Solid food take 3!!!!

They say the third times the charm...let's hope so. We decided to start feeding Lincoln pureed avocado hoping he would tolerate it better. So far so good. It's been a few weeks and we have even introduced peas and squash. He loves them all so far and he tolerates them much better than the cereals. What a relief!!!!! 

I was trying to feed him one day and he decided it was time to start feeding himself. I didn't feel like fighting it so I gave in and let him try. He actually did really well. I would put a teeny tiny bit of food on the spoon, Lincoln would reach for the spoon and then try to put it in his mouth. Most of the time he got it in his mouth the first time. 

 (I don't know what it is about this picture but I just love it!!!!!! He's so stinkin' cute!)

Because I am super cheap frugal, I started making my own baby food. I love it! At first I would just take some of the veggies we had for dinner and puree them but then I decided I wanted to have a bunch on hand. It makes it so easy! Chris and I went around for a few days trying to find an ice cube tray that was smaller than a regular tray but could not find one. Finally I went to target and saw this cute little heart shaped ice cube tray. They are the perfect size for freezing baby food. It's so nice to go to the freezer and grab a heart and thaw it out. My previous method wasn't so easy and I ended up breaking a few plastic containers...oopps! 

 I spent part of a day steaming, cooking and pureeing a bunch of veggies and then freezing them just for my lil' man. He probably doesn't care that his food was frozen in the shape of heart but in a strange sort of way I feel like a super loving mom making his food look cute right before he devours it.