Breakfast.. hot cross buns! and mini wheats! Lunch... rusks with cream cheese (Farex mixed in) and pineapple.
Can you tell we are having a lazy Easter weekend? Both meals Ollie ate well - sucking the cream cheese of the rusks, and off a spork! Again, loving the pineapple!
Dinner.. lamb kofta cooked by my darling husband (baked not fried) with steamed cauliflower and carrot. Ollie had a great meal, ate lots. More vege than kofta as the meat took a wee while to cool down. At the end of the meal we used the laptop to skype Ollie's grandparents in Nelson so we could show off his eating! He was obviously distracted, but did continue to eat a bit while the laptop was on. It was cool for the grandies to see him munching away!
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Monday 18th April 2011
I dislike Mondays. David goes back to work, and I can see all the housework I DIDN'T do over the weekend waiting for me. On the upside, Monday is shopping day, which I usually enjoy! Anyway, I digress..
I finally got a proper meal plan sorted for this week! I've deviated from it already, but a good plan does help. Breakfast was avocado on toast, and banana. Good effort by Ollie, into both the toast and the banana! Seemed to eat a lot in comparison to a couple of weeks ago. It is really hard to guage as it ends up in pieces. Perhaps I should try putting his meal back together like a jigsaw piece! haha.
Lunch was a roaring success too. Piklets with cream cheese, and feijoa. This time I cut the feijoa lengthways and ollie was easily able to pick it up and eat it. He LOVED it! He enjoyed sucking the cream cheese off before munching on the piklet. I really can't get over how much he loved the feijoa. None of his usual noises, just "suck suck suck" as he ate it. And of course, the biscotti was a favourite again! I gave it to him after the piklet and feijoa. Ollie talked to it few minutes before eating though... "I'm going to eat you now... and you are going to taste gooooood.... eeegughhaaaaa ba waaa".
I tend to refill Ollie's plate as the pieces get too small, so he has a good selection of food. So, if he runs out of piklet, I'll give him another. I think this has led to him ignoring the smaller pieces, knowing he'll get another "big" bit. Obviously he needs to practice his fine motor skills, so I'm going to make an effort to leave him with the "small" bits. I know he can manage them, they are just a bit trickier.
Dinner went really well too, despite being a bit late. (Ollie and I got stuck out in traffic). Chicken stirfry. Ollie mainly only ate the chicken as it was first on his tray. But I did see him munching on capsicum, courgette, and broccoli. It was the first time I've seen Ollie eat chicken, he normally ignores it. He loooved it! Lots of munching and definitely swallowing! woohoo!
I finally got a proper meal plan sorted for this week! I've deviated from it already, but a good plan does help. Breakfast was avocado on toast, and banana. Good effort by Ollie, into both the toast and the banana! Seemed to eat a lot in comparison to a couple of weeks ago. It is really hard to guage as it ends up in pieces. Perhaps I should try putting his meal back together like a jigsaw piece! haha.
Lunch was a roaring success too. Piklets with cream cheese, and feijoa. This time I cut the feijoa lengthways and ollie was easily able to pick it up and eat it. He LOVED it! He enjoyed sucking the cream cheese off before munching on the piklet. I really can't get over how much he loved the feijoa. None of his usual noises, just "suck suck suck" as he ate it. And of course, the biscotti was a favourite again! I gave it to him after the piklet and feijoa. Ollie talked to it few minutes before eating though... "I'm going to eat you now... and you are going to taste gooooood.... eeegughhaaaaa ba waaa".
I tend to refill Ollie's plate as the pieces get too small, so he has a good selection of food. So, if he runs out of piklet, I'll give him another. I think this has led to him ignoring the smaller pieces, knowing he'll get another "big" bit. Obviously he needs to practice his fine motor skills, so I'm going to make an effort to leave him with the "small" bits. I know he can manage them, they are just a bit trickier.
