A Potato For Me, A Potato For You

Within the last few weeks Makayla has really started to increase her intake of food, which is a good thing, maybe she will start growing. She is still on pureed baby food (she only has two teeth), but she is also eating the 12 month jars which is quite chunky and there seems to be a lot of pasta ones, which she really enjoys! About two months ago Makayla tried mashed potatoes for the first time right off of my plate including the gravy, which she loved.

Tonight Makayla and I joined my Mom at Swiss Chalet for dinner and I ordered Makayla her very own plate of mashed potatoes. It is the first time I have actually ordered my little girl something of her own off the menu, usually I will just give her some of mine. WOW she is growing up! She did really well, probably ate about half of it, along with some baby food (prunes) and a few pieces of chicken. I think she likes Swiss Chalet!

Last night we joined my Dad and Sylvia for supper. Makayla did an awesome job over there too! She ate lots of Sylvia's yummy pasta, some baby food veggies and finished off her meal by eating two whole slices of homemade canned peaches! It may not sound like a lot, but for her tiny self it really is.

We finished today off by doing a little shopping at Babies R Us. I have been letting Makayla eat off the tray of the restaurant highchair (if it has one) or off the table, and every time I just cringe thinking about all the germs! I had seen this place mat when I was pregnant and it was actually on my registry for the baby shower, but we didn't receive it, so today I went and bought it!! Now I can worry about one less thing...

Eating Mommy's Food!

When we were at the Doctors of Tuesday I asked if I could start feeding Makayla more stuff than just the baby food and occasional pieces of watermelon I have been giving her. He said I can give her anything I want; just not honey! So here are a few pictures of Makayla attempting to eat pieces of banana and baby cheerios!

First "Ice Cream Cone" or Frozen Yogurt In This Case...

Constipated....Again!

My poor baby girl is constipated again; it has only been two weeks since she was in the hospital. I have been doing what the Doctors suggested; no oatmeal, increasing fluids and giving high fibre fruits and veggies. Makayla was doing really well for the first week or so, pooping pretty well every day and progressively getting "softer". Well this week has been the complete opposite; she hasn't gone in four days. Two days ago she had two tiny, rock hard, rabbit pellets. Oh great...just what the Doctor told me to watch out for as that is the first sign of constipation.

This morning she was acting just like she was before I ended up taking her in last time; cranky, pushing trying to go. I took her diaper off and lo and behold there is poop once again "stuck"! The hospital had sent us home with some lube in case this happened again. I used it and encouraged my monkey to push it out. I won't get into details, cause it's nasty, but let's just say I "helped" her get a rather large, rock hard piece out. Tonight, again, she was pushing and whining, so I did it again; another large hard piece. I am really hoping that tomorrow she can have a normal bowel movement!

Oh the things that I NEVER would have imagined doing almost seem "normal" once I became a mother. What can I say I love it! Ummmm...being a Mom, not "helping" Makayla poop...just to clarify. Hahaha...

Waiting Another Month...

So Makayla went to the Doctor today to see about this weight loss situation. Her Doc doesn't seem to be worried, he said to feed her as much fruits and veggies as she wants, cut out or back on the oatmeal because of her constipation, keep trying forumla, continue breastfeeding and we will weigh her again in a month. Ok...well according to the scale at the Doctors office and the scale at the Health Clinic she weighs different too, so who knows which to follow, one is digital and one isn't.

Mmmmmm.....Peas!

I thought the carrots made a mess, take a look at the peas!

Eat / Sleep / Poop...Or Not!!

So they say all babies do is eat, sleep and poop; since Makayla has started eating solids the poop has stopped flowing....the eating and sleeping continues.

The Many Faces of Makayla

Makayla LOVES to eat!! Her menu doesn't consist of much yet...rice cereal, oatmeal cereal, carrots and peas...either way she loves everything!

Mmmmmm Carrots!

A few days have passed and Makayla had no reaction to the rice cereal, so we could introduce something else! On Thursday Makayla tried carrots for the first time. She didn't like them too much, but she also had them yesterday and today; she seems to quite enjoy them now! More big news about today...this was Daddy's first time EVER feeding Makayla, as she has only ever been breastfeed, and I don't pump so he has never fed her a bottle, and because he works during the day I have been feeding her the rice cereal and carrots up until today! Go Daddy!!

I just love her tiny hands!

Give me some more Daddy!

Mmmmmmm

A little side note about rice cereal - I called the health clinic yesterday because Makayla hasn't pooped since starting it, the nurse told me that it contains no fibre at all and it totally plugs babies up, especially if they have only ever breastfeed. She said that you should only feed rice cereal for a few days to see if your baby has a reaction to it, basically to find out if they are allergic to grains, the to switch to oatmeal or barley cereal. So next we will introduce oatmeal.

Yesterday I also introduced Makayla to a sippy cup; this was her first time drinking water and it seems as though she isn't really into it!

First Time Eating Solids

So today was a bit of a sad day for me...Makayla tried eating rice cereal for the first time, it was so cute, but it means she really is growing up. She wasn't quite sure what to think of it; the first mouthful she shook her head, almost violently, then swallowed, looked at me with disgust, then slowly a smile appeared. By about the third mouthful she was a pro!