Fletcher's First Trip To The Park

Fletcher was invited to play at the park with his buddy William. It was our first time going, and Fletcher's first time in the swings. Next time I'll remember to take something to fill up the extra space inside the swing, but he had a fun time anyway. He also loved playing in the grass, a texture I'm not sure he's ever felt before. We don't have a yard at our house so we might have to keep going to the park just to squish the grass.

Fletcher Starts Baby Led Weaning

BLW is terrifying. Whoever says it isn't, lied/is crazy. However, as scary as it is, I still think it's right for us. I love how interested Fletcher is in food, and I love that he's able to eat food of all different textures, colors, temperatures, etc.

My original plan was to avoid purees all together, but since sweet potatoes are forbidden in Asia, and prunes are hard to find, I'm giving him some purees. I still let him feed himself, which is a huge mess but he seems to enjoy it. I also don't like the idea of spoon feeding him and forcing food into his mouth that he may not want. So I just hand him a spoon if it's sweet potato day, and he goes at it until he's done.

So far, he's had sweet potatoes, prunes, banana, avocado, Japanese sweet potato, apple rice cake, carrots, oatmeal, butternut squash, curry, hummus, noodles, egg yolks, chicken enchilada soup, peas, pea pancakes, and carrot pancakes. The curry and soup were supposed to be for me, but he let me know they were actually for him, too. He seems to love everything, with the exception of throwing hummus across the kitchen and coughing on what I assume was a red pepper flake.

We've only had one true gagging experience so far, but I hold my breath every time I see a chunk go into his mouth.  He gagged up the avocado in just a few seconds but it's still so scary. I know he's learning and it'll happen no matter when we introduce solids. I have to remind myself that I'm the one who's scared, not him. And so long as he's still enjoying it, we'll continue to do it!

Fletcher Visits Three Falls

Earlier this week, Fletcher and I ventured to Three Falls with some friends. We had originally planned on going to 7 Falls, but it turned out to be a 2 hour drive, so we opted for the 45 minute drive. It was SO gorgeous and it was the perfect afternoon adventure. The entire path was paved, which definitely made it easier to do with a baby, and the entire thing only took about 30 minutes.  The falls were beautiful, and we were able to take our time and hang out for a bit at the bottom. We also spotted some monkeys on the way back!