When I was pregnant I had this illusion of being an organic, cloth diapering, breastfeeding, sustainable mama. Well, reality hit and although the breastfeeding thing worked out the cloth diapering never kicked in and the few diapers I bought are now used for burp cloths. I try not to beat myself up about this one, I mean I work and take care of Nolan full time,
try to keep a clean house, keep my social life somewhat in tact and every so often sleep...I have a lot on my plate! I have pretty much given up on this cloth diapering fantasy...maybe when we get closer to potty training?
But when it came time for Nolan to eat solid foods I knew I really wanted to make his food organically, locally and in season. We have one of the only farmers markets in the entire city of Seattle that goes year round practically in our backyard so there are no excuses. Plus I'm surrounded by fruit trees which means not only local, organic and in season plums, pears and apples but its also FREE!
As you can see below, Nolan's first food was from a can, i did buy a few jars of organic baby food just in case my homemade experiment didn't work out and for emergencies. So today to escape the heat we wandered down to the Sunday market to check out this week's selection.
You've got to love summer, there were piles of beautiful produce everywhere. I knew I wanted peas so I immediately picked up a huge bag of shelled peas. I thought I was so smart buying them already shelled until i saw at a stand as I was leaving that shelled peas were a 1/3 of the price...oh well good to know for next time! Then I saw piles of carrots and grabbed a big bunch of those. Then there was this beautiful summer squash that were so bright I couldn't pass them up. Here is Nolan admiring our bounty.
I decided to make the peas first since that seemed to be the simplest. They came out beautifully, they were this great neon green color and the perfect consistency. I even tried a little bit and it was delicious, like some kind of pea sauce you would find smeared artfully on the side of some fancy entree. I'm far from a chef so this achievement was pretty big for me. By this time, Nolan was done waiting and decided dinner time was
now. I was a little nervous he wouldn't like it or the consistency since he liked the sweet potatoes so much.
Nope, loved them! I couldn't shovel it in fast enough! I don't think eating will be a problem for this guy. Luckily for me, homemade baby food is
soooooo easy! I think I'll be able to stick to this one...let's just hope he likes root vegetables or this will be a long winter.
It's a 2006 Honda Pilot EX, it has 40,000 (or at least it did when we first bought it, after the drive from Cleveland it's closer to 43,000), has seating for 8, keyless entry and my favorite new thing, radio controls on the steering wheel! We are really happy with it, I started driving it around town today and it is a TANK, it will definitely take some time for me to get used to this beefy vehicle. Here is our full Honda lineup, Pretty in the background and new car (name TBD) in the forefront. Our family is complete...for now!
Things got a little messy but he did a great job. he probably would have eaten the entire jar if I was patient enough to feed it to him. Instead he got just a few bites and some more at dinner time. But we can check Sweet Potatoes on list of Nolan's favorite things.
The next day I took some 6 month portraits of Nolan, here were just a few stand outs.
Later that day we decided to go for a hike through Deception Falls...so beautiful!
We left on the third day and I was very grateful to make it out alive. Just kidding, I really enjoyed myself up there and might even say I am Mountain tolerant...the beach will always be my #1. Pat had a great time in his dream vacation spot and Nolan was silently in awe the entire time. All in all it was a great vacation!
Here is my favorite animal shot from the day. 
Then we drove down to Bend, Oregon to be with family as we said goodbye to Aaron. The entire 
And it's not just this last month that has flown by, on July 12 Nolan will be 6 MONTHS OLD...crazy!! 6 months marks a major milestone for this little guy, he starts eating solid foods which he is definitely ready to do. He gets pretty agitated watching others eat food which has forced us into hiding when we eat dinner. We decided to start get him used to his high chair since he will be using it for real very soon. Fortunately he loved it!
