Jacob is a big fan of being spoon-fed. He still loves his purees or mashed-up food and is not very interested in feeding himself or trying finger foods. I'm pretty sure that by the time Hannah was one, she was eating little bowls filled with ham and cheese pieces. Jacob gags on the ham and gums the cheese like it's made of glue. He will eat whole blueberries in his yogurt, but try giving him one by itself and he looks at it as if it's a piece of glass.
I know it's wrong to "compare" your children to others, but I'm going to do it anyway. My friend's son, who is a bit younger than Jacob, eats anything he can grab off your plate. That includes things like peppers. Just grabs a slice and starts taking little bites. Then again, his older sister's first crayon drawings resembled actual Japanese characters.
Jacob doesn't just snub his nose at bit-sized fruit and veggies, he wouldn't even eat his chocolate birthday cake until his dad fed it to him on a spoon! So, bring on the baby mush (and then a few nursings through the night as a night cap, or two, or three).
A Calloused Foot
13 years ago
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At least you can trust that when you set Jacob down outside you won't come back to find his mouth full of grass, mulch or sand!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't count on that. I recall your neighbour fishing a felt chair leg pad out of his mouth on his birthday....
ReplyDeleteLook on the bright side Carolyn...Todd used to eat cat food and he would have the hugest trantrum if I put it up..Eventually, the cats had to be fed on the counter!!!
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