A IS FOR AVOCADO...

So today was sort of a milestone day.  After a long wait, and much anticipation, X finally tried solids. He was ecstatic.  I don't think I've ever seen him so excited.  On the menu tonight was avocado, and as simple as that sounds, the preparation wasn't my favorite.  I'm using a Vitamix to make all of X's food, and while I love that thing, it's really hard...no...impossible, to puree half an avocado.  There's just not enough to get hit by the blades.  After trying to make it work for 5 minutes I finally just added the other half to make my life easier.  I tried to convince X's dad to eat the rest, but I think the fact that I mixed in my breast milk and some formula kind of grossed him out.  I don't blame him.  I wasn't exactly jumping at the chance to taste it either.

X's first bite was immediately pushed out of his mouth, which I expected since Google told me that would happen, and after a few tries he finally got the hang of it, and loved it!  I figured he would, not because my baby is a grubber, but because all I did was eat avocado while pregnant and Google told me (don't act like you don't Google your way through life) that babies will like what is familiar to them, so whatever you ate a lot of while pregnant your baby will probably like.  That and it was on a list of recommendations for first foods.  I know a lot of people start with cereal, and eventually X will try that, but I thought I'd mix it up.   Next up after the three day rule will be butternut squash.  I can't wait to see how he likes that...and of course with that tasting comes another post.

I realize that I haven't made an official 5 month old post.  I know I could have posted this with that, but I didn't want to ruin his first taste of real food with his 5 month post, plus I really, really didn't like the way the 5 month photo turned out.  So not happy with it.  I can't believe I even allowed myself to post it on Instagram.  I really want to delete that post and re-post with a new theme, but it's too late...and I kind of feel like I've been shoving X in every ones face lately with the constant posting.

Welp...It's about that time of the night when I catch up on my trashy TV and start milking myself like a cow.  I am soooo super sleepy, but duty calls.