Nora is the cutest and happiest baby ever. I just love seeing her smile! She is already a Top Model...seriously. You guys are wonderful parents. Take ❤ care.
I love your videos. I am recovering from Covid19. I was in a coma for 21 days and in the hospital for 45days. I watched all your videos that I missed when I got home. I can’t believe how fast Nora is growing. Take care and stay safe. ❤️
We did baby led weaning I guess with Lincoln (I just did what felt right to us and adjusted as needed!) and Lincoln is a PHENOMENAL EATER. Follow your gut, momma! You got this!! Babies feel your energy around this! We gave Lincoln what we had for dinner for the most part, and he still has such joy prepping, serving and even cleaning up after a meal. Such a fun stage!
Baby lead weaning is the best way to feed your baby! We started with some purees just to get our son used to the taste of something other than milk but then for the most part we would just feed him what we were eating (in safe sizes and shapes). It made him a great eater and he will eat almost anything now. It was so easy to never have to worry about bringing specific baby food when we were out because he would just eat whatever we had. I recommend it to everyone.
Baby led weaning. My kids are 6 and 10 now. My oldest we did mostly purees because baby led weaning wasn't a "thing" yet and I wanted to bust out my food processor and make all of her own food. For my son, we did baby led weaning along with vegetable purees. I knew from experience that kids are drawn to fruits so I was not worried about them getting a palate for fruit. Getting familiar and comfortable for vegetables was so we did purees and safely cut pieces of vegetables and safe sizes of fruits. My oldest loves any kind of foods, my 6 year old son got picky about vegetables once he started school and his friends made comments. Otherwise, my kids love their veggies and fruits. Good luck. New foods is such a fun and exciting milestone :)
Hi Blair! We did a hybrid of baby led weaning and puree and you're doing a fantastic job! For us it basically meant just letting our baby try foods and not telling them they can't have 'real' food when they want it instead of the puree, but supplementing the puree so that they can fill up on food! You do you, whatever works for you, but a friendly word of advice, if Nora were to have an allergic reaction to any food it would be so much easier to figure out what gave her said reaction if you only gave her one new food every couple of days... just something to consider! I love watching your videos and your marriage reminds me so much of my own! Happy to see new vlogs popping up and i'm currently going through your archives and catching up!
Hi Blair! We've been doing BLW with our almost 11-month-old since he was 6 months and have loved it. I joined a Facebook group called baby Led Weaning for Beginners & Beyond and as was incredibly helpful to see what others do. There are parents there from all over the world, which I've enjoyed. They are a strict no puree group, but I'm a firm believer in 'you do you and I'll do me'; and we did purees when we wanted/needed. Enjoy the journey - it's so fun!
Nora is the happiest baby! My oldest (of 3) was the easiest baby ever. He's now almost 13 and still is the easiest kid of all. My 2nd (middle) was by far the most difficult. He was and still is a total momma's boy and hated my husband. Then came along Cora, my 3rd and she was pretty easy. I'm convinced that God gives us easy ones at first so we'll have more!
I did baby led weaning with both of my kids and it was one of the best decisions I ever made as a mom. Well, at least when they were little. :) My kids are now 9 and 6. I babysat two little girls (before having kids) and the one girl, who was months younger than the other little girl, was doing BLW. I would just prepare her meal and give it to her. I had to spoon feed the other child. The stark contrast was very eye opening and we chose to pursue BLW when we had children. I was even interviewed by our local newspaper and our son made the cover of the paper. The article was all about BLW. I found the best book about the topic is Baby-Led Weaning - The Essential Guide by Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett. I gave it to several mom friends who wanted to do BLW with their kids after seeing it from my own children. That book goes into why babies were ever given purees in the first place. And once you see the why behind it all, it makes moving forward with BLW all the more better. BLW has grown in popularity since my children were babies but I found that when my babies were being given solid foods versus purees - we had to know the "why" behind why we were choosing this alternative form of feeding. I'd highly recommend reading the chapter on chocking vs gagging and your role as a caregiver in that process. It can be scary to see but the ability for a baby to bring up food that they may have taken too big of a bite of is incredible. The book really walks you in depth on that subject because when you are in the thick of it, it can seem scary. A baby only has one or two episodes of gagging before they "get" not to take a huge bite of food or work the food around in their mouth before swallowing. I'd also recommend following the guidelines about when to introduce certain foods. There are different reflexes that have or haven't developed that you'll want to be aware of especially when giving certain foods - reflexes like the pincer grip. We chose to BLW exclusively and skipped all baby cereals and purees and instead I just fixed my babies what we made for dinner. It was so easy. They just sat with us and enjoyed their meal. One note - BLW is very messy. That's part of the process of babies learning to self feed. I used to strip by babies down to their diaper because they were easy to just put in the sink to wash off after a meal. We kept their clothes in great condition because of that. After dinner, my babies got a bath. We had some of those plastic or silicone bibs that had a pocket at the bottom that helped catch the food. That was helpful because it helps with the food waste in general. Sometimes they just miss their mouth and it lands in the bib rather than the floor. Whatever you do, you know Nora best. You'll make the right decisions for her and whatever or however you feed her, it will be so fun to discover the process with her.
