Cooking for little Andrew

I have been experimenting with cooking for little Andrew. I don't think I'm graduating to be a good cook, but I am definitely still learning. I mix and match the vegetables, and most of the time it's steam. I guess as little Andrew grows, I will have more method of cooking. And I am definitely evolving and changing and hopefully improving!

All these prepared with love and most of the time little Andrew will clean up everything. But these 2 nights, he hasn't been finishing up his dinner and it's mostly half portion. I'm not worried about my cooking but more of him not feeling well. He got sick after retuning from our Japan holiday :( I blame my itchy fingers for spraying the saline!!!! Hope my little darling will get well soon.

Success!

Today I served the other half portion of the carrot porridge, and this time it was a success! Little Andrew finished the bowl of porridge in no time. So I guess it really wasn't the taste that he didn't like yesterday, it must have been he was cranky/moody. 

I read many websites to give baby formula first then the solids, I never really do so. I tried to time baby's feeding schedule, I always try to feed him at least 30 minutes before his meal. This way he is not too cranky (oh believe me the baby can be very cranky when he is hungry!) to finish the solids I gave him. And I didn't want to add milk into the porridge I made, so he will get the real taste of food and not relying too much on having the milk taste in every food that he takes. 

So for now, his "meal" time has been"

- 180ml milk if he wakes up around 7am (if not will skip this) so he will go back to sleep

- 180ml milk after his favourite bubble bath around 9am-10am

- fruit puree 30mins before his lunch time milk

- 180ml milk for lunch around 12noon- 1pm

- 180ml milk for tea time around 3pm - 4pm

- porridge/baby rice around 6pm - 7pm

- 180ml milk before he goes to bed

It's 4-5 times milk, one fruit portion and then one solids meal for a day.

Carrot Porridge

Technically, this is not the first time using the Beaba Babycook, I made Apple Purée for Little Andrew before this.

Yesterday was the first time I used the Babycook with rice cooker. I wasn't sure how much rice or carrot to use so it's all experimental for me and Little Andrew.

I diced up a carrot and put half back to the freezer. I use the Babycook to steam the carrot (Setting no3). And after which I leave it aside to cool. Then I prepared 1/4 cup of rice with 150ml water and steam it in the Babycook rice cooker (Setting no3) and steam it twice making sure the rice is properly cooked.

After which I blended both he carrot an the rice. I added in water from the residue of the carrot and rice since it was already boiled and probably containing the nutrients from the carrot and the rice. I didn't blend it too fine leaving some texture to it.

After blending it, I leave half for afterwards and other half I freeze it for tomorrow.

During feeding, Little Andrew lost interest half way eating. My guess was he just woke up from nap and was way pass his feeding time, he was a bit cranky. I wasn't sure was it because of the taste or rather lack of taste since I didn't add any milk to it.

Anyway, I have another half in the freezer and I will try it again. In fact, little Andrew got to try it for another couple of days!

First purée

On 25 March, little Andrew had his first taste of apple purée! And he seems to be loving it!

I made the purée with my new toy- Beaba Babycook! It can be used to defrost, reheat, boil/steam and blend baby portion :) It's really easy to use.

I first boiled the diced apple then blended it to fine purée. It was watery and not too chunky since this is baby's first time. The purée was still hot so I had to let it cool a bit. But I didn't want it to be too cool so at least it is just like his milk (temperature).

I decided to give him the purée 30 minutes before his next milk. So he won't be too hungry and ended up not trying it at all.

So by 7.30pm, he was ready and so is everyone! I sat him in my lap for the feed and in went the first mouth - NO REJECTION!!! Woohoo!!! Success!

Unfortunately I have no idea how much did I feed him! :D I didn't really read the units on the side of the container I fed little Andrew with. I think I should start noting down how much I gave him.

At first he was just licking the spoon but after a few spoon, he was so gullible. He couldn't wait and moved his head forward before my spoon reached his mouth! Hahaha! Oh yes! He is definitely loving it!

It was messy (in his face and clothes) because we didn't have a bib. I totally forgotten about getting the bib. (We bought one the next day!)

I would say baby's first "meal" was a success!!!