And when the parents took a break, Hannah took matters into her own hands:
A week has passed, and we haven't fed her solids since last weekend. So today we gave it another try. Any fear she would have lost interest were allayed when Hannah lurched forward for the first mouthful. You can see the intense concentration in Hannah's eyes (eye?):
So feeding Hannah looks like smooth sailing. Cool. Not what we expected after horror-stories from other parents.And one last thing. Have you ever observed someone else feeding a baby? Ever noticed how instinctively the adult's mouth opens just as they want the baby to take a mouthful? Even if the baby can't see them?! Here is the photographic evidence:
I am sure there will be more interesting or funnier food stories in the months ahead, so sorry for such an enthusiastic blog. But it is just another of those milestones that feels like it is worth celebrating. So what are YOUR baby feeding stories??? Click on comments below!
1 comment:
I've never had any problems with feeding my kids. Well apart from the fact that Ben doesn't want to seem to eat nowadays! The girl will just pick stuff up from the floor and stick it in her mouth.
Maybe the problem comes later when you feed her stuff that is healthy but she doesn't like? Or when you make a jar of something but she doesn't like the first bite so then you wonder what the heck to do with the rest of the jar? Continue to force it down her or give up the ghost (and waste the money)?
Our girl had this funny thing when she tries new food. You stick it in her mouth and instinctively she'll push it out with her tongue. So then you feed her with it again. However she uses the time when she's pushed it out to consider its taste - so the 2nd time you stick it in her mouth, she has decided whether she will continue eating.
If not, the food comes out once more!
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