Dinner went really well too, despite being a bit late. (Ollie and I got stuck out in traffic). Chicken stirfry. Ollie mainly only ate the chicken as it was first on his tray. But I did see him munching on capsicum, courgette, and broccoli. It was the first time I've seen Ollie eat chicken, he normally ignores it. He loooved it! Lots of munching and definitely swallowing! woohoo!
taggy tag
So I was looking at my tags, aka all the food Ollie has eaten/been offered, and I realised that the few days here and there that I've missed posting have meant a few things left out. So this post is purely to add a few tags :)
On the pineapple... Ollie tried that at a coffee group catch up. While it was too hard for him to chew and swallow, he really enjoyed sucking on it and gumming it. It was just a wedge, and he spent a bit of time chewing on the skin too. I bought a pineapple with the fruit and vege this week so we'll give it another go. I'm sure I read somewhere it is good to leave skin on things like pineapple, as it helps them learn which are the edible bits of food.
On the pineapple... Ollie tried that at a coffee group catch up. While it was too hard for him to chew and swallow, he really enjoyed sucking on it and gumming it. It was just a wedge, and he spent a bit of time chewing on the skin too. I bought a pineapple with the fruit and vege this week so we'll give it another go. I'm sure I read somewhere it is good to leave skin on things like pineapple, as it helps them learn which are the edible bits of food.
Monday 11th April 2011
Where is the month going? I'm back at work in three weeks (sob) so Ollie is in daycare two days a week beginning 26th April. Haven't yet worked out how the food thing is going to work. We aren't allowed to take our own food - they have an in house chef. I assume to avoid allergies/sharing issues.
Breakfast.. avocado (mixed with baby rice) on toast, mini wheats, pear. Toast was the top favourite today, Ollie really got into it. Seems to be a bit over the mini wheats, though does give them a go if they are first on the tray and there is a delay in something else. Even pear wasn't as popular as usual. Ollie seemed to eat a fair bit of avocado and toast which was good.
Lunch... piklets... with baby rice for iron. (I eat a lot of baby rice). I spread a wee bit of cream cheese on Ollie's piklets. Not only did he suck the cream cheese off, but I think he actually ate a fair bit of piklet! Also had second half of pear from this morning, but Ollie wasn't really into it.
Dinner.. macaroni cheese. Busy day, Ollie not really interested in eating much. Did enjoy sucking on the pasta.
Breakfast.. avocado (mixed with baby rice) on toast, mini wheats, pear. Toast was the top favourite today, Ollie really got into it. Seems to be a bit over the mini wheats, though does give them a go if they are first on the tray and there is a delay in something else. Even pear wasn't as popular as usual. Ollie seemed to eat a fair bit of avocado and toast which was good.
Lunch... piklets... with baby rice for iron. (I eat a lot of baby rice). I spread a wee bit of cream cheese on Ollie's piklets. Not only did he suck the cream cheese off, but I think he actually ate a fair bit of piklet! Also had second half of pear from this morning, but Ollie wasn't really into it.
Dinner.. macaroni cheese. Busy day, Ollie not really interested in eating much. Did enjoy sucking on the pasta.
Sunday 10th April 2011
Great food day today! Daddy did breakfast (mummy had a sleep in!) which was mini wheats and pear. According to David, Oliver ate at least half a mini wheat and a bit of pear (which sounds like nothing, but in the early days of BLW that is pretty good I think!)
Lunch we had at a cafe with his beautiful aunties Kate & Scone. Cheese toastie, rusk with cream cheese, and banana. Banana went pretty much straight on the floor (and I wasn't giving it back). Cream cheese was sucked off rusk (as usual). Toastie was interesting.. I cut it into short soliders and he sucked on them for most of the time we were eating. White bread, so hard to chew up, but bits definitely went down with all the sucking!
Dinner was Lamb Kofta (recipe provided by university study resources). And wow, it was a hit. Kofta straight to mouth, lots of chewing and sucking. Also had steamed kumara, carrot, and broccoli which he really got into, it was nice and mushy so easy for him to pass around his mouth. Definitely got kofta and veges down. He was really funny, cracking up towards the end of the meal, with a beautiful smile on his face.
I've decided to post any pics over on our main blog and just use this as a food diary. Saves posting them twice, and I figure no one actually reads this anyway (except maybe mum). Main blog here .
Lunch we had at a cafe with his beautiful aunties Kate & Scone. Cheese toastie, rusk with cream cheese, and banana. Banana went pretty much straight on the floor (and I wasn't giving it back). Cream cheese was sucked off rusk (as usual). Toastie was interesting.. I cut it into short soliders and he sucked on them for most of the time we were eating. White bread, so hard to chew up, but bits definitely went down with all the sucking!
