Today was a big day in the Olson household! Olivia had her first real taste of solids. I say real because last weekend we let her suck on a piece of celery at restaurant, but that doesn't count. With Connor, I pureed all his baby food and made it all myself. This time we are taking a different take on feeding her and doing Baby Led Weaning {BLW}. The concept is pretty simple, we don't feed her any purees, but rather finger foods that she can feed herself. The idea is that she will eat what we eat and learn to eat solids rather than unnatural purees. Even though it sounds like I'm weaning her from breastmilk, that's not the case. Until she turns one, she doesn't need any nutrition besides what she gets from me, so what she's essentially eating is just for fun and teaching her about different textures and tastes. So enough about my rambling and onto the cute pictures of her trying avocados for the first time!
So messy!
At the end she got it in her hair.
The verdict on avocado: She was a little unsure about it, but really excited to eat. I don't think she really cared for the taste, but she sure had fun licking her fingers and bib, and mashing it all over the tray. She did get a couple chunks of it and spit them out, but other than that it was pretty hard for her to grasp. It kept slipping out of her fingers. After giving her a few slices, we left the outer skin on and it was much easier for her to hold, so we will do that next time.
XOXO,
Jenn
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