This food is Bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

My baby food making class really ended up being more of a what to do class as far as starting solids goes. It was pretty informative, but I'm a compulsive over-googler so  I had pretty much read everything that was taught. It did confirm my feelings about starting with cereal, so that made me feel pretty good. I'm always scared every decision I make is wrong...welcome to parenthood!

Yesterday we took the plunge and gave Punkin a taste of solids. I was going to wait until today and start with sweet potatoes, but Austin really wanted to be there and as he headed out of town today for his geeky fanboy convention (which I'm sorely disappointed about missing...Draco Malfoy is making an appearance!). So I stopped by the store and grabbed some bananas as they're easy to make (mash with fork and voila!) and easy to feed. Here was his initial reaction:

Needless to say, he wasn't too sure about the whole thing. In my baby food making class they said the best first spoon is your finger, so Austin and I were able to get a little dirty as well, which is always fun. By the end of it I think he was enjoying himself.

I still need to stop by Fresh Market or maybe New Leaf to try and find some organic fruits and veggies. I think I have everything I need to build a food stash for when I'm at work. I'm really excited to get started.

Today he had his 6 month check up and shots. He was 18 pounds even and 25 inches long (he's short for his age, but I'm 5'1 and daddy is 5'4 so not exactly a surprise). He did really well with his shots. He cried for about a minute and stopped as soon as he was in my arms. He's getting to be such a big boy.

Meanwhile, I'm looking for a good read right now. Currently I'm re-reading the Harry Potter series in preparation for our trip to Harry Potter world in October (squeeee!) but I'd really like something I haven't read 23402983409808 times. Suggestions welcome! :)