First go at puréed meat...

Well tonight I made Rhett chicken and apples. I cut up some chicken tenders and boiled them in a cup of water. I let them cool in the pan and then blended them with natural applesauce. I have to say chicken hasn't been this gross to me since last year during pregnancy! But don't worry there is no sibling on the way!

I will try Rhett on it tomorrow at lunch to see how he likes it. I can see how the recipe says it could be gritty or gummy and will alter accordingly. I find the art of making his food so relaxing... If you want to hire me I will be a baby food chef for you!

And as an added bonus a sweet shot of my boy playing on a Saturday.

Homemade food

I have been on a quest to make Rhett's baby food and to my surprise it is not hard. My absolute favorite thing I have made so far is peaches they smelled amazing and after roasting the skins fell right off. Last night I made plums using the same method. I am so filled with joy that I can do this for my sweet baby!

I am still in awe that he loves vegetables more than fruits and doesn't love carrots the most.

The plums in the pan are beautiful! 10 plums made 24 servings of baby food. Not bad!

Colorado is burning

Not much to say here aside from pray for the fire crews and the victims. Pray for a rain that does not cause more fires to spark. Support one another! This disaster is just as serious as any other!

Hot weather happenings

Rhett has been rolling all over the living room to get to things he likes recently. He can even roll to his tote of baby toys and get things from the top of it! I cannot believe he is getting so big!

We had a visit with the Kocals at the start of this week which included taking Rhett to the Amarillo Zoo. It was a sweet little zoo and incredibly hot out. Out of all the animals we saw Rhett like the Burmese pythons the most! Praying we one day do not have a snake for a pet!

Yesterday we drove out to the field to see Reid for a bit. Gary rode the tractor with Reid and I melted in the heat of the day. It was all going so well until the tractor broke down and Reid thought they could walk-- thank goodness for quick thinking and a nearby gate! And as a final visual picture this... Small red Hyundai driving in tall grass down a pasture road to get to the field.

Swimming!

On Saturday Rhett went "swimming" for the first time. We loaded up and headed over to Aunt Amy's house to splash in the baby pool. Rhett had a blast splashing in the pool with Gracee! Needless to say we are going to have to have another swim experience again soon.

I just wish we could have a baby pool at our house but Duke would have too much fun in it!

On a whole other level Rhett is sitting up on his own now for small bursts of time! It is so fun to watch him grow and learn! He also knows what it means to sit in his high chair and he gets wildly excited for a snack!

Time Flies

Well I can't say that I know where the rest of May went, perhaps all to Rhett which is completely ok! After returning from NH we had a wonderful visit from Aunt Steph, my birthday, a cousin's birthday, and a trip to Lubbock!

Aside from the day to day aspects of being a SAHM we have been busy introducing some solid foods to Rhett! So far we have attempted rice cereal, avocado, banana, squash, green beans, apple sauce, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, and pears. Up next are peas! I can only imagine what the reaction to peas will be but I imagine it will be similar to "what on earth did you put in my mouth?"

More updates on baby food with pictures to come soon!

P.S. I am still continuing my never ending debate of whether to leave facebook or not... I am working on privatizing this blog and/or starting an email newsletter that will get us off the big blue bus...