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Jun. 23rd, 2011 09:19 amOk, seriously, I want to eat all of the sandwiches in this grilled cheese blog.
West's latest new baby trick: he waves and says "bye bye."
So I'm coming to the end of the line on making my own baby food. West's consumption level is rising, and it's becoming more of a hassle to get food ready for him in the mornings- for breakfast and to pack his daycare lunch. I'd rather have that morning time to snuggle with him and let him romp, rather than confining him to the pack & play while I putter around defrosting and mixing up food (I've tried getting that stuff ready in the evenings, and am sometimes successful, but adding yet another chore to my night list is not happy-making, I already don't sit down to relax until 8:30/9:00). I'll continue to keep some simple fruit purees stacked in the freezer just in case, but I'm realizing that there's really nothing wrong with the packaged baby food. Heck, I'm a sucker and I'm buying Earth's Best organic stuff, and it's not like I actually buy organic fruits & veggies to puree on my own, so maybe the packaged stuff is going to one-up my homemade stuff. Anyway, I'm letting go of the idea that it's somehow better or makes me more of a super woman to make my own baby food. I think there's a fairly strong meme in modern motherhood that doing things the hard way is always better and means you love your baby more. And you know, if disposable diapers, packaged baby food, and plastic toys means life is a little easier and more pleasant for all of us, then it's a path I'm happy to take.
West's latest new baby trick: he waves and says "bye bye."
So I'm coming to the end of the line on making my own baby food. West's consumption level is rising, and it's becoming more of a hassle to get food ready for him in the mornings- for breakfast and to pack his daycare lunch. I'd rather have that morning time to snuggle with him and let him romp, rather than confining him to the pack & play while I putter around defrosting and mixing up food (I've tried getting that stuff ready in the evenings, and am sometimes successful, but adding yet another chore to my night list is not happy-making, I already don't sit down to relax until 8:30/9:00). I'll continue to keep some simple fruit purees stacked in the freezer just in case, but I'm realizing that there's really nothing wrong with the packaged baby food. Heck, I'm a sucker and I'm buying Earth's Best organic stuff, and it's not like I actually buy organic fruits & veggies to puree on my own, so maybe the packaged stuff is going to one-up my homemade stuff. Anyway, I'm letting go of the idea that it's somehow better or makes me more of a super woman to make my own baby food. I think there's a fairly strong meme in modern motherhood that doing things the hard way is always better and means you love your baby more. And you know, if disposable diapers, packaged baby food, and plastic toys means life is a little easier and more pleasant for all of us, then it's a path I'm happy to take.
