Hayden's first veggies!

Once we were back home and settled we decided to start Hayden on his first veggies! We got out the high chair, the bibs, the baby spoons, the baby wipes, stage one veggies and baby bowls. I decided since green beans are both mine and Jay's favorite we'd try those. Since it's what I ate most of while pregnant and breastfeeding, I figured it would be the one he might recognize most. We were pleasantly surprised that Hayden not only gobbled them up, but seemed to digest them just fine! We let him play with the spoon a little and he managed to get it in his mouth most of the time.

We did green beans for three days to make sure he didn't have any problems with them, and then moved on to green peas. He ate them but definitely didn't care for them as much as the green beans. Just like mommy and daddy! After a few days of those we tried out squash today and he seemed to really enjoy those. We'll see how they go! Thanks to the green veggies we had our first "green diaper" a few days into the process.

We also decided to start weaning him from breastfeeding to formula, and he's doing very well with that. It's a long process, for both of our bodies, but we're taking it slowly and it's going fine. After we test out all the veggies we'll move on to try oatmeal (we vetoed rice cereal) and fruits. Our little buddy is growing up!

Hayden is getting very good at pushing up on all fours, rocking back and forth and moving around. He's scooting, usually backwards, and has had a little bit of forward movement. He's not quite to crawling yet but he's close! He also loves his new jumperoo, and has a blast with all the lights and music and things to play with. The weather has been nice, so we got to take a few walks with Oscar in the field, where everything is in bloom. Unfortunately the bugs are out too, which means ticks for Oscar and mosquitoes for me. Luckily Jay and Hayden both escaped any little critters.