Ean is still mainly breastfed but he enjoys trying new foods. We’ve adopted a method of baby-led weaning which essentially lets him decide and be in charge of if, how and what he eats. We put it in front of him or in his hand and let him explore the texture and flavors on his own. By our limited experience this has been a lot more successful than purees and other traditional methods of getting baby to eat solids. This way he learns the color, shape and texture of what he eats and does so at his own pace. Try it, it works for us.…
I’ve told the story before of how my father used to put a cassette player against my mothers belly when she was pregnant with both me and my brother and interestingly enough, out came two musicians. Not that I was planning for Ean to become a musician but music has played a huge role in my life since I was very young, both in listening to it and producing it and I wanted to share that gift with him. So, while still developing in the womb he got to enjoy some of my favorite songs.
This morning Ana texted me “Can I just aka him” followed by “take him” and finally “Zzzz”. In her sleepiest of states she was trying to tell me to come and take Ean from bed because he was awake (and she wasn’t).
I took him downstairs to the living room and we had fun jumping around, listening to music and singing to some of those songs that reached his ears long before he had opened his eyes for the first time. I remembered those moments of being in bed with Ana in nervousness, excitement and anticipation of his pending arrival. Talking, singing and playing music for him.…