Dinner was Lamb Kofta (recipe provided by university study resources). And wow, it was a hit. Kofta straight to mouth, lots of chewing and sucking. Also had steamed kumara, carrot, and broccoli which he really got into, it was nice and mushy so easy for him to pass around his mouth. Definitely got kofta and veges down. He was really funny, cracking up towards the end of the meal, with a beautiful smile on his face.
I've decided to post any pics over on our main blog and just use this as a food diary. Saves posting them twice, and I figure no one actually reads this anyway (except maybe mum). Main blog here .
Thursday 7th April 2011
Still recovering from our colds here!!
Breakfast, mini wheats and pear. Ollie really getting into pear lately! He loooves it. Its hard to think a few weeks ago it was too slippery to hold!
Lunch... pita pocket with cream cheese (and baby rice mixed in), cucumber. Cucumber is another favourite at the moment (I think it helps with the teeth too!)
Dinner.. Chicken drumsticks, with steamed carrot and broccoli, mashed potato. The chicken was cooked in the crockpot, so really fell off the bone. Ollie had quite a good go, except the mash... He was very very tired.
My super amazing meal plan didn't go so well this week.. our oven (brand new) has stopped working. Thank god the stove still works. hopefully gets fixed next week!
Breakfast, mini wheats and pear. Ollie really getting into pear lately! He loooves it. Its hard to think a few weeks ago it was too slippery to hold!
Lunch... pita pocket with cream cheese (and baby rice mixed in), cucumber. Cucumber is another favourite at the moment (I think it helps with the teeth too!)
Dinner.. Chicken drumsticks, with steamed carrot and broccoli, mashed potato. The chicken was cooked in the crockpot, so really fell off the bone. Ollie had quite a good go, except the mash... He was very very tired.
My super amazing meal plan didn't go so well this week.. our oven (brand new) has stopped working. Thank god the stove still works. hopefully gets fixed next week!
Sunday 3rd April 2011
Woohoo BREAKFAST! We had mini wheats (best find ever - I must thank the mum that put me on to them!) with rice milk, and pear. Ollie had a really good go at the mini wheat and for the first time ever loved the pear! Normally he just ignores pear, and I was close to giving it up but today he got right into it. It was quite ripe (another tip from the same mum) which I think helped.
Lunch was a bit of a drama.. we went to Grandma and Grandads, but left Ollie's lunch box at home! whoops! We scraped together a banana, plum, and teething rusks with cream cheese. I guess my super iron rich piklets will be good for lunch tomorrow! Ollie really enjoyed his banana and for the first time ever he managed to eat some of the rusk (cream cheese everywhere!) I think the TEETH coming through really helped, as it looked like he was scraping the rusk on his teeth! They aren't really teeth - just little pointy tops of teeth - both bottom ones!
Dinner... meatloaf from last night and steamed capsicum and beans. Ollie was way tired and not into it. I was really hoping he would like meatloaf as his dad loves it!
And just because there has been no Ollie pics on here for a bit....
Lunch was a bit of a drama.. we went to Grandma and Grandads, but left Ollie's lunch box at home! whoops! We scraped together a banana, plum, and teething rusks with cream cheese. I guess my super iron rich piklets will be good for lunch tomorrow! Ollie really enjoyed his banana and for the first time ever he managed to eat some of the rusk (cream cheese everywhere!) I think the TEETH coming through really helped, as it looked like he was scraping the rusk on his teeth! They aren't really teeth - just little pointy tops of teeth - both bottom ones!
Dinner... meatloaf from last night and steamed capsicum and beans. Ollie was way tired and not into it. I was really hoping he would like meatloaf as his dad loves it!
And just because there has been no Ollie pics on here for a bit....
Friday 1st April 2011
Lunch... cream cheese with baby rice, using capsicum, carrot -raw, cucumber, pita pocket as dippers.
Dinner ... cottage pie with steamed kumara and carrot. Didn't get into the cottage pie - a bit difficult I think. If we keep offering eventually he'll be able to pick it up! :) Or use cutlery!
Ollie had a few days where he didn't eat so much.. but we have a tooth coming! It has started to cut, which has made for a very unhappy boy. I need to remind myself it isn't about the volume and is quite normal to have a few off days! I've done a meal plan that loosely includes lunch and breakfast to try and make me more organised so we don't have toast everyday! I've got lots of muffin recipes so we'll see how it goes.
