SQUASH!

I pictured this spring break to be a relaxed sort of boring event, in which I spent my day trying to come up with things to do to keep myself occupied. Much to my surprise when I look around the house I realize that there are tons of things that need to be done and Spring break is half Over! I know sorta disheartening, but I'm not gonna sweat it. I will say that one project that I want to at least get started is an outdoor play area for Jackson... a safe area that is fenced in where he can go wild and I won't have to worry about him (too much). I have a vision of it and I can't wait to get started. If it would only clear up a little out there... Jeez.

Okay so Dave and I started it out with a trip to Tennessee last Friday.. We came home Sunday Evening and poor Dave had a sore throat. We truly enjoyed ourselves in spite of the sudden illness. We rented a little cabin, I became obsessed with the hot tub... sneaking myself out to it every chance I got..., cooked breakfast and dinner everyday, Found an Awesome Cast Iron Wok!, and spent some great quality time together. It was a much needed getaway for a Momma and Poppa, I think it is important to reconnect and that's just what we did. I must say that that touristy aspect of Tennessee is really too much for me to handle. All the signs and lights clutter the place if you ask me.
When we got back I decided it was time to start Jackson on Veggies. So I cooked some butter nut squash, pureed it, froze the extra and fed him his first vegetable ever.



But first he had to knock over the spatulas and pick out a nice silicon one to grab and shake around violently.

Then to the other side.

Kinda worried about it. "Momma, what am I to do with this stuff anyway?!"

Too many distractors in the bumbo so we moved the feeding operation to the bouncer, but then the camera was far to interesting to worry much about food.

"Look Momma, I have the cord!!"

He was very proud of himself when he grabbed the spoon out of the bowl and managed to hit himself in the face with it.

Overall it was a very good experience for the both of us. And we have continued feeding it to him. Next week I believe the new food will be sweet potatoes. I have a feeling he will like that very much.

I can't really describe how good it makes me feel to fix him vegetables myself, from real, fresh produce, knowing that there are no preservatives or other junk in it. I guess it replaces that desire to breastfeed and the overall un-success of it (although i did feed him for the entire first month solely from my breasts, and it nearly killed me, mentally and emotionally). I'm proud of myself, and I was surprised at how easy it was to make and how many servings it did make for him.