Violet... you are turning PLUM!

Onto our next adventure! I bought two different kinds of plums at Whole Foods - White and Black I think.  I was still nervous that they might be a little firm, and was planning on making some into a puree, so I steamed them.  The recipe I had said 4-6 minutes.  I cut the 4 plums in half, and put 2 of each half on the bottom of the steamer, and sliced up half of each and put it on top of the other ones.  I think I ended up steaming them for 6 minutes because of the bigger ones on the bottom. I decided to leave the skins on since I was making a thick puree, and then just tossed them in the magic bullet with 3 tablespoons of water.

So the first night we gave her the slices and some puree.  Spoiler Alert - She LOVED plums.  I was a little hesitant because everything I read said to leave the skin on so they could grab it... but I figured we'd be chasing the skin out of her mouth.  I was completely wrong!! Somehow babies seem to know not to eat the skin and just pull it out once they have sucked all the flesh off of it.  It was AMAZING!! :)  And as you might expect, the black plums were pretty messy, so I'd just do the white ones in the future!  She made her typical
"hmm, not sure about this" face to start, but eventually was chowing down pretty good on them, and was definitely reaching for the spoon to get more and more!

Day two of plums went about the same, she was getting more used to how to eat them and mowed them down pretty quick.   We also mixed some of the puree into her morning oatmeal.  She liked them so much, I ran out of the ones I had steamed, so I picked up some more for Day three.  On Day three, we decided to be a little adventurous.  I had seen posts of people giving their kids half a fruit... half a plum, apple, whatever... I didn't really believe it, but I figured with us watching carefully we could try.  So we handed her half a plum! At first it was a challenge to pick up, but she soon figured it out and off she went!

And away went the plum!! She once again figured out the whole skin thing and just demolished the plum.  We were in awe!!  But our little girl had become a violet!!

Recommendations:
Plum: Wash plum and cut into 6ths or halves depending on baby's dexterity with food.  If plums are very firm, steam for 4-6min.  If they are soft, just give raw to baby!
Plum Puree: Cut plums in half, steam for 4-6minutes, puree with a few tablespoons of water.