These days the laundry is always tinged with a sort of golden orange. No, M has not joined a cult. It's all the butternut squash that edges most of the baby clothes. That's right, we have moved beyond the age of milk and we are no experimenting with actual food. It started with rice cereal made with breast milk (to keep things a little familiar) and that was such a success that we went to squash in the second week.
You should have seen Delphinium's face when she got her first bite. I don't think I've ever seen anyone that excited over plain porridge. She eats with both hands, and it is actually quite a challenge to get the spoon into her mouth before she can grab it away from you. The first spoonful of butternut was a bit more of a shock (this is certainly NOT milk!) but it too became very popular in no time at all. By the end of a meal she is liberally coated in orange goo, but she is happy. Next week we may try peas. I sincerely hope she and food have a long and happy life together.
2 comments:
hahaha! Reminds me of when little S used to GROWL at me when i didn't provide the spoon refill fast enough!
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Just a thought that worked for us - give her a spoon to hold so she gets one too, then you can use yours without any grabbing! :)
Also - within a couple weeks we started E on solids he could hold (asparagus spears, butternut squash cubes) which made him super-happy since he could control the intake. Not well, but at least theoretically :-)
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