He has definitely come along with his fine motor skills! Not quite managing the pincer grip, but getting there - using two fingers and thumb to pick up smaller bits of food.
Dinner ... cottage pie with steamed kumara and carrot. Didn't get into the cottage pie - a bit difficult I think. If we keep offering eventually he'll be able to pick it up! :) Or use cutlery!
Ollie had a few days where he didn't eat so much.. but we have a tooth coming! It has started to cut, which has made for a very unhappy boy. I need to remind myself it isn't about the volume and is quite normal to have a few off days! I've done a meal plan that loosely includes lunch and breakfast to try and make me more organised so we don't have toast everyday! I've got lots of muffin recipes so we'll see how it goes.
He has definitely come along with his fine motor skills! Not quite managing the pincer grip, but getting there - using two fingers and thumb to pick up smaller bits of food.
Whoopsie
So it seems I lost a few days! Whoopsie. No surprise really, I tend to get a bit slack. Have tagged some things we've been eating, but not everything. I should probably write stuff down so I remember it if I'm late posting! I think it will be really interesting (for me, if no one else) to look back on this and see how Ollie's eating evolved.
Things are going well, I've had a few moments of "ohmygosh Ollie isn't eating enough". Mainly when I see other babies eating five icecubes (!)worth of food. Then, I remember why we are doing this and I'm all good. Ollie definitely has days where he isn't interested at all, sometimes due to crappy timing. Dinner seems to be his best meal, as I'm a bit disorganised at lunch, or we are out and he is very distracted.
I'm thinking about starting to do breakfast too, and really embrace Ollie eating with me at every meal. We'll see how it goes...
Things are going well, I've had a few moments of "ohmygosh Ollie isn't eating enough". Mainly when I see other babies eating five icecubes (!)worth of food. Then, I remember why we are doing this and I'm all good. Ollie definitely has days where he isn't interested at all, sometimes due to crappy timing. Dinner seems to be his best meal, as I'm a bit disorganised at lunch, or we are out and he is very distracted.
I'm thinking about starting to do breakfast too, and really embrace Ollie eating with me at every meal. We'll see how it goes...
Monday 21st March
Pasta with cream cheese for lunch today, along with cucumber wedges cold from the fridge. Cucumber was a hit! Not sure he bit any off, but he really enjoyed sucking on it. I think he has pretty sore teeth!
Dinner was pork steak with steamed cauli, kumara, and capsicum. He had a good go at the pork, and showed the most interest in the capsicum than he ever has - chewing on it for a while. Kumara was a bit over cooked, so very mushy and just got mashed around. He is still biting off huge chunks, like tonight with the pork, and he doesn't have the molars to grind it up in his mouth!
Dinner was pork steak with steamed cauli, kumara, and capsicum. He had a good go at the pork, and showed the most interest in the capsicum than he ever has - chewing on it for a while. Kumara was a bit over cooked, so very mushy and just got mashed around. He is still biting off huge chunks, like tonight with the pork, and he doesn't have the molars to grind it up in his mouth!
Saturday 19th March
We had a wedding in Martinborough today (was awesome) but a lazy start to the day meant we were rather rushed for time! I'd hoped to prepare a decent lunchbox for Ollie as I knew the wedding dinner wouldn't be suitable. Well, that didn't happen! I took cream cheese, some rusks, banana, and apricot. We had lunch in the car while Ollie was zonked out, and by the time dinnertime arrived, he was a bit over it. He did enjoy the teething rusks - so I will give him those again, but he just sucked on them - too hard for him to munch. He enjoyed the cream cheese off the rusks, and had a wee go at his banana. Apricot just got flung around. We didn't take a mat to put under him and while they did provide a highchair, I was conscious of spreading food into the carpet! He was the only baby there (bar the bride&groom's five week old!)
So, I'm looking for ideas of stuff I can throw together quickly when I'm disorganised! Oh to be super organised all the time. I'm also looking for some kind of suction cup plate (not bowl) that can sit on the table and he can reach but not pull off... maybe I'll just get a plastic bowl that can't hurt him when he inevitably smacks himself on the head...
