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Ellington's Eats: Embracing the Mess

I get several messages a week asking how I deal with the mess of letting Ellington self-feed, especially yogurt and applesauce. Let me tell you - it isn't easy for me. I am a "neat freak" in every sense of the phrase. Just ask my husband. I loathe clutter, organize with gusto, and have been filling my Christmas and birthday lists with cleaning tools for decades. I remember once as a teenager, my friends thought my room was "too clean" so I staged some "teenage clutter" that l

Weaning Ellington

As many of you know, I have been exclusively pumping for Ellington after a difficult start to breastfeeding. And for the past six months, I have thought about weaning daily. Not only about the technical "how do I introduce a new milk to Ellington and phase out breastmilk" and "how do I wean myself off the pump without mastitis," but about the emotional as well. "Is now the best time for Ellington?" "What will our connection look like after he is no longer drinking mama's milk

Ellington's Eats: Variations on Two-Ingredient Pancakes

Photo by Brigitte Tohm on Unsplash Following up on my post about our Two-Ingredient Pancakes, I wanted to share some variations I make to vary things up! Ellington absolutely loves these pancakes and they are great for a quick breakfast or an easy low-mess snack. Avocado Flax provides extra fat 3 pastured eggs 1 ripe banana 1 avocado 1 teaspoon ground flax Mash the banana and avocado and whisk in the eggs and flax. Depending on the size of the banana and avocado, you may need

Ellington's Eats: Eleven Months Old

See previous posts for what Ellington ate at seven months and eight months. Over the past couple months, Ellington's schedule and diet have gradually shifted into something much different than where he was at eight months! I have included the detailed schedule below, but the biggest changes have been: The first two bottles of the day are now combined into one right when he wakes up, so he no longer gets a bottle before his first nap of the day. I followed his lead on this one

Ellington's Eats: Two-Ingredient Pancakes

I first heard of two-ingredient pancakes when I tried a paleo diet for several months, and let me tell you: they are MAGIC for feeding Ellington breakfast. They really only have two ingredients: eggs and banana. MAGIC! So why do I love them so much for baby feeding? They come together quickly in the morning, or you can make large batches and freeze them to pop into the toaster oven as needed. They allow Ellington to feed himself They are moist and thin enough to soothe my "wi

Ellington's Eats: Eight Months Old

To see what Ellington was eating at seven months old, visit this post. Ellington has been eating solids for about 3 months now. His meals are such an integral part of our daily routine that it is hard to remember the days of just bottles. He looks forward to his meals, and even gets agitated when he sees his ezpz mat come out, but he isn't in the highchair yet. The recommendations I've seen are to have babies at three meals per day by 9 months old, working up to three meals +

Ellington's Eats: Seven Months Old

By popular demand, I am sharing what Ellington eats in a day! I will periodically share updates here on the blog as his diet changes, but always feel free to ask me questions! While he is currently 8 months old, I wanted to go back and give insight on what his daily diet looked like at 7 months old, when we were at only two meals per day. Before embarking on solids, I decided to let Ellington lead the way! I planned to follow his cues on when to add meals and snacks and reduc