Kaleb is 8 months old

He is growing faster than I can track it!

He is super busy too...

• In one month he went from rolling around, to army crawl to full on baby crawl.
• He calls for me (nanannana)... that may also mean "feed me"
• He call for Blake (dadadada)... that may also mean "play!"
• He can clap his hands, but only when he decides. You can't really make him start.
• He pulling himself up. We even had to lower the crib because I was afraid he was going to topple out!
• Hes trying bits of food from Mommy and Daddy's plates. Its a hit or miss.
• At Grandma and Grandpa Green's house, we learned that he loves to gnaw on chicken bones (striped clean first, of course)
• He learned the baby sign for Milk, but he only does it while hes eating and wont do it to ask for milk.
• He has NO teeth. Zero. But I can totally see the bottom two just below the surface of his gums. They're ready.
• We're still facinated by him. Many nights, when Blake comes home from work, we'll all pile on the bed and watch him climb, clap and yell 

Though I sometimes miss my little ball of squishy, and sometimes look forward to having conversations with my son, I am COMPLETELY enjoying the stage we're in now. My little crawler, yeller, cuddly big baby boy. 

Homemade Sweet Potato Baby Food created with our Baby Bullet

Tonight I decided to take our Baby Bullet on its maiden voyage!

I was debating between Broccoli and Sweet Potatoes, but opted for the yummier of the two for Kaleb's first "big boy" meal.

Meet our star players. 

To make this most delicious of super food for baby, here is what you'll need:

One sweet potato. Not a yam. 

One baby bullet. We registered for ours when I was pregnant. 

One cup of water.

and a few of these cute little guys. Baby food containers that come with the Baby Bullet.

and most importantly, you will need a hungry baby
 who can sit up with support and knows how to turn his head away when hes done eating. 
(we've been practicing with baby cereal.)

First step is to peal the sweet potato. 

Quick and easy.

I then chopped up the sweet potato in to smallish cubes. 

Let me tell you, that sucker was harder than I thought it would be... granted I used a bread knife...

not quite cubes... more like "bits". 

Then I boiled the bits. You can also steam them, this is supposed to keep the nutrients in, but I found a solution...

I used minimal water

Then used one cup of the boiled sweet potato water to reclaim some vitamins and reuse in the recipe.

 I added my cup of boiled water and my potato bits to the baby bullet.

To activate the bullet, you push down and turn.

after about 3 seconds it had already reached a mushy consistency. But there were still too many lumps for my little one, so I pulsed (pushed down, but didn't lock)  the blender four or five more times.

So after just a few spins, everything had a nice, smooth "baby food" texture. Much more organic and "polished" look when compaired to mass produced, jar baby food.

See? Perfection.

Then I filled up my little baby bullet containers. 

The little containers that come with the baby bullet are awesome because they are tiny little things that are perfect size for baby and they also have a little dial on the lid so you can remember what day of the month the food was made. 

*Baby food will last only 3 days in the refrigerator, but up to 30 days in the freezer*

See the little "1". This baby food was made on the first of this month!

They even have a handy little tray that holds all six of the containers.

I had some food left over, so I put it in the frozen food tray that also comes with the baby bullet.

But now, the ultimate test.

Would he eat it? 

He seems intrigued... 

...wait for it...

SUCESS!

Heres a quick little video of his first bites. He may look like hes not enjoying it sometimes, but he really it. :D

(Does the video look pinkish to anyone else? It looks pinkish to me.)

 I had lots of fun documenting and making my baby his first "big boy" meal.
He took to it much faster then he did baby cereal, which is a good thing, right?

Hes just growing up so fast. And as happy as it makes me to see him grow and learn and become an even bigger little guy, its so bitter sweet.

Ok, I have to go cuddle with my sleeping baby now.

Kaleb is 5 months old!

My Kaleb is growing and growing!

He is now:

• Rolling over
• Refusing to drink out of a bottle… Mommy's milk only!
• Smiling and cooing at Daddy when he comes home from work.
• Loving it when Daddy wears the baby carrier while he plays video games. (Mario Kart: the lightning and squids make him yell)
• Eating baby cereal (mixed with Mommy's milk only, of course)
• Grabbing his toys and putting them directly in his mouth
• Biting mommy's face to let her know he is hungry
• Sleeping in his crib all night (well, maybe one midnight snack)
• Wobbly sitting up… sort of
• Bouncing in his jumper while watching Baby Mozart at least once a day
• Laughing when Daddy laughs
• Closing his eyes, calming down and smiling when we cover his face with kisses
• Singing himself to sleep at nap-time and bed-time. 
• Making his Mommy and Daddy so happy to have him as their baby. 

He is also getting more and more handsome!

So, the question that has been popping up more and more is : "Who does Kaleb resemble more?"

We've agreed that he looks more like Mommy from the nose down and more like daddy from the nose up, but can't agree who he looks more like over all. 

Care to voice your opinion?

Who does Kaleb resemble more?

Mommy Daddy Perfect mix !

I know who I think he resembles most… but I'll keep that to myself until the votes are in. :D