Let me start off by saying that Diane is an amazing mother. I’m not sure where she gets these ideas or how she comes up with the way to implement them but she does it. The latest idea to come out of the brain child was the great food switch.

Lately my daughter has been really getting into food. She’s loving peas, carrots, cheese, potatoes, crackers, chicken and fish (just to name a few). Now none of this would mean much with out any sort of schedule and plan and as I mentioned earlier, this was all her plan.

We normally start off the day with a little milk to help the crying one wake up. She takes after her mother in that mornings are not the highlight of the day but that quickly changes when we make it to the kitchen table. During the week, I’ll take her to the table feed her some food. Often times starting with bananas, peas or apples. My daughter loves breakfast.

So we chow down on food, possibly 3 or 4 big bites, and then top it off with milk. As we get closer to her morning nap time, the milk slows down until the actual nap begins. Like our old routine, she takes a full bottle before she takes the first nap which is a long one. Oh yes, Diane and I really enjoy the morning nap.

So once she wakes up it’s back to the food network. For lunch we eat some more solids, lots of vegetables and a little milk to wash it down. Now, I do recall our doctor saying that we should start switching from milk to water but…….. yeah. So we have a sippy cup but the little one doesn’t take to it so well. Maybe it’s the water, maybe it’s the cup, who knows? Anyway, back to the routine.

So we continue through the day with small snacks like animal crackers, a little milk and possibly ritz. If you get what I’m saying, my daughter is always about crackers/cookies.

When dinner time rolls around we like to gather the family around the table and eat together. We’ve found that when Diane and I eat food in front of our daughter, she gets really interested in eating herself. Maybe it’s the smell of food or watching us but it really gets her going. We like to take advantage of it and sneak in dinner. 4 or 5 spoon fulls an that’s big when you consider how big her stomach is.

After dinner, the ground work is laid for the night time routine which is play time until bed time. Once in her sleeper and snuggie we break out the milk to get things going. Doesn’t that sound pretty good? I’d like to get wrapped up in a nice warm blanket and spoon fed some nice comforting food until I pass out. Now give me a moment to fantasize a little…

Oh?! Still here? Ok, so once we get about 5 to 8 ounces into the bottle the little one is passed out and ready for bed. So now we’ve gone through the entire day and the food switch is starting to happen. YAY! We can’t say that our system is perfect or that it’s going to work but so far so good I’d say.

How do you make the transition from milk to solid food? Do you think our plan works? Are we on the right path? Share your thoughts in the comments!

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