and yogurt. It was pretty messy as we had no high chair and had to use his Bumbo.

For tea he had some broccoli and cheese nuggets which I defrosted, some melon and breadsticks (oh and he chased a few blueberries around again. He is getting so good at the pincer grip!

Blueberry and banana pancakes - YUM!

2007-07-21T20:15:00.000+01:00

JJ had shredded wheat and dried fig for breakfast.

For lunch he had some cucumber, nectarine and bits and bobs as we went out for lunch and had to take a packed lunch for JJ. He was pretty well behaved in the restaurant and didn't make too much mess!

For his tea I made some blueberry and banana pancakes which he enjoyed. He also had some cheese and banana (which he seemed to enjoy today more than before as I had cut it into batons).

JJ is still stuffing lots in his mouth at first (I think because he likes the taste) and then crying as he has a mouth full of food and doesn't know what to do with it. He has done this a few times recently and I worry he will choke as he is crying. Today when he started doing this I ate some pancake and made really exaggerated chewing movements and kept doing this. Eventually he started to copy me and he managed to chew and swallow it all and after that was eating really well. It goes to show how much they learn from eating with us.

Daddy in charge

2007-07-21T20:09:00.000+01:00

Yesterday JJ's daddy was in charge as I was at a wedding. JJ had his usual breakfast. For lunch he had philly on toast with some berry sauce (raspberries, blackberries and blueberries) - which was a big hit. He also had some melon and nectarine.

For dinner daddy cooked gnocchi with cheese sauce but had underestimated how long it can take to make dinner with a grumpy JJ to deal with alone and so it was very late and not very well received (plus I was out and JJ refused any milk that wasn't from me and so was probably over-hungry). I had to come home to feed JJ (BF) before the profiteroles were served!!!!

Dinner with daddy

2007-07-19T21:17:00.000+01:00

Yuk!

I got adventurous for breakfast today and tried to make a ready brek pancake in the porridge pancake style from Aith's blog - basically just thick readybrek nuked and allowed to set. JJ didn't even entertain it and I can't blame him as it was gross! So he had some of my toast and some nectarine.

Daddy was in charge at lunch as I was out so JJ had everything that was in the fridge!! I think he had some of the leftover pancakes, some leftover turkey sausages, breastick and yogurt - ate a little bit of each bt the dog had most of it!

For tea JJ had some of our tuna pasta - he loved it! I had used a mix of round and spirally pasta and it was so funny to see JJ chasing the spirals round the tray as they were his favourite! He also had some nectarine for pud.

He is getting really good at drinking from his doidy cup which we got yesterday - much less spillage - I din't have to change his clothes today (oh - maybe coz we srtripped him for each feed!)

Check out this video of JJ letting us know he has had enough of his tea - never done this before...

Pancakes and turkey sausages

2007-07-18T19:15:00.000+01:00

Same stuff for breakfast again with the addition of dried figs - JJ liked these a lot but sneezed it out after sucking on it for ages!

I got adventurous with panckaes for lunch (got the idea from this cool blog www.myblwexperiences.blogspot.com) and did spinach and ricotta pancakes and berry and creme fraiche pancakes - JJ gobbled them up so quickly it was great to watch! He really enjoyed them but made much less mess than usual - guess he didn't play with it as much as he was enjoying eating it! I enjoyed them too!

For tea I made some turkey and apple mini sausages (got the idea from Aitch's blog) and he had them with avocado and necarine. He seemed to enjoy them but tea was a bit late and he was tired so prefered to rub them in his eyes.

I will try to set up a recipes section and post my versions of the recipes there.

New foods galore!

2007-07-17T20:38:00.000+01:00

No it's not bogies - it's avocado!

JJ the vampire

JJ's tea

Tommy two spoons!

Same old same old for breakie - shredded wheat and oatibix.

