While I'm on the subject of food, I thought I'd mention all the foods she's had so far. We're following a more 'natural' feeding idea, which was recommended by a naturopath. Really at this age the majority of their nutrition comes from breastmilk or formula anyway (all good 'ole Mommy's milk for our Gwennie), so it's really not a big deal how the food gets introduced, other than one new food at a time to watch for allergic reactions. But the talk from the naturopath sounded interesting, so we decided to give this method a try. Gwen's little buddy Tia is doing the same thing. That's been great for me, as Carla (Tia's Mommy) and I can help eachother out with ideas, and we can talk about the girls' reactions to different foods.
The main idea with this method is that we start with fruits and veggies, and hold off on grains until they are over a year. Apparently there is an enzyme for digesting grains that a lot of babies don't have this early, but fruits and veggies are digested more easily. Then the next step, around 9 months, is legumes (chickpeas, lentils, etc.) and nuts (except peanuts). So far Gwennie's had yams, acorn and butternut squash, Macintosh and Red Delicious apples, pears, zucchini, peaches, peas, pumpkin, avacado, banana and chickpeas. She seems to like all of them for the most part, although the chickpeas are not her favourite. I don't blame her really.
Well, that's the food update. Time for a quick story to wrap up. Last night little Gwen was apparently a lot more tired than we realized. I went and popped in the shower while Gord played with her and then started to prepare her bath. When I got into the kitchen Gord had just finished pouring her bath and we both looked at her in her highchair where she'd been playing. She was now fast asleep! We were talking loudly too, but she was very passed out. So we decided to forgo bath time and put her right to bed. Here's a picture of me and my sleeping beauty:
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