kayjay's meal

A few signs that your baby may be ready for table food:

Doesn't want to be spoon fed

Turns his head or even spits out those thin purees at mealtimes

Grabs at the spoon and tries to feed himself

Mashes lumps and texture without incidence

Pincher grasp is well utilized

8 months of age or older

a little sad that i still cant do all these to KJ.

other babies at his age now can feed himself and mommies could begin cooking all the yummy food for their babies. they could be adventurous and even bake cakes, muffins, feed pancakes, omelette, pasta and etc. the recommended age is 8 mths and above but KJ is going to be 9 mths soon but i dont think he is ready.

oh well, i shouldnt be that impatient. his time will come.

oh yeah, sadness, finally, the day has arrived. no more avocados! they dont sell avocado anymore! argh! no more aussie ones!

the only hope is that the flipino market has them? remind me to ask hb to fetch me to the market tonight! shall try the local acovado, which is also known as buah susu.

those who hasnt been to kota kinabalu, please try their avocado juice! avocado + condense milk and blend them. they taste great! me love!

local avocado/ buah susu

can eat it just like that

this taste different as compared to the greenish imported avos

this is sweet and creamy

some called it buah mentega

due to its buttery flavour i suppose

i tried giving BRINJAL/EGGPLANT to kayjay today! yay! i mixed it into oats and tried to give it to him without sieving but unfortunately, he wasnt ready. he still needs pureed food. hence i quickly sieved the lot but didnt add any water, wanna make it into a thick paste.

that is how u should do it. gradually move on from thin puree to thicker puree and then into chunky food.

this week is my first time giving him egg yolk as well.

u should introduce egg yolk first, without egg white as egg yolk is less allergenic.

i gave him broccoli last week but because i do not have a proper blender :( i couldnt blend the vege hence i cant give him that frequent. i can only give it to him if i boil the broccoli long enough till they are soften and then i have to mash it against the siever. that is a lot of work. so i will keep all these vege, peas and broccoli when i go back to peninsular.

i am also looking forward to give him peaches and nectarines when we are back home!

kayjay is 8.5 months now, hence i am excited and am preparing, reading up all the new foods that i can expose him too!

he has now stepped into a new category : 8-10 mths.

there is honeydew in my fridge as well! they are taking turns to be savour by him!

next on the list would be yogurt! ive been meaning to give him yogurt but i was plain lazy to prepare it. u heard me right, i am making my own yogurt, by using the yogurt maker given to me by my chummies.

and also red dragon fruit

last week i gave aunty the food feeder and hand over pear, papaya and apple to her so that she can give it to kayjay as snacks.

apparently, kayjay doesnt like pears.

another issue that i need to tackle is high chair.

during meal times, u need to train them (kids) to sit on the dining table instead of running around or eat while watching TV or whatnot. besides, u also need to inculcate good eating habits, and table manners which is of great importance to me. :p

i havent gotten a highchair yet. sigh. we (the parents) dont eat in the dining room here in KK. it is too stuffy and lack of lighting so we usually dined in the living room (on a coffee table) or in the bedroom. bad, i know

*for my own reference, the words in purple are those that ive given him*