Month 6 (week 24)

Finally i've caught up with time.Eli turned 6 months old 2/05/10,half a year has gone by already,time really does fly when your having fun.Or should I say sleep deprived and rushed of your feet with an endless list of things to do! Eli got weighed last week,now a bouncy 19lb 2oz.I decided to make my first batch of veg purée. Butter-nut squash,Parsnip and sweet potato,yummy! After steaming all this lovely veg I found out the blender didn't have a fuse in it, so I had to use the potato-ricer gadget.All the while with Eli in the background letting me know,he wasn't impressed with my efforts.The kitchen looked like a bomb hit it.But after about a good hour of going backwards & forwards I managed to fill my brand new ice-cube trays and pop them in the freezer. Job done! The next day transferring these lovely little cubes to a bag wasn't as easy as I thought.I banged them on the work-top,stuck! I tried to gently ease them out with a knife,no joy! in the end I just hammered each cube out and in the process broke all three ice-cube trays!But I do learn from my mistakes,we are now the proud owners of a silicone ice-cube mould, Yay!After all this effort Eli tasted it and well he didn't seem to impressed, I think he just needs to give it another go:) It hasn't put me off torturing his taste buds in the future, I am looking forward to trying out my new mould and more challenging recipes :)

Month 5 (on the move)

Week 16,Eli was weighing in at 16lb 4oz, not a bad weight.He's above average size but has been since he was born,i thought he might of had a jump with all the extra food over the past 2weeks but it hasn't really affected his weight yet!In 6-9 month clothes already!He doesn't like getting dressed, especially tops.He constantly fights me, by the end i've got him vice-gripped between my legs, trying to bend he arm into the sleeve without breaking it,honestly is it worth all the struggle? roll on summer,then it will be nice weather and clothes won't really matter :).Eli was now showing signs of movement trying so hard to roll over,really putting in lots of effort.after about 2 weeks of trying he did it! Also so close to sitting up by himself, there is just a slight issue of balance,but so close it won't be long. Dave had the brainwave to do a Tesco online shop,fab idea you pick what you want,and when you want it and they bring it to your door.no more struggling to fit everything on the buggy or having to rush back because Eli wanted feeding,brilliant!And even better if you join the baby club you get sent money off vouchers/hints/tips and a magazine.Over the Easter holiday the weather was lovely so we took a family day trip on the canal,got another flat tyre on the buggy :(.Also Dave set me up accounts on Facebook,Twitter and last but not least this blog.While on Twitter i got talking to another mum who's little boy is 2 weeks younger than Eli,now we are in touch and she gave me the idea to make my own baby food.She sent me to annabel Karmel's site,it's brilliant,full of recipes and information.next month i'll give it a go i think :)