We love BLW. Charlotte is 8 months and people are amazed at what she can eat. The only down about it is that people are constantly saying “that food is so big, cut smaller”. I have to constant remind them that it needs to be finger length because her pincher isn’t there yet. When they start solids earlier than “other kids” they fist the whole food and chew on it rather than use their fingers to pick it up and chew on the pieces individually. My biggest advice to anyone is to watch TH-cam videos on gagging verses choking. This is so, so important. If you react to a baby who is gagging you could accidentally cause them to choke. Gagging is normal. Hope Nora does amazing!
I make iced tea from scratch all the time! I clamp the strings of the tea bags onto the side of the Pyrex container with a wire chip clip. That keeps them from falling into the water when you’re pouring it in. Hope that tip helps next time you make it!
We initially started with purées. Once I felt that my little guy mastered purees & noticed him grabbing for the spoon/wanting to feed himself (around 7 months), I moved to baby led weaning. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with doing a hybrid of both! Pinterest has been a great resource and it’s what I use the most. I like being able to quickly scroll through and see photos of how other people prepare different foods. TH-cam was also helpful in the beginning to hear about different peoples’ experiences with baby led weaning.
We did a mix of purees and baby led weaning with both our girls! I think the biggest tip I have is we pretty much fed and still do what we eat just on a softer scale. We eat pretty healthy so I felt comfortable doing it that way! One thing I was very passionate about was the high allergen type foods so I asked my pediatrician and she recommended to start introducing them a week at a time starting at 6 months! Nora is just adorable!
We did BLW with both kids and loved it! We would just cut up anything we ate. A tip for you though- we had the same high chair and although I did love it, it gets so messy when eating. The baby will grind food into that fabric on the handles. It's an ordeal to take a part and wash in the machine and it would always keep a little funky smell to it. Also from all the wiping between washes, it added moisture and the metal pieces started to rust. I suggest getting another chair that is all plastic for eating. IKEA has a cute one. And use the other one for travel and for dry snacks and playing like you do now! Food is fun but so so messy. I always said I missed the days were our kids just nursed 😆🥰
I suggest putting carrots, sweet potatoes, and potatoes in the instant pot. Then blend separately and place in silicone ice cube trays to freeze. Broccoli and green beans should be “1 min” in the instant pot too. Peel and slice apples and add pitted dates in the instant pot as well. Blend and then freeze in ice cube trays. The instant pot is easier than keeping track of the stovetop.
Love Nora trying her solids! My fiancé and I both grew up as fairly picky eaters - I have since improved, but he is still very picky. I’m adamant that if we have babies I want to try baby-led weaning, and I can totally see him being like Riley - “carrots suck!” 😂
I now use Billie. It is comparable to the Schick Hydro and the moisturizing stripe doesn't melt off like other brands. I would say it work fairly well. I love how easy it is to magnetize it in the shower to keep it from getting rusty. The razor itself is much cheaper then the name brand and the refills are also much cheaper but just as good. I like the little cases for the blades so you can throw it away safely. I also have bought from them a carrying case for travel which was nice. I got their shave gel too but that I wasn't too thrilled with. My only real complaint is that sometimes at the right angle the razor will pop off while shaving.
the best advice comes form an old school mom tip (I got mine from my mom) ... Basically, feed your baby. watch her signals, if she likes it, she will eat, if not, she won't. If you like how something tastes and it's a safe and supervised size, she will eat. Babies will eat as long as they are hungry, when she pushes back or refuses, she is done. no interest in the texture, mash or puree it. Natural foods that your family eats, she will eat..
We did a hybrid too! We started with some cereal/purées at 4 months -6 months a few avocado pieces, banana things like that. Then at 6 months we started feeding him just bits of whatever we ate for dinner. I would boil it to make it softer for him if it was hard. Puffs are fun I call them baby Cheetos haha. Now he’s 10.5 months and eats anything we eat. He’s a foodie, we just had fun with it. We also do the I provide he decides what he eats meaning we put food on his plate and then he decides what he eats and how much! She’s such a cutie! Love the vlogs!
My husband said you can replace the racks on the dishwasher but you make check the price because it may just be about the same as replacing the whole dishwasher. They rust because it’s just a rubber coating so it’s nothing you are doing. You can’t put caps on them because they will just blow off from the water pressure. Hope this helps!
once the wires start to rust there isn't much you can do, but I would look into purchasing new racks. You should be able to get them from the manufacture
I forgot to add two things I wanted to recommend! First is the Libby app. You sync it to your library card and you can borrow e-books and audio books. I've been using it since the shut down and loving it. Second is a teething bib for Nora. I found mine on Amazon years back and the bib has a silicone triangle at the end that she could chew on as she's teething. I believe they came in sets of 2.
Love Billie razors! I’m allergic to nickel and these razors are nickel free and give such a smooth shave. I was trying to convince everyone to buy them because they are so affordable and the best razors.. no one listened lol. I ended up gifting my sisters and mom the razors for Christmas because I think they are incredible. My best friend text me last week saying she finally caved and bought them and she is trying to get her mom on them too lol. Anyways, being allergic to nickel and sensitive to metals always makes shaving so difficult and irritating so it’s great to be able to actually shave more than once a week lol. I don’t know if that’s tmi.. 🤷🏻♀️
I absolutely love Raspberry Italian ices. If you have a Soda Stream you can make the soda with that, then use your heavy cream that you had in the last video ... splash it with a few pumps of the Raspberry Torani and you'll on cloud nine ☺️🌈☁️
It is the sweetest thing seeing you with your daughter! Thank you for this video. Reminds me when my boys were babies. Some of sweetest and greatest times of my life! ❤️❤️
We BLW our son - he is 19 months old now and eats EVERYTHING. Be careful with doing hybrid because often times it actually causes baby to choke more. BLW encourages chewing then swallowing where as mashed foods encourages them to just swallow and not chew, mixing the two can confuse them and they may end up choking on something because they didnt chew it when they should have. Things that are naturally mush are fine! My son at about 7 months was feeding himself applesauce with a spoon, but he also was literally devouring steak at 6 months hahah. Best thing weve ever done - 100%!! Above everything else, lol the convenience of it is amazing! you never have to pack baby food jars or extra things for them - you literally just give them whatever you are having! Its great!!
