Mommy Monday has arrived!

Yay! It's our first Mommy Monday here at My Little Valentimes! I'm so excited for you to see what I have in store tonight. So let's get to it!

First off, I want to talk about giving your baby solid foods. I know that doesn't sound interesting but trust me, I'm going to make it juicy! If you're exclusively breastfeeding like me, your baby should hold off on solids until 6 months. I know some formula fed babies might start a little earlier than that and that's okay, it's whatever works for you and your baby. However, not too many years ago we didn't have all the restrictions we do now for giving our babies proper nutrition. So I thought it would be fun to have a little blast from the past. I interviewed two of my family members, that had children quite a few years before me, to hear what they used to let their babies eat and drink after 6 months of age. Here's how it went... 

Q: How many months did you wait to start giving them regular food that everyone could eat?

Pam-

A: Not counting eggs & mashed potatoes about 8 or 9 months. But they ate potatoes and eggs much earlier.

Tosha-

A: 8-10 months

Q: What kind of food would you give them?

Pam-

A: Squash, tomatoes, jello, French fries, Green beans were Alayna's favorite food of all and her eggs.

Oh they both ate vienna sausage.

Tosha-

A: Bread, French fries, Cheetos, Popsicles, lemons with sugar, lots of noodles at Chinese restaurants. 

Q: What about drinks? Any juices or soft drinks?

Pam-

A: Yes they both had tea in their bottles, apple juice too. I would put Dr. Pepper in their bottles and shake them to get the fizz out so it wouldn't spew out all over them. 

Tosha-

A: Tea, cow's milk

-This was so fun for me to see what their answers were. It kept me giggling at every response they had! :) I wish I was as brave as these two women to give my baby boy some crazy types of food. But with all the stuff they jam pack into our food these days, I just couldn't do it. 

I hope you enjoyed our first Mommy Monday and found it as fun as we did! You can continue to follow along every Monday night for more posts that will keep all the Mommy's reading!

-By the way, have you given your baby any weird type of food or drinks in their first year? ;)