Day 71

I remember when Connor was coming up on his 4 month birthday I was getting so nervous about giving his his first taste of food. As much as I love the internet, sometimes it can be your worst enemy, especially for a first time mom. I wish I would have just stopped reading stuff on the internet and stuck with my mommy instinct. His first taste of food was a tiny little bite of New England Clam Chowder from my pinky. I remember immediately after I gave him a bite I freaked out and felt like a terrible mom because he wasn't supposed to have cows milk until he's one because of risk of allergy. Funny, he probably got about 1 tiny spec of cows milk mixed in that chowder and I some home believed that I had poisoned my son. He survived...

Audrey is already suffering from the second child syndrome. She turned 4 months a couple weeks ago and I haven't even really considered giving her anything to eat. I really haven't put much thought into it. I am far too busy dealing with Connor and his beginning stages of terrible twos, and let me tell you, they are TERRIBLE!  I also read the internet far too much this time around and people with way too much time on their hands have their own opinions of when a baby should start getting bites of real food. They also have multiple opinions about what order to introduce foods. As with Connor, I believe these said people on the internet and take their advice like I would a pediatricians advice. WHY?! Why do I listen to these people?!?! Tonight I became a rebel. I gave Audrey her first bites of real food. Did I wait until she is 6 months like everyone says is best, no. Did I start with a green vegetable to slowly introduce and watch for allergies, no. Did I start with something that doesn't have any dairy in it, just in case, no. Do I feel like a terrible mom, kind of. I didn't feel like a terrible mom as I was feeding her, because she really seemed to enjoy it and I got some adorable pictures. As I am typing this, I am thinking about all those internet posts and how terrible I am for giving my 4 month old daughter mashed potatoes as her first bites of food. But with that said, how could anyone resist giving her more when you see this sweet face!!