Home made bake butternut squash

I always seem to steam or boil everything i make for my son. So i am sure this was a great treat for him when  i gave him Bake butter nut squah. Butter nut squash along with acorn squash are  High in Vitamins and Calcium  and smooth, delicious and very nutritious. So i didnt think twice about feeding this little number to my son. You can start giving your child squah  at around 4 month of age. However do consult with your pediatrician regarding introducing solid foods. And Remeber the three day rule!

You will need.
1 butternut squash
Water
spoon to scoop out seeds & to scoop the meat out of shell when done cooking
knife to cut squash
One Oven safe pan that will fit both halves in it
appliance for pureeing

Lets Get Cooking!

1 butternut squash in half, scoop out seeds
2. Place halves face down in a pan and cover with an inch of water
3. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 1 hour - be sure the “shell/skin” puckers and halves feel soft then scoop squash “meat” out of the shell
4. Place squash "meat" into your choice of appliance for pureeing and begin pureeing.
5. Add water as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin consistency.

( this is Based all on the age of your child)

All my info ion squash was found here @ Wholesome Homemade baby food

(magic bullet dose NOT pay me to  use there product. or show there product)

Everything pictured here is a Copyright of  In a day with RaeanaK & Raeana Kelsey photography



And She said let there be Baby food

So soon after  I had my son i made up my mind to become a stay at home mom. Lets face it for daycare  bills alone what I made  at my old job bi weekly wouldnt be enough to cover the daycare bills. So after giving up my job I saw myself with  so much time on my hands. You can only clean the house so much play with the baby so much untill (s)he  got crabby for a nap or for food.  So i thought. There is always something to do around the house, or chasing around a 9 month old who thinks buttons are apart of the food groups. I found myself enjoying nap time by make home made baby food. I love the feeling that i am giving my son the real meal that I made with LOVE. Its not something i jusy popped the cap off of  and pour it out of a jar. Now im not knocking jar baby food , i myself was a jar food child. i just feel that i can safe money and do something with my time so i chose to  do home made baby food. i figured i would  share one of my sons fav fruits to show you how easy it is to make :0)

Peaches

1. Peal and wash Peaches
2. Pit the peach
3. Cut peach into cubs
4. Place fruit(s) into your choice of appliance for pureeing and begin pureeing 
5.  Put puree peaching into a ice cub tray
6. chill in freezer for a few hours
7. Remove from tray and put into a zip lock bag ( dont forget to lable them)
8. When time to eat remove as many cubes as your LO will eat and defrost.

I use the micro for no more then 45 sec to defrost baby food!

9.Add cereal (if desired) to thicken up. or serve alone like i do !

Nutrients in 1 medium sized peach - with skin

VITAMINS: Vitamin A - 524 IU Vitamin C - 19 mg Folate (important during pregnancy) - 5.5 mcg Niacin - .97 mg MINERALS:Potassium - 193 mg Phosphorus - 12 mg Magnesium - 6.9 mg Calcium - 5 mg Selenium - .4 mg Also contains trace amounts of iron, zinc, manganese and copper. Babies may begin to eat anywhere from 4 to 6 months old. Best website ever! whole somebabyfood





Write You A Song !

Yesterday my son turned 9 months. Time is going by fast! Due to the fact that i Live out of state from my family they dont get to see my song grow up and hit milestones like i do so what I do is make Monthly videos of him  and share his stats and all the good stuff he has been doing. This is a great way to keep grandparents apart of his life. So here is is 8 Month viedo!

Diaper Cake mania

If your a Mother who has just recently had a baby shower in the past 5 years the chances of you having a diaper cake making an appearance on  you big day were pretty high. They are a very simple gift to gife a mother-to-be, the possibilities are endless when it comes to  making your cake! Most of the time people use water bottles or the tube to paper towels. I like to put a bottle of  bubbly in the middle for mom in dad to celebrate changing a child's diaper 100 times! However for the mom's and dad's that dont drink I put a few bottles of bath needs inside. here is a exsample of a daiper cake I made for  a babyshower. Just to make it a little more personal.In this cake (showen bellow) I filled the middle with

1. Bottle of baby shampoo

1. Bottle of baby powder

1.Bottle of baby body wash

1. Bottle cleaner brush

1. small package of travel whipes

Now i made a 4 tier cake to fit everything I got. Its about 170 diapers in sizes 1 and 1-2. I use a mix of pampers and huggies since the Mother to be didnt show her perfence of diapers on her registy list.

The first  is  

You must find a piece of cardboard to decorate or some type of platter to use for the base. After doing this, start rolling newborn diapers and placing a rubber band around them. Place them in a circular form to make the bottom tier or base of the diaper cake. Once you have done enough secure them altogether with ribbon or string which ever you prefer. However, make sure the bottom tier is strong enough because it will hold the other tiers. begin the next tier up doing the same thing rolling diapers and placing rubber bands around them. The diaper cake at this point might look a bit plain and yet, you will get to the decorating portion of the diaper cake after you have finished the tiers. This should be considered as well, how many tiers you want the baby diaper cake to be. Keep rolling diapers and placing them where you want them until it looks like the baby diaper cake you will want.Once you have the main part of the diaper cake complete then it gets really easy to make a diaper cake. It is actually fun and you have the ability to create your baby diaper cake in any way you want to. Many people go with a yellow theme for a baby diaper cake when they aren’t sure what the gender of the baby is going to be. You can decorate the baby diaper cake and actually hide the diapers using ribbon, flowers, or any other decoration you would want.

Mine was for a boy so  I went a Blue and Brown theme

 as for the decorations i used

Binkys

Socks

Boo Boo ice pack

Daiper trash bags

Onsies

Washcloths

whipes

It's a boy pin

The cake toppers where

Stuff Bear

A Her Invite in a picture fram

Around the Tiers i use it's a boy ribbon and some gift bows