Solid

Clarkie had his 6 month check up and was only 14 lbs. which surprised me. He just seems so chunky to me but he's still within normal range which is bigger than my other babies who were always in the 5th percentile no matter how much I tried to stuff their faces. I had not started him on solids yet because he didn't seem like he was interested in food much except milk of course. The Dr. encouraged me to start them so we went out and got some food. His first taste was oatmeal mixed with pears. He didn't go crazy for it. Big surprise. I started to bring him to the table for meals with us and he's super excited about our food but when I give him his he turns his head. Or he'll take a bite then rub his nose and fuss. Neither Bianca nor Wy cared for baby food. But I'm determined to make this kid a good eater. So I'm keeping the food flow steady. Just twice a day now but he gets a fruit and oatmeal in the morning and a veggie and rice at night. Don't freak out I just took the tray off and leaned him back a little for the picture.



Sometimes I think he would rather suck his toes or his fingers all day than eat. My kiddies are not big eaters. They snack and drink a lot. Can't say I blame them when I'm kinda like that too.


So far his favorite baby food is peaches. He loves to sip water from my glass. He loves any regular food I give him. Yes I'm bad like that and give him tidbits of stuff from my plate. He still won't take a bottle but I admit I haven't offered him one in a few weeks. I got tired of trying and it's just more convenient to nurse him but I'm thinking about trying the bottle again. We'll see how it goes. And that is my somewhat mundane post on my baby boy. Gotta keep updated though for the baby book that I'll get to someday! (: