Carrots Are the New Peas

We have thrown in the towel on peas. The past few days Em had made it very clear that peas are not her thing. She tried to like them, even going so far as to close her eyes and open her mouth, waiting for the spoonful of peas only to find out they still taste like peas.

We know she loves solids (the girl can't get enough rice cereal), so we figured we'd move on to a different food and try peas down the road. I figured she would like carrots but I wasn't expecting her to love them. After the 1st spoonful she grabbed the spoon out of my hand and just kept licking it. She then went on to eat half of the container and would have ate the whole thing had it been up to her. She is a solid eating machine - you should see the way she eyes ice cream!

Off to Daycare

Well, we all survived Emma's first day of daycare. To be fair, we weren't ever really worried about Em - we have a great in-home daycare person who came highly recommended - more worried about Eric and myself. I know that we've been really lucky to have Emma home with one of us for the past 6 months but I wish it could be even longer. :(

Em handled daycare like a champ and I only cried a handful of times so overall I'd say the day went pretty darn good. I know daycare will actually be pretty good for Em, she really hasn't been around other kids, I just wish she could stay home with us a little while longer.

Emma and Peas - Not in the Same Pod

Emma had her first taste of real food today. To say she wasn't a fan is a complete understatement. To be fair, sweet pea baby food smells horrible and neither Eric or I could be paid to try it. We'll see how it goes tomorrow!