Hungry hungry hippo... I mean baby!

Got carrots all over the place and is was so much fun!Check out my hands, Mom! And, yes, she is just in her diaper, thank God! She got a bath soon after :)

I've been making lots and lots of baby food for my ever-growing and hungry baby! So far, in addition to rice cereal, she's had carrots (as is evident in these photos), sweet potatoes, peaches, bananas, and avocado. I've been blending up and freezing summer squash, apples (that I canned last year), and pears in the last few days. We're trying new foods one at a time as recommended, so that we'll know if she's allergic to any of them. I really don't think she will be, but ya never know!

Needless to say, she loves to eat! She gives us the "mmm" sound if we don't give her one spoonful immediately after another! Many times, she still has food in her mouth as she's requesting more... such a goof! Another fav of mine is when she gets whiney while eating and then spews little bits of food all over me, everything around me, and herself.

I'm still nursing her which I think is sometimes easier than going through the trouble to feed her! It's kind of a wake up call for me to see her getting nourishment from another source. She's growing up before my very eyes! On the flip side, when she eats "real" food, Eric can feed her. The only time he could before this was if I pumped and he gave her a bottle. We both know, though, that it has always been easier for me to nurse her than have to pump, so I nursed her myself pretty much whenever I was around. Ah, the life of a mommy :)