ALL BY MYSELF

Ellie has become a good eater.  A really good eater.  You put any food in front of her face and she opens her mouth and takes a big bite.  It’s usually followed by her giving me a scrunchy nose smile and then opening for more.  Fruit, vegetable, meat, cereal, whatever, she’ll eat anything.  Until… Continue reading “ALL BY MYSELF”

SEARCHED TWO DAYS FOR THIS CHICKEN…

took me another two to talk him into the job. – W.C. Fields

Have you ever pureed a chicken before?  I have now.  I’ve been making Ellie’s baby food.  Up to this point, it’s just been fruits and vegetables.  You throw anything in the blender and shabam, instant baby food.  But when it came time for chicken and putting it in a blender, I began to worry a little bit.  If she hated green beans and peas at first, I’m not sure how chicken is going to go over. Continue reading “SEARCHED TWO DAYS FOR THIS CHICKEN…”

IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN

I could not would not with a goat,
 
I could not would not on a boat,

thinks Ellie, about all green foods. You know when you taste something so bad, it gives you the chills? That is what Ellie did when she tried avocado. Continue reading “IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN”