We started with sweet potatoes, since they're super healthy and a carb, but not a grain. I cooked them myself, and they were pretty gross. I don't like sweet potatoes all that much, and it appears that neither does my baby. Then she didn't go to the bathroom for over a week! So that was the end of sweet potatoes, and the beginning of prunes, haha.
Prunes, she seems to like, hooray! But you can't just eat prunes all day every day... so we added in some green beans. I like green beans, but not steamed and pureed, blech! She likes them mixed with prunes... i guess perspective is everything - i think it's gross, but she's got nothing but milk and sweet potatoes for comparison!
Now she's eating some avocado (or as i like to say, aguacate! It's spanish but sounds japonese!), which she seems to love, hooray! I like it too, so when she doesn't finish it, i do, haha. Today we're going to start eating pears, which I'm excited about because then i think i'll finally stop feeling guilty about making her eat gross things... pears are nice!
But the best part of all about my baby girl eating some real food, is that I've been given the ok to add some questionable foods back into my diet - like goat milk! Sounds strange, but when you haven't had any cheese or yogurt since december, goat milk is FABULOUS!!! And the fancy grocery stores have all kind of goodies, like goat milk cheddar and feta! I'm so happy, and it opens up a whole new world in the kitchen! Soon I'm going to add back in eggs as well, and all will be right with the world. It will still be gluten free, but baby steps. Also, king arthur's chocolate cake is so incredible all the men (and women) in my family loved it and couldn't tell it was gluten free - my mom even made it with fake eggs! Hooray chocolate cake!
