Summer is finally here! 24 hours a day and seven days a week with Bailey! I am so super excited :) Each year I will have the opportunity to get to spend eight weeks with my precious baby girl! Can you tell that I am thrilled!
Today started my summer off with a bang! I did the laundry, loaded the dishwasher, made Spicy Chicken soup, and started down the road of making all of the baby food that Bailey will eat!
Mom really got me started on the journey when we made some banana baby food last week when they were here with Bailey. The banana baby food was really simple. I peeled ripe bananas and sent them through the food processor and bingo just placed them in the freezer.
Over the weekend Eric and I made sweet potato purée. We peeled and boiled the potatoes and then sent them through the food processor. And then added just a bit of water to get a smoother consistency.
I was getting pretty confident in my skills, so I thought I would try to make carrots. I learned a three valuable lessons. Lesson #1: Make sure to boil them until they are completely soft otherwise you'll get shredded carrots. Lesson #2: Use the carrot water to add into the food processor for a smoother consistency. Lesson #3: Cut carrots into smaller chunks for faster boiling. All in all the carrots are in the freezer!
Tomorrow I need to get two things to make my baby food process easier: a thinner strainer (smaller holes) and some ice cube trays. I am going to attempt making broccoli tomorrow!
...and in the end you will have the satisfaction that you fed Bailey wholesome home cooked food that you had control over (no addititives, no salt, no sugar...just a lot of love)...I am proud of you...
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