We've been slow to start solids here in the Palte house, mostly because Mom enjoys the ease of breastfeeding.
I tried coating the bananas with ground oats to make them easier to pick up....tasty? Maybe. Messy? Absolutely!
As of this week (the girls are a little over 8 months old), we're up to two meals a day. I used to eat breakfast while the girls played after they first woke up, but now they sit at the table and eat breakfast with me. Breakfast usually consists of some type of fruit and cheerios or puffs. While spoon feeding seems to get more in their bellies, the girls seem to prefer feeding themselves, so chunks of banana and pears have been a favorite.
Bananas and Cheerios....delicious!
They seem to take turns tolerating the spoon. Last week, Addison was doing alright taking bites that were given to her, swallowing them, and keeping the mess fairly contained to her high chair tray. Emily, on the other hand, would close her lips tight and only open her mouth for something she was bringing towards it. It worked for a little while to feed her with two spoons, taking an empty spoon from her hands and trading it for a full spoon, which she would hold and suck on herself (and maybe 1/4 of the food would make it into her stomach!)
Mmmmmm, nanners
But within the last couple of days, Emily has decided she will eat from a spoon, as long as we make it quick and let her feed herself cheerios or puffs right after. Addison, on the other hand, has decided that anything spoon fed to her will be squished around in her mouth and then sprayed as far as it can go on the wings of the raspberry bubbles she blows. This trick is hilarious to her and while it brings frowns to the faces of Mom and Dad, she is always full of smiles while the puree sprays across the table.
Addie tastes potatoes and green beans
Emily says, "As long as I can feed these beans to myself, I'll eat them, Mom!"
ahh, yes. The joys of feeding.
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