Blair I love watching your videos! I get so inspired by just the way you live. I'm 19 and when I think of what I want my future house and family to look like I always think of you guys! And that coffee bar?! Definitely getting one of those when I move out. Love these vlogs! 💕
when you make sweet tea, don't add the sugar to the steeping water. add it to the warm tea after steeping for 20 minutes. its still warm enough to dissolve the sugar easily
Baby led weaning is the way to go! I did it with my now 19 month old and I would have it no other way! Don't waste time on purees! Avocado is awesome to start with as well as Lima beans, broccoli and cooked carrots that come in slices! I watched videos online to get ideas! You and Nora will love the process!!!
Hi Blair! Thank you for sending all your blessings and love, they definitely made their way to Canada! Life is weird right now but I am feeling better. Back in March, the last week of work, I saw things fall apart and I had to lay off employees and then I was laid off (until September). I cried almost every day. Though I followed your channel before this craziness, I found comfort in your recent videos and started to feel better. Some days are great; some days not so great. Sometimes i say “I don’t feel ok today” and ask for support from family. I am sending you back well wishes from Canada and I send all my blessing to my southern neighbours. Stay well but be ok if not.
As far as baby lead weaning. Have fun! The best advice I have heard is "food is for fun" for the first year. So let her explore and don't stress with how much gets in. My daughter just ate parts of what we did. Whatever she showed interest in. Now she's 8 and eats anything
We are doing somewhat of a mixture when it comes to foods for Hudson too. We really started out with purees, but here recently we have started giving him small pieces of food. I have found so many great ideas, tools, and recipes for him on BabyFoode.com, she also has a book available. We haven't bought it, but might soon. I love all her recipes so far and I have purchased a few of her recommended tools. So far Hudson's favorites are sweet potatoes and apples (with cinnamon). I can't wait to see how Nora does with food- such an exciting time with these babes of ours!!
I've got the same problem with my dishwasher! Awww look at Nora! Well done, pretty girl. I wish this 'baby led weaning' thing was a thing when my daughter was little. Oh I wish I knew a lot more of a lot of things when she was a baby... I would've done things so differently. But oh well :p She's a pretty little big girl , 10 years old already. STOP THE TIME! :-) It's life's biggest cliché, but it is SO true: they do grow up SO fast. :( Hey and carrots rock! My daughter and I love carrots :) Steamed or even just raw as a snack. love love love them.
If you guys have cash in carry( also called smart and final) they have a Huge selection of Torani selection & usually the cheapest I have seen. I love your cleaning list! Are you doing it once a week? What kind of truck did you buy?
I did modified BLW with my son. Did some purees for a few weeks at 6 months just to get the feel of food in his mouth and pretty much from then on he eats what we eat as long as it's safe. I followed Baby Led Wean Team and Feeding Littles on instagram. Super helpful!
We did a puree / baby led weaning hybrid with our two girls. Basically, we used our slow cooker to make all kids of soups / curries / casseroles which we all ate at home, but we would use the puree pouches / jarred puree food for convenience when out and about. Some of our girls' favorite foods (they are 3 and 5 now) are the same foods we first gave them as 6 month olds :) We loved the process of introducing foods to our babies--but we were pretty relaxed about it too. Some days they were super adventurous, other days they ate a mashed banana. It's all good. So happy to see your girl beginning to enjoy food too. Thanks for the video!
Aww the early weaning days are so much fun! Messy, but the best! We found that our son didn't take to purees, and we followed his lead and found that BLW worked really well for him. He didn't like being spoon fed at all and always liked the independence of putting the food in his mouth himself, so chunks worked well. I'd recommend trying different textures with Nora and exposing her to as many different flavours as possible. Even if she rejects it, keep trying. I read that a lot of babies are more open to different foods in the early months. And then they turn fussy! My son is now super fussy! I do love your coffee set-up. It's been my daily luxury too. :)
hi there guys, we are celebrating our 17th wedding anniversary today! totally not minding staying low key.... since my hubby said that he read in yahoo news that our county... san bernardino co. is among the new three identified "hot spots" for cv in the US! yikes!! .... along with west palm beach and a county in alabama. sooooo, yesterday we just enjoyed the afternoon at my mom's pool plus taking a drive around our various shopping centers. our county lifted the ban of requiring masks about two wks ago... and it was totally evident just seeing the amount of ppl out and about! (more folks w/o masks now!) we have a lot of hope for a vaccine but are even more super cautious w/ the virus being literally right outside our doorstep. however, i am sooooo super thankful that right after our lil princie's big bday party early feb... i bought N's huge x-large jumper from the rental company. so grateful for it now. in our concrete and astro turf backyard we have collected a ton of fun stuff for him that we're super duper grateful for now ...our lil guy also has a big therapy swing (like a circular hammock), lil basket ball court areas, trampoline, giant bowling set, lil playhouse, slide, cornhole set, and a big plastic "roller coaster" w/ car/ramp ...(like the ones they have at indoor play places). We are prepared to stay hunkered down.... not really "thrilled" like many folks, of the country opening up... seems way too early with all of the # of cases still rising....
