Happy St. Patrick's Day!

We didn't do anything today besides put on a green shirt and take a picture, but hey, whatever it takes to keep from getting pinched! Actually, my mom did make Key Lime pie. She said she made them because they were green, but I know it's just because she likes pie.

Also, I will add to this post the conclusion of our last post about Baby beef stew. After a second and highly unsuccessful third attempt, we have decided the beef stew is a no-go. I love beef stew and was therefore very dissapointed that a) Wes just didn't like it and b) that I wasted, I mean spent, all of nap time making it. Since he wouldn't eat it, I spread what I hadn't already frozen on crackers, like Weelicious mentioned, and ate it for lunch. I have to admit, I even like beef stew pureed. The only question now is what to do with two dozen frozen beef stew cubes??

A Wesley First

I know my last post was about baby food, but I honestly don't know how it goes so fast! (Michael always says how good it smells, so maybe he's sneaking downstairs in the middle of the night and raiding Wes' baby food, though I doubt it!) Anyway, I spent today (or today's nap time) making some new food.

Here's the disaster in my kitchen

(and the dishwasher is broken BTW. Washing dishes by hand is a major pain.)

Here is the delicious final product:

Baby Beef Stew

Zucchini, Acorn Squash, Broccoli, Spinach and Vegetable Orzo

Pinto Beans with Cheese

Apple, Pear and Mango Sauce

Here's my child refusing to eat any of it!
This was the very first time Wes has ever refused to eat something. Granted, we decided to eat outside since it was so beautiful today and Wes was majorly distracted. We finally went inside and he did end up eating, though I still don't think my creations were his favorite. We'll just have to try again tomorrow!

First Tooth!

Wes's first tooth finally popped up! It's on the lower right, and can you believe how well this kid cooperated in order to get these shots???

Also, since these are at meal time, I thought I'd mention how much Wes loves his food! I've been enjoying making all his food and seeing his reaction to new things. Though he usually swallows so fast there is no tasting going on, either that or he just likes it all! Here's a list of what he ate at this meal: (I make big batches of purees and then freeze them in ice cube trays, so each cube is about an ounce of food).

Mixed Grain Baby Cereal

Potato/Cauliflower/Spinach and Turkey

Green Beans

Carrots and Parsnips

SweetPotato/Butternut Squash/Quinoa/Spinach and Onion

Pumpkin and Apples with Cinnanon and Nutmeg

Apple/Peach and Mango Sauce

I told you, he loves food!

This website has a lot of good info on making baby food.

www.wholesomebabyfood.com

Finger Food

Check out that pincer grasp!

Peas and Mangos make me happy :)

Big Bear!

I took a trip up to Big Bear with my mom and dad, Grandma and Aunt Monica and Uncle Chris. This was my first trip to the snow!

Feeling the snow with my dad.

I still didn't like it...remember my reaction the fist time I felt snow.

Hanging out in the time share with everyone.

I'm practicing for my first time sledding. I'm ready to make this thing go fast!!

We had such a fun trip! Thanks Grandma for taking care of me while mom and dad went skiing. Pretty soon I'll be on the slopes too, though my mom and dad can't agree on whether I'll be a skiier or a snowboarder!

Getting Ready for Big Bear

We were getting ready to go up to Big Bear and my mom was going through the 'snow box' because my mom and dad were going to be enjoying "snow sports." (As my dad pointed out, you can't call it "skiing" when one person is a snowboarder.) So anyway, my mom decided to put every hat in the snow box on me. I was not a fan!

I finally gave up and took solace in my fingers.

The Sun'll Come out Tomorrow

Since it's been 'Storm Watch 2010' around here recently, we took advantage of the sunny day last week and headed to the beach. We love board shorts and t-shirt weather!