Green beans

I decided to take a break tonight from pumping milk for Emily's rice cereal, and instead I gave her her first taste of green beans. A few months ago, I read a study about babies eating peaches vs. green beans that said that a nasty face after her first taste of beans should not deter me from giving them to her again, and that the more she tastes it, the more she'll like it.

Each container of green beans has a single serving, though the info from my doctor about feeding solid foods said to start with just 1/4 that container. That's about the equivalent off a heaping tablespoon. That's all! There was so little that it took 7 seconds in the microwave to get it heated too hot - we had to wait while it cooled to a safe temperature. The entire container has 25 calories in it, so we're talking about trying to feed her 6 calories.

So the first few bites I don't think I even got anything in her mouth, because she'd just look down and keep her lips together. Then I got her to laugh and smile at me, and I grabbed my opportunity to throw a "big" spoonful in there. Oh, the face she made... I swear to you, she actually gagged! I found myself thinking, "I hope she doesn't throw up! What do I do if she throws up??" I guess that's reassurance that she probably swallowed that bite, but the rest of it, well:

Isn't that just the cutest bog monster you've ever seen??? And how did she manage to get 1 tablespoon of slime so well-distributed?? She made the gag-face several times (and granted, they're not the best tasting beans ever but they're pretty much on-par with canned green beans), but I think I'll try again tomorrow. My girl WILL eat vegetables!! Even if it's just green beans.

Check out her picasa website (link top-right) for shots from her 6-month photo session. There are some good ones, but I didn't pay for the CD of high-resolution pictures this time. I'm learning to be thrifty - even while forgetting my coupons at home (*sigh*).