April 21st is when Mike and I learned we are expecting our first child!
This has my mind all over the place trying to figure out what do I do first? Then what? Can our home support infant life? I'm glad our dear Creator gave me first a womb to protect the child while we prepare our hearts and minds for parenthood, and then that the Creator gave me breast milk to feed the child perfectly for the first six months while I figure out other details of parenting.
But this time next year, when my Capricorn December baby is six-months-old we will begin to seek food options beyond the boob.
One year doesn't seem long enough! I'm a healthy eater -- no enriched, bleached grains here, no hydrogenated oils or refined sugars anywhere in my home, and I receive my produce from the local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture providing locals with food grown organically on neighboring farms; find yours here: localharvest.org) -- but I also love brie and wine for dinner! (oh, how I miss thee...).
The first few months I'll probably do what my mother did and use an old-fashioned hand-mill at the table where I grind instant baby food from whatever I prepared for dinner! My husband will get used to me cooking without salt, I'm sure, until baby gets those chompers...
Today, though, I discovered inspiration that makes me EXCITED about children's food, and ANXIOUS to begin! I almost don't want to wait eighteen months to learn how to prepare the delightful Bento Boxes, I just might have to make them for Mike and me!
At I Love Obento they sell all manner of Bento Boxes. If you've never explored this lunch-box that puts the "fun" in "functional" then here's some photos for you from blogger Bento Anarchy:
The Japanese are immaculately artful in their food presentation. They truly understand the pleasure-centers triggered by eating, and do not neglect the visual aspect of enjoying a meal. In the above pictures you can see Asian foods, such as soba noodles, as well as whatever-you-cook foods such as peas and hot-dogs. These cuter-than-a-SnackPack lunches seem like a treasure-trove of enjoyment for both me and my child! How stimulating to play with food this way!
By creating new designs we could introduce new ingredients. Then my babe won't be eating peas and carrots, but flowers and birds and pirate faces!
Looking at these seems a little intimidating, I'll admit, but the first site I listed, "I Love Obento" has tools, boxes, books, and photos to teach.
Mike and I used to make sushi and spring rolls together pretty frequently when we lived on the coast, and seeing this website just pulled in our Child to this wonder-world of beautiful food.
Most exciting is knowing that my own Child's imagination will drive most of the Bento creations.
I can't wait to meet you!
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