Eating Solids, Take Two

Elliot turns 6 months this Saturday. That's a major milestone for babies in that it's the generally recommended age for babies to start solids. I have not been in a hurry or terribly excited to start Elliot on solids since we've gone through it before with Scarlett. This time around, it just means more work that can be postponed for as long as possible and it's not as exciting since all my baby-food efforts with Scarlett went by the wayside with her super-pickiness and only wanting to eat jarred foods. Most parents make their own baby foods because it's cheaper than buying jarred baby food and it's also more "pure". Well, it wasn't the case for me since I ended up throwing almost all of those home-made foods away. I was so disappointed because I had wanted my children to be wordly eaters (since my husband and I are some-what foodies and love most ethnic foods). I figured that if I ate diverse kinds of food while pregnant and breastfeeding with Scarlett (well, that's how I eat normally anyway), she would be more inclined to try different foods since she's been exposed to different flavors and tastes. Apparently, that was not so. I still remember eating dinner in a sushi restaurant with my brother one time back in my college days and hearing a four/five-year-old sitting next to me tell his parents what he wanted to order (and he ordered different sushi pieces by their name!). I had thought to myself back then that I wanted my children to be like that.

Now that Elliot's 6-month day is approaching, I'm actually contemplating making baby-foods again. After all, my husband and I have convinced ourselves this time around that we deserve a kid who eats almost everything. In Elliot's defense, he's not Scarlett so maybe he will love the food I make him. I owe it to him to try, I guess.