BLW: The Journey Continues

I went to a restaurant for lunch yesterday and baby B ate:
1 piece of prawn toast
1 piece of naan bread
1 spring roll
1 piece of vegetable tempura
2 slices of cucumber
3 pieces of melon.

He ate so much that I was worried we might have to pay for his meal (it was an eat as much as you like for one price restaurant) but luckily we didn't. His eating has come along amazingly in the past few weeks and there was very little on the floor (although the waiters were looking a little worried at one point).

At home his favourite foods include pizza, potato wedges, dried apricots (soft ones) and samosas which I make from bought filo pastry and a variety of fillings and I bake in the oven. He even eats steak - I think having 6 teeth already is a great advantage.

I have discovered that the best pasta for BLW is lumaconi (giant pasta shells) which I buy from Lidl's. They are big enough for him to to grab in a fist and still have enough outside his hand to get his teeth into.

It is so satisfying to see him devouring my home cooking so enthusiastically. Especially when his older brother picks at his food and eats as little as he can get away with: "Mummy, can I get down and play if I eat three more forkfulls?" I sometimes overhear my husband on the phone proudly telling his friends and family what B has eaten today and it's good to have his support and enthusiasm too.