Peas

In the same manner we tortured her brother (see: http://tommywedewer.blogspot.com/2005/10/peasmake-it-stop.html) Annalise's first vegetable was green peas. See how much she liked them?

But after a few bites she kind of got into it! She lumped down the rest of her peas with poise and ended the meal with a big smile.

At five months, she shares breakfast and dinner with the family. Rice cereal is the foundation for both meals and so far we've introduced peas and sweet potatoes, too. She eagerly waits with an open mouth between bites and she really seems to enjoy being a full-fledged member of the meal. Tommy loves to comment several times during each feeding "Bee has a messy face!" I'm going to try to make homemade veggies and fruits this time around. I just got myself a 14-cup food processor, which is basically big enough to puree a whole watermelon (okay, maybe not THAT big!), so it'll be easy to sneak veggies into big brother's food and liquefy anything that she might like to try.