Mommy takes over to talk about baby food.

Mommy here. I wanted to tell you a little bit about Rex's current poll. He wants to know whether I should make his baby food from scratch. He was a little suprised that so many of you said no. He told me I should tell you some things about baby food so that you can make an informed decision. Remember, the poll is still open for a few more days.

First of all, I have no problem feeding Rex the jarred stuff, and I will always leave that open as an option. However, I'm leaning more and more toward at least giving the homemade baby food a try.

There's really not much to it. In just a couple hours, I can make a whole month's worth of food. All you really have to do is steam or bake the food, puree it with some water, and freeze. You can use ice cube trays to freeze the food in individual portions. Say you want to feed Rex peas and carrots? Just take out a cube of peas and a cube of carrots, heat, and voila!

Why not just take the easy route and do the jars? Well, first of all it is a LOT cheaper...baby food is such a rip off! Second of all, homemade food does not have the additives and preservatives that some of the jarred stuff does. Homemade is less processed and that makes it healthier. Third, there's just something satisfying about the idea of doing this. Again, if it becomes too much to handle or I'm just not into it, I have no problem going with store-bought.

Anyway, I heard some of you were scoffing at me for even considering it so I thought I'd give you the low-down. Don't be so quick to judge!