Lunch was avocado (he has never had this before but seemed to quite like it), philly on toast and some blackberries and blueberries. He seemed to like the blackberries but seemed to enjoy the feel of them and dropping on the floor better! The blueberries were a little bit sour but he had a couple - he found them easier to chew if I squished them a bit first.

I was very excited about tea - fish patties - yum. I whizzed a slice of bread into breadcrumbs, them whizzed some parsley and some cod, mixed it all together with an egg white and made little patties. I fried them till they were golden each side and then put them in the oven for 10 mins. I could have eaten all of them but only had my one to check they were edible.

JJ started well and kept stuffing it in - but once again with a hugely full mouth he just cried. I think he doesn't like having so much in his mouth. Anyway after some banana yogurt he kept going back for some more so I think he must have liked them. He also had some more blueberries. He ate the whole pot of yogurt which he has never done before - and there was less on his face etc than usual. I think I will have to ration his food at the start of a meal so he doesn't attempt to put it all in at once and see if this helps.

Meals are taking sooo long - by the time I have prepared, cooked, fed, cleaned it is at least an hour often a lot more. Good job I enjoy cooking and feeding (just not the cleaning bit!)

Pancakes and pastries

2007-07-16T18:47:00.000+01:00

Exciting day today on the food front...

Breakfast was same old shredded wheat and some banana (not much)

For lunch I made some mini pancakes. I added some apple puree to the mix and to half of it I also added some grated cheese. The apple ones didn't taste of apple at all but the cheesey ones were nice. JJ gobbled them up! He also had some melon.

For tea I made some puff pastry tarts using some of the veg sauce from yesterday, cheese and tomato and apple and cinnamon. He couldn't get them in quick enough but at one point he had so much in his mouth he didn't know what to do with it and just cried! He always stuffs more and more in when he likes something - I guess he'll learn. He also had some more melon as he loves it!

He was in such a mess after tea (partly due to enthusiastic munching and partly because he pulled off his bib and wrestled me off when I tried to put it back on!) that I had had to shower him off! He did quite like that though.

Ups and downs!

2007-07-15T19:40:00.000+01:00

Not a happy chappy

Yummy apples

Breakfast was a non starter today. DH gave JJ some shredded wheat but he just ate one, squished 2 and then stopped.

After a morning out with his daddy JJ wolfed down 3 of the veggie nuggets from the other day which I had defrosted and would have eaten more had I had them ready! He also had an Organix rusk but this generally went on the floor and not in his mouth! He seemed to really enjoy his lunch.

For tea I did him giant pasta shells and a sauce with tomato, carrot, peas onion and garlic. He got cross straight away as he found it too slippy. He had such a strop that I had to take him out of his chair and cuddle him. He munched a breadstick on my lap and I put him back in and he was much happier. I spread some of the sauce on some bread and he ate some of that. I also baked some slices of apple with some Cinnamon. He threw 3 on the floor, then loved the last 3 and would have eaten more but there wasn't any (I ate 2 thinking he wouldn't eat them!!) Ah well 2 lessons learnt.....don't give him giant pasta and make more cinnamon apples!

Spiced squash

2007-07-14T18:47:00.000+01:00

Breakfast was some wheatabix today which I mushed up with milk and let him feed him self like I do with yogurts. He managed ok but wasn't too impressed and when I put some shredded wheat on his tray he gobbled them up so I guess he prefers them. He also had some banana which as always had a mediocre reception.

Lunch was some steamed carrot, courgette and potato which he really wasn't interested in but did eat some. He had hiccoughs which didn't help and he has a horrid cold so I out it down to this. He has a habit at the minute of squishing food repeatedly in his hand and watching himself do it (all learning I guess) which is what happened to most of lunch.

Tea was a big success. JJ had some of our spiced butternut squash casserole which was flavoured with cumin, coriander and turmeric and he loved it (me and his dad thought the squash was a bit bland!). He also had a yogurt for pudding and had almost the whole pot (well not counting what was smeared over him and his highchair!).

He was also very close to eating some squash out of his palm.