Making baby food - pureed meat

So while I was making meat sauce for me and my husband I decided to separate some meat for little B and make her a meal.

 I cooked her ground beef with some onion, carrots and a tiny bit of tomato sauce. I was a bit worried about adding onion to a baby food dish, but after some Googling I found out that is ok. Thank god for Google! Anyway, I cooked it all and added it to the blender. I had to add some water to it to make it blend into a nice, smooth puree. I was a bit skeptical about blending meat but come to think of it, the meat had already been sliced up and grounded, so why not chop it up some more...

I also added some sweet potatoes to the mix. 

This is how yummy it looked like when it was all done:

Yum yum yummm. 

Well I tasted it and it was pretty good, but most importantly, little B tasted it and she liked it! Woho! That is all that matters! 

Ok, off to new food adventures!

Homemade Baby Food

It is a lot of fun now when little B can eat baby food. I started feeding her cereal in the mornings when she was five months old. After that I gave her carrots, sweet potatoes, squash and peas. She also tried blueberries, peach and apples. However, I try to make some baby food at home. Since I am not a super chef I only make some simple stuff. However, It is really not that hard and it saves you a lot of money. It is also nice to know what ingredients you put in and it gives me the option to buy organic ingredients whenever I feel the need for that. So far I made carrots, sweet potatoes and apple sauce at home. I boil the ingredients first and then mix it in the blender.

Carrot pureeing the other night and little B tasting some homemade apple sauce (looks happy so far about my kitchen efforts)

I find that it is easier to make a lot at the same time, seems like it mixes better in the blender. I use small cups to store leftovers in the freezer.

I have yet to try some kind of meat mixture....but seems a bit nasty to puree meat.....

And I heard you should add some butter to your homemade food.....is that true....? I will try that when I  make some broccoli puree. 

The pureeing continues...I will let you know what little B thinks of my cooking skills.

Ok all you moms and dads out there, You are doing a great job!

Xxx Bs mom

Blanket for the crib?

Ever since little B was born I have been nervous about what bedding to have in her crib. After lots of Google searches on the subject I decided not to have anything at all. There is definitely some scary stuff out there and warnings against using any kind of blankets or pillows, even stuffed animals seem to be a NO NO. I mean who is not afraid of SIDS especially as a first time parent. Little B has been wearing a onesie and that is all. Nothing else in the crib. I even bought a mesh crib liner since I am so nervous about the SIDS thing.

Mesh crib liner

Now when she is 6 months old I am starting to think about blankets again. It is also winter so it gets a bit chillier inside. Last night she had a blanket that I tucked in on all sides of the madress. I know she loves to snuggle with a blanket and she seemed quite happy to have one. I might continue with the tucked in blanket or I have been thinking of buying a breathable blanket. The breathable blankets have holes in them so she can breath through it.

Breathable blanket

If I was good at crocheting I guess I could just make her a blanket with holes....but I am not so would have to buy one.
Another option is the wearable blankets. She has one already that we got from IKEA. She almost got too hot it in first time we tried and did not sleep more than 2 hours at a time. That was a pretty exhausting night for mommy. I guess I can turn down the room temp more......

haha did not think what to put and not to put in the crib would be so difficult to solve!

Ok well, hopefully it is normal to be this worried about your first child. Maybe if I have another baby I would feel calmer about things.