Hello girls!

RCC: i dont have a great deal of advice re the BLS. it was something we did without really realising that it was *something* ITMS. one day DD2 was sitting on my lap the next moment she had a fistful of spaghetti bog in her fist and mouth lol. I literally just took her lead. there was no pressure for her to eat. we offered her the exact same meals as us, no specially cooked extra meals or anything. that is what i love about it. it is SUPER easy and the kids love it as it is a big ol' mess hahahaha. for snacks out and about i would pack fruit like pears and nectarines and arrowroot biccies...DD2 loved those haha. oh and steamed veggies etc. and a whole lot of leftovers...and from day dot that would include lasagne, lambchops, risotto etc. it is super easy. there are some FANTASTIC blogs out there that i stumbled upon when someone was horrified at DD2 at 5.5 months eating a lamb chop so i thought maybe i was doing something wrong. I came across a dutch site that was really helpful and straightforward called: borstvoeding com

on the honey thing i think it is best to wait until 9-12 months? but this is from a far and distant memory and cant remember very well...something about babies being vulnerable to botchulism. but not sure as i didnt do the research myself (we are not big honey eaters ).

AFM:Miss E has a cold a lovely present from her Big Middle Sister....it was one of those slow-mo scenes where my snot-riddled 2 year old leant over the baby and with boogers smearing her face kissed her Little Sister...i couldnt leap over fast enough and sure enough. 3 days later lol. it is a *little* bit funny though because poor Miss E woke up totally perplexed as to why her nose wasnt working. i thought she would be upset by it but when i walked in she was trying to breathe through her nose and then would burst out giggling at the fact that she couldnt i breed strange kids man.