Menu for a 9 month old baby

My little one is a good eater, and she is excited about trying new stuff including the our spicy table food. Each kids are individuals and their eating habits too differ.

At 9 month old kids are not allowed to eat Cow Milk, Nuts and Nut Products, Honey ,Chocolates and egg whites. Excluding this stuff the child can have almost everything healthy that we eat.

At this age also Breast Milk/Formula should be the main food for the babies. It is suggested that babies should have 20-24oz of Breast Milk/Formula each day.(Babies have 4-6 oz of milk in a feeding.)

Here is a sample menu for a 9 month old baby(my little one’s menu)

Wakeup 8am:
            Breast Milk
BreakFast:9:30am
            5oz formula+banana+egg yolk
            Cerial in formula with fruit slices in it.
            Yougurt+fruit slices+egg yolk
            Formula+avocado
Lunch:12:30pm
         Pureed fruits/vegetables(squash,sweet potato,carrots,peas,banan,apple,peach,mango,kiwi) sigle ones or a mix of it.
Snack:4 pm
      5 oz formula+
      Little munchies/puffs
Snack:6pm Breask Milk
Dinner:8:30 pm
   Generally table food-
   Garbanzo beans+some rice
   Meat+rice
   Fish+Rice
   Boiled Plantains
  Gerber Dinner(mac n cheese,chicken vegitables etc)

BedTime: Breast Milk

First of her Firsts

First Day on Earth:

Baptism:

HairCut:

Halloween:

Christmas:

Birthday:

Rhea's First India Visit

Rhea's Milestones

April 12 2011-Smiled when she was awake ,for the first time
May 2-Cooed
June16-Turned on her tummy
Rolling-
Kissi-
14th December- Learned the trick of sitting by herself,though she had a very good balance at sittng alone.
23rd December she started crowling on her all fours qutting her earliewr style of army crowling.
24th December i've noticed for the first time that she started to pull herself to standing.
29th December-1st tooth-lower
4th Jan 2012-2nd tooth -lower
23 Jan-say waved and said "bye"
26th Jan- 3th tooth-upper
28th Jan- She stood without support
31st Jan-Rhea tool her first couple of independent steps..yay, she walked.
28th Feb-4th tooth-upper

Rhea's Growth Chart

On 24th March 2011(Newborn):
Weight: 7 lb 12oz
Height: 21.5''
Head Circ:13.5''

On 28th March 2011:
Weight: 7 lb 6oz
Height: 21.5''
Head Circ:14''

On 28th April 2011(1  month):
Weight: 10 lb 11.5oz
Height: 23.25''
Head Circ:39cm


On 31th May 2011(2 month):
Weight: 14 lb 2 oz
Height: 24.5''
Head Circ:16''


On 7th July 2011(4 month):
Weight: 16 lb 9.5oz
Height: 26.25''
Head Circ:16.5''

On 26th Sept 2011(6 month):
Weight: 20 lb 2.5oz
Height: 28''
Head Circ:17.75''

On 29th Dec 2011(9 months):
Weight: 23 lb 6oz
Height: 30
Head Circ:18.5''

On 26th March 2012(12 Months):
Weight: 25 lb 6oz
Height: 31.5''
Head Circ:18.75''


On 25th June 2012(15 Months):
Weight: 28lb
Height: 32''
Head Circ:48cm

In 3rd Oct 2012(18 months)
Weight: 30lb 6oz
Height: 34''
Head Circ:48.5cm

In 23rd March 2013(24 months)
Weight: 32lb
Height: 36''
Head Circ:48.5cm

Rhea's Arrival

My little angel came to my life on March 24th 9.16pm EST. She was weighing 7 lb and 12 oz , 21.5 inches long and 13.5 head circ. She was born on Carolina Medical Center  University Hospital, Charlotte,NC .

It was a normal but induced delivery. The expected due date was 19^th March. However she didn’t decide to arrive until 23^rd, so my doctor(Dr Ginger Dickerson) at Eastover University ObGyn decided to induce the delivery on 24^th of March. The Dr who attended the Delivery was Dr. Boyd L Parks. We selected Dr. Andrew Gunter from University Pediatrics as her Doctor.

It was her Dad who cut the cord and held her for the first time. Her Maternal Grandma too was there to witness her arrival. Most of the people said she resemble her Dad though there were opinions that her eyes are mine.

We named her Rhea–a Greek Goddess, which means flowing or earthy. Her Dad wanted her name to be short and sweet. I wanted a Christian name for her. I have short listed handful of names for her and her Dad selected Rhea from the list. Of course the best among them.

She is the best thing ever happened to my life and I am so thankful to God for this wonderful  gift.