giving the cows a run for their money

Cows have gas.
Gas = methane
Methane + oxygen = carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide = all bad for the environment
I get it. I do. But really? Cows? Their methane emmissions amount to 16% per annum...

Obviously, you have not been to my house lately. If you came for a visit you might change your mind. Cows aren't causing global warming. The sprout is. Or, more accurately, the fart symphony of green house gases coming out of the sprout's butt is. You've got to hear it to believe it. I should start selling tickets!

Seriously tho. He's not that big. I have no idea how he can have so much gas stuck up there. I have no idea where it all comes from.

And okay, maybe lentils isn't the best thing to serve a baby. Curried lentils, actually. But lentils are tasty. The sprout readily agrees.

I am sure his methane emmissions amount to at least 17%...

You cows ain't got nuttin' on my baby.

Except that we think you are tasty and we will eat you.

Mmm... beefy...

Guacaholics anonymous

Over here at chez le sprout we practice baby-led weaning.

Baby-led weaning (def.): (1) The epitome of lazy parenting, only with a fancy name.

We have discovered that the sprout is quite fond of guacamole. So when the dude said he wanted to make tacos for supper I thought, score! Not only did I not have to make supper, but it was an excuse to make guacamole.

Yes, we eat guacamole on our tacos. We also only ever eat soft shelled tacos. We also put grated carrots on our tacos. Okay, we are admittedly a bit odd.

Baby-led weaning (def.): (2) Hand baby food. Sit back. Take pictures.

In an attempt to get more guacamole in the sprout's mouth and less on the floor (or flung across the table...) we started making guacamole sushi rolls. These are really easy.

(1) Make guacamole. Take the fruit of one avocado, the juice of one lime, 1/4 of a small onion roughly chopped, salt and pepper. Combine in a food processor until well blended and smooth.


(2) Rip off a piece of tortilla and coat said piece of tortilla in guacamole.


(3) Roll up said piece of guacamole covered tortilla.



(4) Hand food to baby.
(5) Take pictures



Avocados were harmed in the making of this blog post but it was all in the name of tastiness!

milk, please

For the last couple months we have been trying to teach the sprout to sign "milk" when he wants boob. I like the idea of baby signing. It seems like a great way for the baby to communicate what he wants while his verbal speech is still lagging behind. So, every time I go to feed him I ask, "Tu veux du lait?" and I open and close my hand to sign milk. Then when he is eating I usually do the sign a few more times. Repetition seems to be important for the sprout to remember anything. He has a few issues with memory at the moment.

I thought "milk" would be easiest for him to learn because he always wants boob. I decided just to stick to one sign first, as not to confuse or overwhelm him. Also, up until the dude bought me a baby sign language book yesterday, I didn't know any other signs. But I digress...

The sprout can now open and close his hand successfully. I have no idea if he understands that he's asking for milk. He tends to open and close his hand around my hair... but he sure is happy to receive boobies!

Now, I'd really like to learn the sign for, "Mummy, I need to pee." It would make pottying so much easier.

food

The sprout is still not showing a lot of interest in food. But give him a spoon and it's the best thing ever! It's too bad that whenever we put food on the spoon the sprout wipes it off before putting the spoon in his mouth. Well, wipe/fling food across the table. Same thing really.

sitting pretty

It's a big day for a little man! The sprout got a new highchair today. A fancy Handysitt highchair. Not that he's actually eating real food yet. That would mean I'd have to share the feeding duties. And I don't wanna. At least not yet. However, we thought we'd try it out.

I'll take one boob, straight up please!

an alternative

If I couldn't have mummy's milk I'd have... BEER!

Beets me!

We are still fairly new to this breastfeeding thing and it still surprises me how what I eat can affect what he poops.

For instance: beets.

It’s summer here and that means that we can get fresh local beets. It no longer surprises me when I shit red poo after eating them, but when I saw that come out of the sprout? Yeah, I was shocked. Oh my god, I thought. What is wrong with my new baby? And then I slowly started to process that I had had beets at supper. Tasty things, done up in foil on the bbq with olive oil, balsamic and fresh thyme. Maybe… maybe, just maybe they affect him the same way they affect me. I wish there had been a warning, like red milk! Then maybe I wouldn’t have been as surprised.

I am still waiting for him to start pooping rainbows, but I guess red poo is a good start.