banana, sweet potato, carrots, and peaches.

so right there around 5 months,

we decided little maxson was ready to try a few solids here and there!

we started with just a few spoonfuls of rice cereal, he wasn't too enthralled with it.

but a few days later while i was eating a banana he kept grabbing at it,

trying to put it in his mouth (like he does with everything else:)

at first i pulled the banana further from him,

but then i thought "wait, i kinda want him to eat solids"

so after he stuck the banana peel in his mouth and sucked on it for a few seconds i thought,

heck, why not!

i broke a piece off my banana,

mashed it up nice and good,

plopped maxson in the bumbo,

put a bib on and we went for it!

he practically loved from the get go.

it was fun feeding him the exact food i was eating myself.

i just really liked it.

i'd love to make my own baby food but i'm just not sure it's in the cards for us, we'll see.

since then i've introduce a new something every few days.

he didn't blink twice at sweet potato or carrot (well actually he'd make a sour face at first like "what's this?" with the first 2 bites but then he was fine after that)

we just tried peaches though and he wasn't as thoroughly entertained.

took him quite a few spoonfuls to enjoy it.
i have to hold both his hands with mine while i feed him unless i want his fingers all up on the spoon and in his mouth getting nice and messy,
that's pretty cute.

solids are a fun new adventure, for sure.

but it's also kinda a hassle, ha!

it (already) takes a bunch of time,

his mouth is quite the moving target,

he we both get all messy in the end,

i have to remember to actually feed him stuff other than just nursing,

and did i say it take a bit of time?

but it's fun and we all are loving it :)