Category: Babble

Silky, Smooth Skin

I’ve finally got silky, smooth skin and I didn’t even need Creme de la Mer to get there!

Ever since the weather has gotten colder, Mommy has been having a heck of a time trying to keep my baby skin soft.  It’s nearly an impossible task and I end up having very red cheeks with sometimes very dry skin.  Some people have called me “apple” cheeks and some people have even said that they liked my natural, no-need-for-blush complexion, but Mommy doesn’t really consider them compliments.  Mommy’s also been inundated with questions about why my cheeks are red, what kinds of creams are put on my face, if I have a medical skin condition and if my skin is dry in other areas of my body.

Mommy initially tried Aquaphor for babies and it seemed to work okay, except that it’s extremely thick and greasy.  Then, Mommy noticed that Auntie Ching-Chun’s baby has perfect skin without any patches of dryness or redness.  Turn out, Auntie Ching-Chun uses Burt’s Bees!  Auntie Ching-Chun was also kind enough to give Mommy bottles of what she uses:  Baby Bee Buttermilk Lotion and Baby Bee Shampoo & Wash.

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Since then, my skin has been much, much better.  So, to my fellow babies out there, get your Mommy & Daddy to try out Burt’s Bees for silky, smooth skin!

The Wonderful World of Pureed Food

I’ve developed a bigger appetite and I now know to open my mouth WIDE when someone puts a spoonful of food in front of me.  Mommy & Daddy ventured to Whole Foods again and bought me some more organic foods:

  1. Zucchini: $1.08 (new green food to try)
  2. Sweet Potato: $1.15 (tried it and loved it)
  3. Fuji Apple: $2.28 (tried it and kinda loved it)
  4. Baby Broccoli: $3.49 (new green food to try)
  5. Stonefield YoBaby plain yogurt made from whole milk:  $3.99  (probably every baby in the U.S. eats & loves this!)

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Here’s how Mommy processes my food.  Take the broccoli for example. 

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Mommy uses only the florets of the broccoli and steams it.

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Then Mommy puts the florets in the VitaMix blender which is also one of Daddy’s most prized possessions.

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After it is fully pureed, Mommy puts it in Baby Cubes to store in the refrigerator.  So, $3.49 worth of broccoli gets me these two 2.5 ounces of pureed green food.  It’s certainly not cheaper than Earth’s Best jarred baby food, but at least Mommy & Daddy take pride in making the food for me.

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The pureed stuff then gets fed to me.  You can see just how much I love this green stuff.  Yeah, right!  Mommy has learned to “hide” it in the yogurt so I would eat it.  Yes, you read correctly — broccoli-flavored yogurt.  Even Mommy had to admit that it tastes a little bit yucky, but for me, well, I don’t know any different…yet!

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