It feels crazy to say it, but I have a 6 month old.
Seriously.
It feels like I gave birth yesterday.
6 months means alot of things in my mind. I really REALLY wanted to exclusively breastfeed for Jem’s first 6 months and we made it! Girlfriend hasn’t had anything but mama’s milk and since my labor didn’t quite go as expected I’m glad this has. It’s an emotion-filled adventure to nurse a baby (especially when returning to work and juggling pumping and milk storage) and I’m happy to have made it to my first goal. It’s been ten times better than I ever expected.
Our nursing relationship is far from over, but our food journey is just beginning! Every week I plan to introduce a new food to Jemma. Since I’m all in to schedules and such we’re also going to debut a new sign each week as we start practicing sign language.
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I’ve heard that for nursing you can sign “mama” and then milk to equal mama’s milk. But, I’m aiming for simple. So, if I’m equated with a cow. So be it. At least we’ll be communicating.
And finally, the avocado adventure …
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| My mom made adorable little avocado wash clothes and a matching bib |
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| “Mama, what is this stuff?” |
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| “Holy cow, I’ve never tasted anything like this!” |
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| “Tastes good … pretty fun to play with too :)” |
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| “Yeah for avocados!” |
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| “I can’t fit any more in my cheeks!” |
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| My favorite little avocado baby :) |