Luke and Carter's full meal deal

We have been working hard finding foods the babies like and that don't frighten me of them choking to death. Our doctor told us that by our one year appointment that the babies should be eating what we eat and drinking whole milk. We have slowly introduced them to different foods, but still supplement with baby foods. Tonight I prepared a meal that I thought was perfect for their first table food only meal and a sippy of cold real milk. I think the babies enjoyed playing with the cup more than enjoying to food that I slaved so hard over. It was shake and bake chicken, canned pears, canned green beans and boxed mac and cheese, do you see where all the hard work is?? Hee hee!! Really, it's more work feeding them and cleaning up their mess than it is to make the food. Well I think we are headed in the right direction to self feeding and eating well.

Also notice the change in highchairs. These are light, simple and easier to clean. The other ones we had were driving us crazy. They were so difficult to keep clean and hard to move when cleaning the floor. It seems most of the food they eat lands on the floor instead of in their mouths. My friend has these chairs and after using them a few times at their house we decided we needed to get them. The hour trip to IKEA to pick them up was more than worth the drive.