Do you have a basement or storm shelter? I know you get a lot of storms there. We live in southern Illinois and I’ve always been afraid of storms. Having a basement gives me peace of mind.
My son is a few days older than Nora and I am terrified of baby lead weaning. Lol I’m afraid hes gonna choke, I know there is a correct way to do it safely but I can’t bring myself to try it. Lol So we are on purées and mashed foods for the time being.
When you said baby-led weaning, I kept hearing baby-led meeting, and pictured a Zoom meeting with a bunch of babies! Can you tell I’ve been working from home for too long?! Thanks for sharing; I love seeing you and sweet Nora!
My daughter loves carrots too! When she was 6 months old I also started her on yogurt. I used the Stonyfield organic brand. She just turned 4 yesterday so I'm trying to think of all the foods we started out with. She wasn't a fan of pureed peaches, I do remember that! I had tried the Billie razor and I loved it, but the razor head kept falling off the handle. I received a replacement handle and the same thing happened! I bought the Gillette Venus sensitive skin razor and it's been great! I like the idea of the cleaning list. I had a couple of days where I didn't care about cleaning, which is not like me at all. Being stuck inside is not fun. You gave me the motivation I needed!
Noras face when she eats the carrots - so cute :) I learned to put high quality oil into the baby food, but I don‘t know if this is recommended everywhere. Thanks for sharing your day in the life series - love it 💕
I love the way Nora is so attentive when you and Riley talk to her! She’s adorable and such a happy baby! I miss that time! I keep hearing about the razors so maybe I’ll give it a try!
Okay, yes, the Billie hype is REAL. The closest shave, no irritation...I’ve never loved a razor so much (a razor is a razor, right?). And I used to get the itchy leg thing too!
“carrots sUUUck” 😂 I say caramel the same way you do (from California also moved to Texas.) omg I need to try Billie because I’m the same way. Super sensitive skin and have a weird fear of razor cuts (I know).
That must have been some really strong iced tea LOL! I've been into brewing herbal teas, as iced tea. I currently have a pitcher of blueberry tea in the fridge. Delicious! Nora didn't look too thrilled with the bananas, but at least she liked the carrots :-) Have you given her sweet potatoes yet? Both of my kids loved them as one of their first foods.
SnackswithJax is a FANTASTIC account to follow on Instagram for BLW! We LOVE LOVE LOVE her ! She’s 100% keep it real - healthy meals but sometimes “let’s just order pizza”. Lots of good advice and ideas and she does stories almost every day about what’s she making for dinner and she lets you ask questions all the time. BLW was the single best thing we did for our youngest- so much easier than dragging around purées and spoons and bowls.
Nora is the cutest and happiest baby ever. I just love seeing her smile! She is already a Top Model...seriously. You guys are wonderful parents. Take ❤ care.
Wish every baby in the world had such loving parents. You are a wonderful family. Thank you for sharing.
I love your videos. I am recovering from Covid19. I was in a coma for 21 days and in the hospital for 45days. I watched all your videos that I missed when I got home. I can’t believe how fast Nora is growing. Take care and stay safe. ❤️
We did baby led weaning I guess with Lincoln (I just did what felt right to us and adjusted as needed!) and Lincoln is a PHENOMENAL EATER. Follow your gut, momma! You got this!! Babies feel your energy around this! We gave Lincoln what we had for dinner for the most part, and he still has such joy prepping, serving and even cleaning up after a meal. Such a fun stage!
Beautiful Nora she is the sweetest baby!! ❤️❤️
Baby lead weaning is the best way to feed your baby! We started with some purees just to get our son used to the taste of something other than milk but then for the most part we would just feed him what we were eating (in safe sizes and shapes). It made him a great eater and he will eat almost anything now. It was so easy to never have to worry about bringing specific baby food when we were out because he would just eat whatever we had. I recommend it to everyone.
Your videos are so wholesome. You have a lovely family. Keeping you all in prayers.
Baby led weaning. My kids are 6 and 10 now. My oldest we did mostly purees because baby led weaning wasn't a "thing" yet and I wanted to bust out my food processor and make all of her own food. For my son, we did baby led weaning along with vegetable purees. I knew from experience that kids are drawn to fruits so I was not worried about them getting a palate for fruit. Getting familiar and comfortable for vegetables was so we did purees and safely cut pieces of vegetables and safe sizes of fruits. My oldest loves any kind of foods, my 6 year old son got picky about vegetables once he started school and his friends made comments. Otherwise, my kids love their veggies and fruits. Good luck. New foods is such a fun and exciting milestone :)
There is a rubberized paint for the dishwasher rust spots. You want to touch those up or they can start making rust spots on your dishes.
I always look forward to your videos💜
I am so happy you are vlogging again! I always look forward to your videos.
I've got a baby led weaning step by step video guide coming out in the morning! 😁❤️ Perfect timing if you'd like to watch!
