Feeding Clarissa (Almost 7 months old)

When faced with the choices in how to feed our new little one I was doing a lot of research. With my first I had followed all the guidelines with purees, rice cereals to start, and all of that. I was hypervigilent. This time I was feeling more relaxed and was very interested in Baby Led Weaning. Ultimately, we ended up going with a mix of purees and finger foods. I was corrected when saying that I was doing a combo of BLW and Purees (apparently you can't do that). So I'm making purees and offering finger foods. 

Here's what she's had so far: 

• Avocado Slices (this was her first food) 
• Avocado Puree (she loves it on toast -- I simply tossed it in the baby bullet and used formula to thin to desired consistency) 
• Applesauce (Unsweetened, with cinnamon. We buy the organic unsweetened, no gunk added, stuff for Monkey so I just scooped 2-3TBSP out of the big jar we have.) 
• Toast Sticks (with pureed peach. We didn't want her getting the extra sugar from jelly or jam. So we just pureed some fresh fruit for her toast) 
• Butternut Squash
• Whole Slices of Peach
• String Cheese (she mostly sucked on it, but seemed really interested when I was packing Monkey's Lunches and was the appropriate size to hold, so I let her try it)
• Banana (Both whole and pureed) 
• Pancake Pieces
• Smashed Blueberries
• Baked Potato (no skin, plain)
• Steamed Cauliflower
• Steamed Broccoli
• Apple Slices (She didn't get anything off it, but loved chewing it. I think it felt good on her gums)
• Pureed Peas
• Pureed Pumpkin w/ Cinnamon
• Pureed Pumpkin Apple w/ Cinnamon
• Oatmeal w/ Pureed Banana (She LOVED this. I gave her half the banana whole, and pureed the other half and mixed it with some old fashioned oats I had milled down). 
• Oatmeal w/ Applesauce (Just mix a tablespoon or so into your plain old fashioned oats)

So that's where we are at! Clarissa will be seven months on October 6th (just 8 days away!) and we're doing great with food. So far we're keeping her primarily with fruits and veggies. 

Upcoming food?

• Eggs (Hard boiled yolks and scrambled) 
• Plain yogurt (eventually with fruit/veggie purees mixed in)
• Steamed Carrots