Ah you guys! How has it already been six months since I had my baby? I am a textbook mom, meaning I am doing everything in the recommended time and what the baby books say. With that, it is suggested to wait until 6 months old to start giving baby’s purees. I was kind of sweating it her last week of five months because I wanted to make sure she was actually ready and was waiting for the cues. One night at dinner my husband and I were discussing it. With her eyes fixated on my food and me eating, I decided to put the fork up to her and she opened her mouth and was so ready! Ha ha. On her six month birthday we started foods and have been having a great time experimenting!

Foods she is eating at six months old

The first food I gave her was sweet potato and she LOVED it. In this post, I show us also making peas. I’m still not sure if she loves it or not, but she always eats it all! I purchased the BEABA Babycook and I’m so impressed with it. If you’re wondering what first foods to give babies, I’ve gathered that these are the most recommended: sweet potato, carrots, peas, avocado, bananas, apple, strawberry, and pear. We have been introducing foods one by one and mixing them with breastmilk to make them thinner.

Kitchen Gadgets and accessories we love for making and storing food

To use the BEABA Babycook is so simple, but I was lost at first haha. You’ll first use the glass pitcher and fill it with water at the 1-3 line. Then you’ll pour it into the system (the opening underneath when you open the lid). Then you’ll place the food in the steamer tray and close the top and click the steam button. Let it do its thing, then pour out the water, dump the steamed food into the pitcher and close. Then you’ll blend for 5 seconds, and then slowly add breastmilk until it’s at the consistency you want!

How we store the homemade baby food

I put them in these reusable containers and label the date. I’ll also occasionally put a serving in a Boon PULP feeder so she can get the hang of it! It’s a lot of fun, but I really love these to put frozen breastmilk in. It’s an excellent teether! Also just to mention, Boon created this brand new bottle and it’s been amazing! You can check them out here. They have a whole line of baby food accessories which is great as we are transitioning to that more and more.

For any food that’s not being eaten right away, I pour them into an ice cube tray and then when frozen I put them in a ziploc and label what it is and the date it was made. Everyday I’ll move one by one to the fridge as she eats (at 6 months she’s eating four times a day). I will thaw them and warm them up by putting them in a bowl of hot water. Each ice cube is about one ounce for reference!

We have been having so much fun on this food journey but I do want to stress that your baby will let you know when they are ready! Don’t try to force foods too soon, and don’t panic if they don’t seem interested as they get older. Foods are just for fun this first year, breastmilk is where they will get all of their nutrients! I will feed her a bottle and then wait thirty minutes or an hour and have her eat food. I never have her eat foods on an empty stomach, it just makes her frustrated and impatient! This is such a fun milestone moment in a baby’s life, and it makes me both sad and happy ha! Why do our babies have to grow up so quickly?