Food

Food is a major deal here right now.  We are in a transition phase where we are trying to go from baby food to "real" food and less formula.  It's not as easy as I thought it would be or hoped it would be.  But it's going well overall I guess.  What I can't figure out is why the babies will eat everything in baby food.  They've never turned anything down, and I must admit they've had some weird things.  With "real" food though, it's a whole new ball game.  Green beans for instance-they love green beans but seem to prefer them jarred rather than as finger foods.  I don't get it because they eat the organic baby food which has nothing whatsoever added to it.  It's all bland.  Carrots are the same way.  We are finally warming up to the green beans but it's a slow transition.  Bottles aren't going to be as hard as I thought to give up (hopefully).  They are depending on them less and less but the morning one is the one that is going to give us a problem I think.  Carson has started crying "ba-ba, ba-ba" from his crib when he wakes up.  It's the cutest thing ever.  I can hear him on the monitor. 
Oh, and Emmy's new trick- she gets down like she's going to do a flip over on the floor.  So, she has her legs up tall and her head down on the carpet....so her head is upside down.  And she just stays there a few seconds then gets up.  It's hilarious.  I have yet to be quick enough with the camera but my mom and aunt saw it tonight and they thought it was a hoot. 
Anyway, gotta go pack diaper bags for a busy day tomorrow.  Carson & I are headed to the pediatric endocrinologist and to get some last minute birthday party supplies, Emmy's headed to spend the day with her cousins so she'll have a ball playing with them.  We'll finish out the day with dinner at my Dad's. 

Here are the real foods both babies love:  yogurt (Yo-baby & Yo-toddler brand is what they love, any flavor....they will cry and beat the high chairs for it.  I guess that's a good thing), cheese, banana, macaroni & cheese, cheese quesadillas or grilled cheese.  Apparently most kids like cheese!   No veggies on the list...they do ok with green beans.  This is all stuff they feed themselves except the yogurt. 

Emmy likes carrots and green beans, and LOVES mashed potatoes, cake, rolls

Carson likes green beans OK and hasn't had mashed potatoes yet, doesn't like cake much. Rolls are okay.

I am still doing baby food for veggies till we get more variety we can feed ourselves.  I have sweet potatoes and butternut squash in the kitchen waiting to be cooked.  They like both jarred...we'll see how it goes in bites.