Hi Blair! We did a hybrid of baby led weaning and puree and you're doing a fantastic job! For us it basically meant just letting our baby try foods and not telling them they can't have 'real' food when they want it instead of the puree, but supplementing the puree so that they can fill up on food! You do you, whatever works for you, but a friendly word of advice, if Nora were to have an allergic reaction to any food it would be so much easier to figure out what gave her said reaction if you only gave her one new food every couple of days... just something to consider! I love watching your videos and your marriage reminds me so much of my own! Happy to see new vlogs popping up and i'm currently going through your archives and catching up!
Hi Blair! We've been doing BLW with our almost 11-month-old since he was 6 months and have loved it. I joined a Facebook group called baby Led Weaning for Beginners & Beyond and as was incredibly helpful to see what others do. There are parents there from all over the world, which I've enjoyed. They are a strict no puree group, but I'm a firm believer in 'you do you and I'll do me'; and we did purees when we wanted/needed. Enjoy the journey - it's so fun!
We did a hybrid of baby led weaning with both my children (5 & 2) and loved it!
Nora is the happiest baby! My oldest (of 3) was the easiest baby ever. He's now almost 13 and still is the easiest kid of all. My 2nd (middle) was by far the most difficult. He was and still is a total momma's boy and hated my husband. Then came along Cora, my 3rd and she was pretty easy. I'm convinced that God gives us easy ones at first so we'll have more!
I did baby led weaning with both of my kids and it was one of the best decisions I ever made as a mom. Well, at least when they were little. :) My kids are now 9 and 6. I babysat two little girls (before having kids) and the one girl, who was months younger than the other little girl, was doing BLW. I would just prepare her meal and give it to her. I had to spoon feed the other child. The stark contrast was very eye opening and we chose to pursue BLW when we had children. I was even interviewed by our local newspaper and our son made the cover of the paper. The article was all about BLW. I found the best book about the topic is Baby-Led Weaning - The Essential Guide by Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett. I gave it to several mom friends who wanted to do BLW with their kids after seeing it from my own children. That book goes into why babies were ever given purees in the first place. And once you see the why behind it all, it makes moving forward with BLW all the more better. BLW has grown in popularity since my children were babies but I found that when my babies were being given solid foods versus purees - we had to know the "why" behind why we were choosing this alternative form of feeding. I'd highly recommend reading the chapter on chocking vs gagging and your role as a caregiver in that process. It can be scary to see but the ability for a baby to bring up food that they may have taken too big of a bite of is incredible. The book really walks you in depth on that subject because when you are in the thick of it, it can seem scary. A baby only has one or two episodes of gagging before they "get" not to take a huge bite of food or work the food around in their mouth before swallowing. I'd also recommend following the guidelines about when to introduce certain foods. There are different reflexes that have or haven't developed that you'll want to be aware of especially when giving certain foods - reflexes like the pincer grip. We chose to BLW exclusively and skipped all baby cereals and purees and instead I just fixed my babies what we made for dinner. It was so easy. They just sat with us and enjoyed their meal. One note - BLW is very messy. That's part of the process of babies learning to self feed. I used to strip by babies down to their diaper because they were easy to just put in the sink to wash off after a meal. We kept their clothes in great condition because of that. After dinner, my babies got a bath. We had some of those plastic or silicone bibs that had a pocket at the bottom that helped catch the food. That was helpful because it helps with the food waste in general. Sometimes they just miss their mouth and it lands in the bib rather than the floor. Whatever you do, you know Nora best. You'll make the right decisions for her and whatever or however you feed her, it will be so fun to discover the process with her.
Your little one is sweet & happy ❤️
We love BLW. Charlotte is 8 months and people are amazed at what she can eat. The only down about it is that people are constantly saying “that food is so big, cut smaller”. I have to constant remind them that it needs to be finger length because her pincher isn’t there yet. When they start solids earlier than “other kids” they fist the whole food and chew on it rather than use their fingers to pick it up and chew on the pieces individually. My biggest advice to anyone is to watch TH-cam videos on gagging verses choking. This is so, so important. If you react to a baby who is gagging you could accidentally cause them to choke. Gagging is normal. Hope Nora does amazing!
I make iced tea from scratch all the time! I clamp the strings of the tea bags onto the side of the Pyrex container with a wire chip clip. That keeps them from falling into the water when you’re pouring it in. Hope that tip helps next time you make it!
I mix sweetened condensed milk & evaporated milk and keep them in a container in the fridge for iced coffee. It's the best combo!
We initially started with purées. Once I felt that my little guy mastered purees & noticed him grabbing for the spoon/wanting to feed himself (around 7 months), I moved to baby led weaning. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with doing a hybrid of both! Pinterest has been a great resource and it’s what I use the most. I like being able to quickly scroll through and see photos of how other people prepare different foods. TH-cam was also helpful in the beginning to hear about different peoples’ experiences with baby led weaning.
Nora trying all of those foods was so darn cute! Riley talking about how carrots suck! 😂 Glad you guys were safe from the storms though, that’s scary!
We did a mix of purees and baby led weaning with both our girls! I think the biggest tip I have is we pretty much fed and still do what we eat just on a softer scale. We eat pretty healthy so I felt comfortable doing it that way! One thing I was very passionate about was the high allergen type foods so I asked my pediatrician and she recommended to start introducing them a week at a time starting at 6 months! Nora is just adorable!
