What to prepare for first weaning?

For first weaning, it is recommended to try liquid food first, followed by purees. After trying cereals, it's finally time for purees!! Remember to 'test' for allergy and to rest 3 days to see for any reaction before introducing the next new food. I tried giving simple pureed food for bb Kaile. I've tried carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkins in very very small portion.
Using he's super small spoon, maybe about 4-5 spoons?
**I would highly recommend fisherprice flat wave spoon as it's really easy compared to many other brands I tried where food just stuck onto the spoon and not the baby's mouth!!
 He always shivered at first when food goes into his mouth, probably very new to the texture but after a week or less, he could take them and is quite excited when he sees me holding he's green food bowl. Haha, babies are just so innocent and simple minded.

Back to weaning, I've decided to make soup stock for him. I used it for making porridge for him and I will share the simple ways of doing it!

These are the ingredients used: 

I used carrots, corn, celery, yellow onion and a packet of chicken bones

Prepare them and put them in a pot of water, ensure that the water level is covering the ingredients and bring to boil

Cook and simmer for another 20mins or so.

The carrots were really soft after all the cooking, although most nutrients would be in the stock, but there's no harm giving a little to my bb. It's also used to test if he's allergy to the stock as well.

 Strain the soup stock and let it cool down. After which, I left it in the fridge for about 2-3 hours as I was using it that night. 

I strained it again because they were solid fats/oil floating above the stock after being left in the fridge. I think it's good not to give babies oily stuff and this method removes the fat thoroughly as oil floats ya?

I used Tupperware ice cube maker to store the soup stock. It's good because it's airtight!

After freezing for a night, I took out to store it inside a freezer ziplock back. 

If possible, I would suggest to use up the stock within 1 week or so, As such, try not to overdo the amount of stock! Haha!

Anyway, the stock tastes REALLY good and super sweet! Yup, nothing except pure ingredients. That's all we need, natural food!

Some ingredients that can be used to make stock:

Chicken, Pork ribs, fish bones, ikan billis or lean pork/beef

Cabbage, carrot, corn, celery, yellow onion, tomato

Weaning baby kaile?

Personally, I find that Asians are very stubborn. I realised many parents start weaning once baby turns 4months. It's very common to see baby eating cereal and by 5months, porridge and vege is a norm. I stand on neither side as I think it depends on parents. Well, bb kaile is not the typical baby. He doesn't know how to swallow food at 4+ months and I took it slow. At 5months, he's practically 'drinking' the cereal when fed with a weaning spoon.

So now, at 6 months, I've decided to try again because now the nurses say I have to start. Haha. 

We've got so many cereals!! Millet, brown rice, rice cereal and the sishen cereal from euyanseng. So all got to try!

Millet- doesnt like the texture

Brown five-star slight watery poo

Sishen-slight hard poo

Rice- normal (I'm using nestle but I find it a little 'sweet')

So sticking to normal cereal with a scoop of brown rice cereal for lunch now :)

Anyway, I'm going to start the mashed food soon! Up a level! Stay tuned!

Working VS SAHM

It's been so long since I blogged but I think my son makes me feel like blogging. Blogging this important chapter of my life before I slowly forget. I think most mothers will have lousy memory since the start of pregnancy. He's now 6 months and it seems the first few months of his growth is flying way faster then I could remember.

Watching him grow, to be honest, is bittersweet and contradictive. Waking in the middle of the night with he's loud cry is never fun but looking him smile at you when he wakes in the morning can be the happiest thing in the world! Everything is worth it!!

Now that he's older and knows more, the more I cant bear to leave him off my sight. I'm considered lucky among many others ,of course not comparing the rich taitais. I work at home as a freelance nail technician aka manicurist. I get to take care of him when I'm not working and to bring him over to my mil's place. But!!! Now I really find it so hard to part with him. To earn money so as to provide him with a better life or to spend time with him before he grow up and no longer wants me to hug him?? 

I think I choose to earn less. What's life if I earn money and he only need ne for material need right?? 

Again,I think I'm blessed with a very good job. :)

A photo of my bb before I leave him at my in-law's place. * occasionally also got to leave him there for extra income.