Baby Food

Emma has been eating baby food for a couple of months now.  Our first sign that she was ready to start on baby food was the saddest look on her face whenever we would eat.  I can only relate this face to "puppy eyes" when a puppy sits by you begging for food.  Since she is a human though I like to call them her "baby eyes"  =)  We started her off on the typical firsts, rice and then oatmeal cereals.  She quickly disregarded those and I could tell that she desired a diet full of more tastes.  We had been talking about whether to give her store bought baby food or make it homemade and ultimately decided to go with homemade.  I quickly bought a couple of cookbooks and off we were making baby food! 

Our first venture into homeade food was carrots (which to this day I think are her favorite veggie!). 

I have continued making all kinds of new things for her to try (sweet potato, apples, bananas, papaya, pears, potatoes, and butternut squash).  So far she seems to enjoy everything.  Her favorite thing to do while eating though (and pretty much anytime it is offered to her) is drink water!  I'm not really sure why this is so exciting but she loves it.  She would rather drink out of a regular cup or a water bottle then a sippy cup.  Lately when I give her water in a sippy cup she just kind of lets it dribble out of her mouth and then smiles at me like she is saying "this is fun".

 

Emma has also begun the "wonderful" stage of teething! I bought some teething cookies which she has grown very fond of and will throw quite a little tantrum (tears rolling down her cheeks, screaming, etc.) if you attempted to take it away or even touch it while she is eating it.  They also make a mess!  By the time that I can take her cookie, her entire face, hands, and clothes are covered in it. 

 

And now just a few more pictures of our little love bug!

 

 

Although it appears that Emma is very gentle with cats, she only is this way with Aunt Cat and Uncle Bryan's little rascals (she still continues to pull out our cats fur!)

 Cuddle time with Daddy =)