Also, Once Upon A Farm is the best baby food ever! It is the company Jennifer Garner founded! My girls still love their smoothies!
We did BLW with both kids and loved it! We would just cut up anything we ate. A tip for you though- we had the same high chair and although I did love it, it gets so messy when eating. The baby will grind food into that fabric on the handles. It's an ordeal to take a part and wash in the machine and it would always keep a little funky smell to it. Also from all the wiping between washes, it added moisture and the metal pieces started to rust. I suggest getting another chair that is all plastic for eating. IKEA has a cute one. And use the other one for travel and for dry snacks and playing like you do now! Food is fun but so so messy. I always said I missed the days were our kids just nursed 😆🥰
I suggest putting carrots, sweet potatoes, and potatoes in the instant pot. Then blend separately and place in silicone ice cube trays to freeze. Broccoli and green beans should be “1 min” in the instant pot too. Peel and slice apples and add pitted dates in the instant pot as well. Blend and then freeze in ice cube trays. The instant pot is easier than keeping track of the stovetop.
Love Nora trying her solids! My fiancé and I both grew up as fairly picky eaters - I have since improved, but he is still very picky. I’m adamant that if we have babies I want to try baby-led weaning, and I can totally see him being like Riley - “carrots suck!” 😂
I purchased the Billy. I've been looking for a decent razor. I also ordered 2 of the pitchers for tea and lemonade! Thank you for the suggestions. ❤️
I love my Billie Razor!
I now use Billie. It is comparable to the Schick Hydro and the moisturizing stripe doesn't melt off like other brands. I would say it work fairly well. I love how easy it is to magnetize it in the shower to keep it from getting rusty. The razor itself is much cheaper then the name brand and the refills are also much cheaper but just as good. I like the little cases for the blades so you can throw it away safely. I also have bought from them a carrying case for travel which was nice. I got their shave gel too but that I wasn't too thrilled with. My only real complaint is that sometimes at the right angle the razor will pop off while shaving.
the best advice comes form an old school mom tip (I got mine from my mom) ... Basically, feed your baby. watch her signals, if she likes it, she will eat, if not, she won't. If you like how something tastes and it's a safe and supervised size, she will eat. Babies will eat as long as they are hungry, when she pushes back or refuses, she is done. no interest in the texture, mash or puree it. Natural foods that your family eats, she will eat..
We did a hybrid too! We started with some cereal/purées at 4 months -6 months a few avocado pieces, banana things like that. Then at 6 months we started feeding him just bits of whatever we ate for dinner. I would boil it to make it softer for him if it was hard. Puffs are fun I call them baby Cheetos haha. Now he’s 10.5 months and eats anything we eat. He’s a foodie, we just had fun with it. We also do the I provide he decides what he eats meaning we put food on his plate and then he decides what he eats and how much! She’s such a cutie! Love the vlogs!
My husband said you can replace the racks on the dishwasher but you make check the price because it may just be about the same as replacing the whole dishwasher. They rust because it’s just a rubber coating so it’s nothing you are doing. You can’t put caps on them because they will just blow off from the water pressure. Hope this helps!
I could just watch her sweet little smiles all day! She is the happiest baby
My son loved that atom chewy toy too!!
once the wires start to rust there isn't much you can do, but I would look into purchasing new racks. You should be able to get them from the manufacture
I forgot to add two things I wanted to recommend! First is the Libby app. You sync it to your library card and you can borrow e-books and audio books. I've been using it since the shut down and loving it. Second is a teething bib for Nora. I found mine on Amazon years back and the bib has a silicone triangle at the end that she could chew on as she's teething. I believe they came in sets of 2.
Love Billie razors! I’m allergic to nickel and these razors are nickel free and give such a smooth shave. I was trying to convince everyone to buy them because they are so affordable and the best razors.. no one listened lol. I ended up gifting my sisters and mom the razors for Christmas because I think they are incredible. My best friend text me last week saying she finally caved and bought them and she is trying to get her mom on them too lol. Anyways, being allergic to nickel and sensitive to metals always makes shaving so difficult and irritating so it’s great to be able to actually shave more than once a week lol. I don’t know if that’s tmi.. 🤷🏻♀️
The only tip I have heard is that you want to feed baby dark greens first ( spinach, broccoli for a while) before you do sweet things like fruit
I absolutely love Raspberry Italian ices. If you have a Soda Stream you can make the soda with that, then use your heavy cream that you had in the last video ... splash it with a few pumps of the Raspberry Torani and you'll on cloud nine ☺️🌈☁️
Dont forget that lemon slice she loved 🤣
It is the sweetest thing seeing you with your daughter! Thank you for this video. Reminds me when my boys were babies. Some of sweetest and greatest times of my life! ❤️❤️
We BLW our son - he is 19 months old now and eats EVERYTHING. Be careful with doing hybrid because often times it actually causes baby to choke more. BLW encourages chewing then swallowing where as mashed foods encourages them to just swallow and not chew, mixing the two can confuse them and they may end up choking on something because they didnt chew it when they should have. Things that are naturally mush are fine! My son at about 7 months was feeding himself applesauce with a spoon, but he also was literally devouring steak at 6 months hahah. Best thing weve ever done - 100%!! Above everything else, lol the convenience of it is amazing! you never have to pack baby food jars or extra things for them - you literally just give them whatever you are having! Its great!!
