Tommee Tippee Explora Spoons

I have always been a fan of Tommee Tippee. Their wide base bottles made it possible to transition my baby between breast and bottle feeding even at a very young age. Now that my baby is ready to start solid, I have searched all over town for all the feeding utensils we'll need for this big event! The first spoons I purchased was actually not these Tommee Tippee flexible spoons, they were the Munchkin's White Hot Safety Spoons I got from a local Winners. http://www.munchkinbaby.ca/white-hot®-safety-spoons-4-pack After using them a couple of times, I gotta say I hated them! Even with the rubber tips, they were too hard on my baby's gums. The color of the spoons were suppose to turn white if the food is too hot...but you can barely notice the color change! The worst of all is that they stain after one use! My green spoon is now orange after using it once to feed sweet potatoes! Guess I'm putting them away until my baby is older...but by then I probably would hesitate to use them cause of the staining...

Babies R Us had a sale on Tommee Tippee products last week so I was there to pick up a few more sippy cups and stuff...then I noticed these Explora Flexible spoons! They really are flexible! The tips are so soft and super bendable! Needless to say both mommy and baby loved it! Gotta head back there and grab a couple more packs! http://www.tommeetippee.us/explora/530100.html

T-fal Steamer+Blender

Have been so busy with life (you know...the standard stuff...Mastitis...viral infection in baby...passing of our beloved family dog "Pipi"....)  these days that it has been hard to find time for blogging. With the beginning of a new week, hopefully things will go a lot smoother....

Our baby's paediatrician suggested us to start spoon feeding our baby at 5 months~ and so we did! Instead of starting her on the usual rice cereal, I started her on sweet potato instead! Sweet potatoes are a good source of beta carotene, fibre, potassium and vitamins C and E.  

We bought the T-fal two in one steamer + blender at the baby home show a couple weeks back. It was on sale at the Sear's counter for just over a hundred dollars. I like that it steams and blend in one machine! This way I don't have to worry about getting separate steamer/pots for cooking baby's food. The machine is very easy to use. Practically one "switch" operation! Turn left to turn on the steaming function (length of time depends on the amount of water you put in). Turn right to turn on the blender. The only tricky thing to this machine is that you have to fit everything in it's place perfectly for the lid to lock into place....but with a few practices, it really isn't a big problem. Cleaning is also really easy. Everything is dish washable! It also comes with a scraper, water measuring cup, three glass containers with lid to store extra food as well as a recipe book and a quick guide! I've used this machine a few times so far and am pleased with it. It takes only approximately 7 minutes to cook and puree fresh food for my baby which she seems to enjoy (so far!)....

http://t-falbaby.ca/products/view/1