We were all eager to see Gavin take his first moutful of solids, so hubby and I went to get some organic carrots from Cold Storage in Great Eastern Mall.  With a brand-spanking new bowls…

…and spoons exactly as recommended - a long handle makes it easier to feed and a plastic coat makes it kinder on baby’s gums…

we couldn’t wait to get started with the solids.  Since Gavin had been eyeing everyone’s food like a vulture hovering over a carcass, I was anticipating his first meal to be a blockbuster hit.  What eventuated was worst than a B-grade flop.  We never even made it to the movies!

Just as “What to Expect The First Year” writes, the first feed does not always go quite the way parents expect it.  Somehow my mind had visualised an gastronomic experience that was a far cry from what actually happened.  I had this mental image of Gavin lapping up every last spoonful of his first bowl of pureed carrots, instead this was what happened…

I diced one third of a carrot and put it into a pot to steam.  Realising that the quantity would be too little for the blender, I figured I would be able to mash it with the back of a fork.  I even expressed a little milk to thin out the mixture.  After ten minutes of mashing, I realised I wasn’t going to get the consistency of the carrots liquid enough for Gavin to eat without potentially choking him.  I ended up throwing out the carrots and feeding Gavin more breastmilk for dinner. 

After dinner, I tried cooking up a larger portion of carrots to put into the blender with a little water like I had read in “Fresh Food for Babies and Toddlers” but the quantity was still too little for our blender.  Maybe it’s time to get a smaller blender…

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