Blair I love watching your videos! I get so inspired by just the way you live. I'm 19 and when I think of what I want my future house and family to look like I always think of you guys! And that coffee bar?! Definitely getting one of those when I move out. Love these vlogs! 💕
I love my Billie razor too!
she is such a sweet happy baby..cannot wait until her first Disney trip
Hanging in there.
I am DYING laughing at Riley going “Carrots suck!” It was such a fun look into his personality and the goofiness between you two!
I hate carrots too 😂
when you make sweet tea, don't add the sugar to the steeping water. add it to the warm tea after steeping for 20 minutes. its still warm enough to dissolve the sugar easily
Your vlogs are the best ❤️ thanks for giving me such peaceful distraction in such a crazy time.
Baby led weaning is the way to go! I did it with my now 19 month old and I would have it no other way! Don't waste time on purees! Avocado is awesome to start with as well as Lima beans, broccoli and cooked carrots that come in slices! I watched videos online to get ideas! You and Nora will love the process!!!
I’m pretty sure Toasted Marshmallow is in LeFou’s Brew. At least the recipe I found online but yeah I couldn’t find that syrup at the store anywhere!
Hi Blair! Thank you for sending all your blessings and love, they definitely made their way to Canada! Life is weird right now but I am feeling better. Back in March, the last week of work, I saw things fall apart and I had to lay off employees and then I was laid off (until September). I cried almost every day. Though I followed your channel before this craziness, I found comfort in your recent videos and started to feel better. Some days are great; some days not so great. Sometimes i say “I don’t feel ok today” and ask for support from family. I am sending you back well wishes from Canada and I send all my blessing to my southern neighbours. Stay well but be ok if not.
As far as baby lead weaning. Have fun! The best advice I have heard is "food is for fun" for the first year. So let her explore and don't stress with how much gets in. My daughter just ate parts of what we did. Whatever she showed interest in. Now she's 8 and eats anything
Love your vlogs. They are very cozy and comforting
We are doing somewhat of a mixture when it comes to foods for Hudson too. We really started out with purees, but here recently we have started giving him small pieces of food. I have found so many great ideas, tools, and recipes for him on BabyFoode.com, she also has a book available. We haven't bought it, but might soon. I love all her recipes so far and I have purchased a few of her recommended tools. So far Hudson's favorites are sweet potatoes and apples (with cinnamon). I can't wait to see how Nora does with food- such an exciting time with these babes of ours!!
I've got the same problem with my dishwasher!
Awww look at Nora! Well done, pretty girl. I wish this 'baby led weaning' thing was a thing when my daughter was little. Oh I wish I knew a lot more of a lot of things when she was a baby... I would've done things so differently. But oh well :p She's a pretty little big girl , 10 years old already. STOP THE TIME! :-) It's life's biggest cliché, but it is SO true: they do grow up SO fast. :(
Hey and carrots rock! My daughter and I love carrots :) Steamed or even just raw as a snack. love love love them.
I love waking up and enjoying my coffee with the Lamb family!!
Love your quaran-clean list! Inspired me to start one to tackle small chunks daily!
My mama pored her hot tea over a pitcher full of ice. My favorite
Thanks for the recommendation. Just ordered the Billie Razor.
If you guys have cash in carry( also called smart and final) they have a Huge selection of Torani selection & usually the cheapest I have seen. I love your cleaning list! Are you doing it once a week? What kind of truck did you buy?
I did modified BLW with my son. Did some purees for a few weeks at 6 months just to get the feel of food in his mouth and pretty much from then on he eats what we eat as long as it's safe. I followed Baby Led Wean Team and Feeding Littles on instagram. Super helpful!
I just started using Billie, and I’m loving it! The shaving cream feels awesome and I’ll probably buy the body wash too, the sample felt really good.
We did a puree / baby led weaning hybrid with our two girls. Basically, we used our slow cooker to make all kids of soups / curries / casseroles which we all ate at home, but we would use the puree pouches / jarred puree food for convenience when out and about. Some of our girls' favorite foods (they are 3 and 5 now) are the same foods we first gave them as 6 month olds :) We loved the process of introducing foods to our babies--but we were pretty relaxed about it too. Some days they were super adventurous, other days they ate a mashed banana. It's all good. So happy to see your girl beginning to enjoy food too. Thanks for the video!
I love her Winnie the Pooh blanket! So sweet
Aww the early weaning days are so much fun! Messy, but the best! We found that our son didn't take to purees, and we followed his lead and found that BLW worked really well for him. He didn't like being spoon fed at all and always liked the independence of putting the food in his mouth himself, so chunks worked well. I'd recommend trying different textures with Nora and exposing her to as many different flavours as possible. Even if she rejects it, keep trying. I read that a lot of babies are more open to different foods in the early months. And then they turn fussy! My son is now super fussy!