So, I'm looking for ideas of stuff I can throw together quickly when I'm disorganised! Oh to be super organised all the time. I'm also looking for some kind of suction cup plate (not bowl) that can sit on the table and he can reach but not pull off... maybe I'll just get a plastic bowl that can't hurt him when he inevitably smacks himself on the head...
Friday 18th March
Lunch was on the go - Ollie had a bit of my bagel with cream cheese on it. He really enjoyed chewing and sucking on the bagel, but I think bagels have a fair amount of salt, so probably not a regular food!
David was out for dinner, so Ollie and I had polenta with steamed broccoli and kumara. I didn't grill the polenta slices long enough so they fell apart and Ollie had trouble holding them. Made them with chicken stock I made myself and bought stuff has too much salt. It was pretty bland, I added salt and pepper to mine! Ollie not really into it -more interested in his water bottle!
David was out for dinner, so Ollie and I had polenta with steamed broccoli and kumara. I didn't grill the polenta slices long enough so they fell apart and Ollie had trouble holding them. Made them with chicken stock I made myself and bought stuff has too much salt. It was pretty bland, I added salt and pepper to mine! Ollie not really into it -more interested in his water bottle!
Day Eight - Friday 25th Feb 2011
Had lunch in town with a friend today, and ended up in town allll day. Ollie had toast and cream cheese, which he enjoyed as usual! He did gag and vomit again! I'm sure it is because he throws himself backwards in excitement. He was on my knee, and I just couldn't keep him still. He did continue to munch on his toast after the vomit (well caught by me with his bib I might add..) but then he started throwing it around.....
We did intend to give him steak tonight at the BBQ we went to, but he didn't have an afternoon nap so he was mega overtired and didn't get to sleep until late, so I just didn't think it was the right time! I am looking forward to giving him meat though!
We did intend to give him steak tonight at the BBQ we went to, but he didn't have an afternoon nap so he was mega overtired and didn't get to sleep until late, so I just didn't think it was the right time! I am looking forward to giving him meat though!
Day Seven - Thursday 24th Feb 2011
Had a coffee group today, so offered ollie some toast, cream cheese, and avocado while we were picnicking at the park. He wasn't really interested - too many exciting things to look at (aka other babies!!). I did intend to offer some more food later, but it just didn't happen! Still really upset about the earthquake.....
I did have a chat with another mum in my coffee group who has also signed up for the university study. We should be able to share tips!
I did have a chat with another mum in my coffee group who has also signed up for the university study. We should be able to share tips!
Day six - Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011
Feeling a little shellshocked and really upset about the earthquake. Ollie didn't eat a huge amount.. I didn't introduce anything new. He, as always, had fun smooshing it up.
Day Five - Tuesday 22nd February - 11am & 2pm
Well we tried solids twice today!! Ollie still teething and not so interested. Don't think he really ingested anything today - and mainly only interested in toast! Fruit was too slippery and I just don't think he was in the mood today. Broccoli will be good I think - the stalk is a fantastic handle. I don't think he is a big fan of the taste though! haha. He did enjoy mashing it about though.
We took the foot rest off his highchair to try and get him to sit still a bit more, but no luck, he just swings his legs around!
I have to keep reminding myself he isn't meant to eat anything much yet! Its all about the playing....
We took the foot rest off his highchair to try and get him to sit still a bit more, but no luck, he just swings his legs around!
I have to keep reminding myself he isn't meant to eat anything much yet! Its all about the playing....
Day Four - Monday 21st February - 4:30pm
Weird day here. Ollie is teething and has had whacked up sleep times. Toast is the favourite. Today we had avocado and cream cheese with toast, both went down well, often he had both in his mouth. Didn't seem to really ingest much, bit of toast. Still banging like a madman with his right hand, and pushing off the footrest. Think I'll take it off...
Tried cucumber, seemed to be too slippery, even with some skin left on as a handle. He did gag on a bit of toast, but thankfully no vomit this time.
Food time ended with a suddenly overtired baby - into bed! Trying to find the "right" time to give him solids so I might try a more purist approach and just give him food whenever he seems interested....
Tried cucumber, seemed to be too slippery, even with some skin left on as a handle. He did gag on a bit of toast, but thankfully no vomit this time.
Food time ended with a suddenly overtired baby - into bed! Trying to find the "right" time to give him solids so I might try a more purist approach and just give him food whenever he seems interested....
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