Comments on: Make It or Buy It?

By: nicostuff

nicostuff — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:43:09 +0000

Thanks Maggie! I bet that Dylan would love Chicken Nuggets too, I’ll have to give that a try. He is almost ready to make the switch, he also wants to eat whatever is on anyone’s plate. Dylan often swipes his big brother’s breakfast

By: Maggie

Maggie — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:16:50 +0000

My little guy hated baby food. If its pureed he won’t touch it. He like Costco’s chicken nuggets(they are soft),cut up strawberries, and trying to eat whatever mama is eating. I did buy a few jars at first but decided not to make my own when I saw he would not eat it anyway.

By: nicostuff

nicostuff — Sat, 17 May 2008 12:03:32 +0000

Thanks Heather! Jake sounds like a great big brother. Thade now screams at Dylan anytime that he is screaming too, and then Dylan forgets why he was upset in the first place, and just screams at Thade instead. It is always noisy at our house

Wishing you well and big hugs too

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:22:26 +0000

Yes, Jake is very protective of his little brother. He only minds it when Zack cries. then he screams along! Poor mommy… Hoping to check in more often! Have a fun weekend, heather

By: nicostuff

nicostuff — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:25:11 +0000

Thanks Mimi! I agree the mess is totally worth it I’ll have to try the mashed bananas and pears. Dylan loves pears!

By: mimi

mimi — Fri, 16 May 2008 06:55:57 +0000

I only made things that were super easy, like mashed bananas, pureed carrrots,blended pears & peaches, things I could just do in the blender and feed them right then. I agree that you won’t save much money and it can be a lot of work. But our babies are worth all of the mess and bother, aren’t they?

By: nicostuff

nicostuff — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:20:48 +0000

Thanks Heather! I’m so happy to hear from you. I’m glad that you and your little guy are both doing great! I bet you have been very busy, I feel like I’m finally just getting caught back up and Dylan is almost 14 months old. Is Jake enjoying being a big brother?

I think a fast food drive-thru for the little ones sounds like an awesome idea, and it would cut down on the dirty dishes

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:35:28 +0000

Hi Nicole- I have been so busy with the new baby, but stopped in today to read your blog and catch up! I liked making the veggies for jake when he was little, i just made sure we ate the same thing that night, so it didn’t seem like i was making too many extra dishes. Who knows what this next one will eat? It’s so hard when you have 2 under 2- is there a fast food drive-thru for infants? heather/jakesmom(and now Zack’s too)

By: nicostuff

nicostuff — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:02:12 +0000

Thanks Amy! That is so great that you made your baby food for Ethan, and you saved money on Emily’s baby food. The time has been a big factor for me, it is hard to get it all done in one day. I do feel good about preparing the food and knowing exactly what is in them, but I dread the clean up

Dylan misses his old baby food a bit, but he has discovered a new favorite food, Oatmeal I know he’ll come around soon enough.

By: nicostuff

nicostuff — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:57:12 +0000

Thanks Susan! How I wish we were neighbors I’d swap you baby food for homemade pies That is great that Sammy made the switch, I’m slowly switching Dylan, nervous Mommy I guess.

Yep, you guessed right, I am the dishwasher! I love to make the baby food, and I know it is fresh and healthy for him, but whatever I cook seems to make itty bitty amounts with giant messes for me to clean. Oh well. I do feel better about using less packaging, and I’ve already noticed that I’m bringing home 2 less plastic bags of groceries a week, so thats pretty cool.