I do love your coffee set-up. It's been my daily luxury too. :)
I agree, carrots suck!!! 🤣🤣🤣
I love my Billie razor! I've been using mine for about a year now.
hi there guys, we are celebrating our 17th wedding anniversary today! totally not minding staying low key.... since my hubby said that he read in yahoo news that our county... san bernardino co. is among the new three identified "hot spots" for cv in the US! yikes!! .... along with west palm beach and a county in alabama. sooooo, yesterday we just enjoyed the afternoon at my mom's pool plus taking a drive around our various shopping centers. our county lifted the ban of requiring masks about two wks ago... and it was totally evident just seeing the amount of ppl out and about! (more folks w/o masks now!) we have a lot of hope for a vaccine but are even more super cautious w/ the virus being literally right outside our doorstep. however, i am sooooo super thankful that right after our lil princie's big bday party early feb... i bought N's huge x-large jumper from the rental company. so grateful for it now. in our concrete and astro turf backyard we have collected a ton of fun stuff for him that we're super duper grateful for now ...our lil guy also has a big therapy swing (like a circular hammock), lil basket ball court areas, trampoline, giant bowling set, lil playhouse, slide, cornhole set, and a big plastic "roller coaster" w/ car/ramp ...(like the ones they have at indoor play places). We are prepared to stay hunkered down.... not really "thrilled" like many folks, of the country opening up... seems way too early with all of the # of cases still rising....
Do you have a basement or storm shelter? I know you get a lot of storms there. We live in southern Illinois and I’ve always been afraid of storms. Having a basement gives me peace of mind.
My son is a few days older than Nora and I am terrified of baby lead weaning. Lol I’m afraid hes gonna choke, I know there is a correct way to do it safely but I can’t bring myself to try it. Lol So we are on purées and mashed foods for the time being.
I just ordered my Billie. I'm excited to try it. Nora trying new foods and her reactions are so cute. She's growing up so fast!! 🥰
When you said baby-led weaning, I kept hearing baby-led meeting, and pictured a Zoom meeting with a bunch of babies! Can you tell I’ve been working from home for too long?! Thanks for sharing; I love seeing you and sweet Nora!
Finally someone agrees with me about carrots!
I have been wanting to try a Billie razor, so maybe now I’ll give it a shot!
My daughter loves carrots too! When she was 6 months old I also started her on yogurt. I used the Stonyfield organic brand. She just turned 4 yesterday so I'm trying to think of all the foods we started out with. She wasn't a fan of pureed peaches, I do remember that! I had tried the Billie razor and I loved it, but the razor head kept falling off the handle. I received a replacement handle and the same thing happened! I bought the Gillette Venus sensitive skin razor and it's been great! I like the idea of the cleaning list. I had a couple of days where I didn't care about cleaning, which is not like me at all. Being stuck inside is not fun. You gave me the motivation I needed!
Nora looking around at her dad while she’s eating the carrots is hilarious 🤣
Noras face when she eats the carrots - so cute :) I learned to put high quality oil into the baby food, but I don‘t know if this is recommended everywhere. Thanks for sharing your day in the life series - love it 💕
What kind of espresso maker is that?
It’s called a Nespresso machine. You can find it by clicking the link to her Amazon storefront in her description box.
I love the way Nora is so attentive when you and Riley talk to her! She’s adorable and such a happy baby! I miss that time! I keep hearing about the razors so maybe I’ll give it a try!
How was your iced tea?
Okay, yes, the Billie hype is REAL. The closest shave, no irritation...I’ve never loved a razor so much (a razor is a razor, right?). And I used to get the itchy leg thing too!
literally laughed out loud at Riley while Nora was eating .... she is such a cutie pie
I literally cannot, repeat; CANNOT deal with how stinking cute Nora is. Oh my... she’s just perfect!!!!
I could not stop laughing when Riley was encouraging Nora about not liking carrots 😂
“carrots sUUUck” 😂 I say caramel the same way you do (from California also moved to Texas.) omg I need to try Billie because I’m the same way. Super sensitive skin and have a weird fear of razor cuts (I know).
I absolutely LOVE her Winnie the Pooh sleep sack!!! My first daughter's nursery was done completely in the Classic Winnie the Pooh...♡
Nora enjoying her carrots is the content we all needed right now 😂💗 Thank you for sharing your days and your precious angel babe!
Starbucks has been real quiet since Blair got her espresso machine💗😂👏🏻
Why have I never thought to use the Torani syrups to flavor iced tea?! Brb off to order some 😍
Nora is honestly the CUTEST and I can't handle it.
Have a look at Claire Witts you tube channel she's done a load of great videos on baby led weaning I think her channel is called The Witt Family xx
Blair and Riley's Nora is going to be best friends with Tim and Jen's Jackson and I can't wait for them to meet
Check out The Fitzgeralds on youtube. She is a baby led weaning mamma. Has some good videos from her first two little ones.
That must have been some really strong iced tea LOL! I've been into brewing herbal teas, as iced tea. I currently have a pitcher of blueberry tea in the fridge. Delicious! Nora didn't look too thrilled with the bananas, but at least she liked the carrots :-) Have you given her sweet potatoes yet? Both of my kids loved them as one of their first foods.
Sorry I have to agree with Riley, carrots do suck BUT she should definitely eat them anyway 🤣
SnackswithJax is a FANTASTIC account to follow on Instagram for BLW! We LOVE LOVE LOVE her ! She’s 100% keep it real - healthy meals but sometimes “let’s just order pizza”. Lots of good advice and ideas and she does stories almost every day about what’s she making for dinner and she lets you ask questions all the time. BLW was the single best thing we did for our youngest- so much easier than dragging around purées and spoons and bowls.
I’m on the strong tea team too!😂
OMG are we in the cabinet again!!! We love being in the cabinet!😂🤣 Also where did you get the lemon onesie for Nora. So Adorable!