Car trips are always a nightmare

I here all the time that most babies love a car trip. Some people even go for a drive just to make their baby fall asleep. Well, my son is an exception, because he hates car trips, even if it's just two minutes. I seat him in his car seat and everything is fine. A few seconds later, he starts complaining and after a few minutes he SCREAMS as much as possible. It helps if I'm seated next to him, but he still complains a lot. If I drive and he is alone in his car seat, then the trip is simply a nightmare. When I arrive at the destination, usually around 20 minutes later, my son is still screaming, full of tears and shaking all over the place. I hold him and he immediately calms down. This also happens in long trips. He managed to scream for 1.5 hours and he probably would continue, but in the meanwhile we arrived at our destination.

We never had a car accident, so I have no idea why he hates the car trips so much. If I hold him while someone is driving, he still screams. Singing, showing videos or giving him toys doesn't help much. I'll have to wait until he gets over this. I want to believe it's just a phase, but it has been a very long one. He is now 9 months.

If your baby doesn't like car trips, you are not alone! If you have any tips for this problem, please share!

First baby soup

Once my son started eating, when he was 5 months, his first meal was a vegetable soup. For my surprise, he really enjoyed it!

Here is the recipe for a first soup that will serve around 3 meals.

Ingredients:

• 3 medium potatoes
• 1 small carrot
• butternut squash (around the same amount as 2 potatoes)
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil

Instructions:

Boil water in a pan. Peel all the vegetables, cut them in chunks and add them to the boiling water. Leave it boiling for around 30 minutes.

After the 30 minutes, make sure there is little water in the pan. If the vegetables are floating, there is too much water, so it should be removed with a soup ladle, for example. Mash everything with the food processor. If it's too thick, add a bit of hot water or the water you removed and mix with the food processor.

Finally add the olive oil and mix it with a spoon, but don't cook the soup any further. The olive oil will loose some of its nutrients, if you boil it.

The consistency of the soup is very important. If it's too liquid, your baby will probably not be happy, but if it's the first soup, it shouldn't be too thick either.