Babygirl isn’t a “baby” any more – she’s a full-on toddler! She is running, climbing, jumping, climbing, playing outside, climbing – have I mentioned she likes climbing? Last night after dinner, we found her on top of the dinner table. She can climb the steps on her slide, and the steps to get into the [...]

Since Sophie is firmly in the table food world now, her tastes are changing. I’m not finding much she doesn’t like, but new favorites are emerging. The green peas she ate as baby food (although grudgingly as I recall…) she hardly puts in her mouth now. Our dogs love when she has peas, though, because [...]

Sophie REALLY likes finger food now. I want her to try many different foods, too, so she will like them and not grow into a picky eater. So, I’ve been giving her little bits of various things we’re eating to see how she likes them. She likes shredded cooked chicken. Diced, not so much. It [...]

The “four day rule” went out the window a long time ago… We don’t have a family history of food allergies, though, so I’m not terribly worried about it. Sophie tried a few new things today! Breakfast was simple – peaches mixed with oatmeal. She hasn’t had very much baby cereal but she does like [...]

Sophie experienced some new tastes this past week. We had tacos one night, and I gave her a small bit of the seasoned ground beef. She really liked it, but after a few bites I realized she was sucking the seasoning out and keeping the meat in her mouth. It all came back out at [...]

I was looking at some of the baby food sites I visit, trying to find inspiration for some new foods for Sophie. She is happy with the usual foods still, and eats a little of what we eat sometimes, but I keep thinking a step ahead. Here is one that really sounded good to me. [...]