Potty training and solid foods

The past couple of weeks I’ve been tackling two milestones – potty training and solid foods – and no, not with the same child   The toddler has shown interest in the potty for a few months, so we have had her ’seat’ in our bathroom so she could get to know it.  I am ready to move past that and to the mastery stage.  Two things I’ve learned about potty training, though, is that each child is different and they do it when they are ready.  Her siblings have been watching a movie called Potty Time with her.  It’s about a boy named Bobby who is having a birthday party and he has also been successful in his potty endeavors so they are celebrating that, too :)  So now, everyday without fail, she will burst out with Happy Birthday, Bobby!  Which, of course sends her sibs into hysterics. 

Tomorrow I will be buying her some big girl panties and we’ll make the leap.  I’m hoping that her sibling entourage will prove to be a help and not a hindrence

As for the solid foods, the baby, who will be a whole half a year tomorrow, has been doing well with her cereal.  Now we’re rolling down the list of fruits and vegetables.  I didn’t start her on solids until she was over five months because she was thriving on nursing alone, and I was not in hurry to start.  It’s not one of my favorite times. Then one day she hit the wall, so to speak, and needed more.  It was a rough couple of days until she got the hang of it.  She acted hungry all the time, but if you’ve seen her, you know she’s not starving and could live of her chubby thighs alone for a week. 

I am using store bought baby food, but would like to try to make my own.  Kendra’s baby food post inspired me to consider  trying  

So for now, it feels like life revolves around feeding, training and cleaning up messes.  You think I would be used to it by now, but it has still taken some adjustment