Hi everyone

Well Dylan tried sweet potato this morning and I thought it was going to be a disaster because as I put the first spoonful in he screwed up his face and had a little shiver as though it was horrible and then started to cry but then he shocked me by opening up his mouth for more, what a little trooper, Dylan is just loving his food so much. I am wondering when to introduce dinner? I think I need to get more organised first though. I tell you what the sweet potato has been the hardest to puree as there is barely any water in it, not like pumpkin and pear and apple. Also his poos have completely changed to big people poos except smaller and they don't even stick to the nappy they just roll right off it is really weird! It hurt him at first and he a very red little bottom but now he has the hang of it and just pushes them out like an old pro!

Dylan had his first swim in a big pool the other day at mothers group as one of the girls has a brand new inground pool so we all took our bubs in and a few cried, Dylan cried at first as I had him in one of those floaty ring things so I took him out of that and then took him in gradually just in my arms and he was loving it smacking the water with his hands and kicking and then as I was talking to one of the other mothers he started to fall asleep what a funny little fella I have.

Cee Cee Welcome to our little group everyone is ace and supportive and I think you made the right decision coming over as it sounds like Ally is up to where our bubs are. Dylan is rolling quite a bit and can sit for a few minutes unaided and doing a semi wriggle commando crawl thing. I am a bit confused over foods to serve for lunch too but what I have been doing is when I start a new food i.e. today it was sweet potato he has that for brekky by itself after a boobie feed and then for lunch I have been giving him whatever was last i.e. the last thing I tried with him was pears and he has that mixed with rice cereal so today as he has had apple and pear for lunch he is having apple and pear mixed with rice cereal. Some mums mix savoury and sweet things together but I cannot get my head around that. But although my system is working for now that is because I have only introduced 5 foods so it is going to get a lot more complicated. Though as one of the mum's stated in my mothers group
We make it (the solids thing) a lot more complicated that really is!
So who knows. I might do some more reading of websites and my brochures that my MCHN gave me and see what I come up with. Good luck. Unfortunately I can't give Dylan banana or avocado as I cannot eat them.

Fee It was Dylan's 6 month 'birthday' yesterday too. Cooper is soooo cute! I love all the sleeping pics you get of him I am not game to take photos of Dylan sleeping I am too scared that I will wake him. Yay for almost losing the nipple shield, we have almost given it away too as I just chop and change during a feed and he doesn't seem too worried about whether he has it or not, it is like he has weaned himself off it. He does however like to pull it off and chew it making sure he gets all the drips of milk. Does Cooper do that too? Wow for his teeth too I felt in Dylans mouth before but no teeth yet. Good luck on Saturday with the solids I bet he will love it. I managed to get Dylan on digital camera and video camera having his first meal.

KMH Hope you start to feel better soon, there is nothing worse than feeling sick especially in this Melbourne heat I feel for girls who are pregnant now like two of my best friends, eeek!

Anyway sorry to anyone I missed, we are off to Sorrento tomorrow again this time one of my pregnant girlfriends is down and she is going to have a few lessons from Dylan and I on nappy changing, breastfeeding, dressing, bottle feeding and that sort of thing as she is a bit worried about being a good mum and thinks this will help. We are also going to go to the beach and let Dylan go in the sea.

Have a good weekend. Byeee!