Solids

As of late, we've been experimenting with solid food over here.  Good times.

I'm not a health freak.  I have a weakness for ice cream and baked goods and burgers.  But Greg and I do try to maintain a generally healthy diet.  Whole grains, leaner cuts of meat, fish and lots of fresh veggies and fruits.  Rarely do we buy processed food and most of our meals are made from scratch.

Growing up as fat kids we both agreed that Abigail would start her adventures in eating with healthy wholesome foods.  So what was the first table food she tasted?

Sweet potato?  Avocado?

Nope.  A stinkin' french fry.

Greg and I were out to eat for burgers and fries (Remember, the weakness.) when Abby showed interest in being at the table.  I passed a fry to Greg so she could play with it.  Just play.  Then my fabulous husband places the fry to Abby's lips and it's all over.  She got the taste.  Salt and starch and fat.  She gummed that sucker until it was a half inch shorter.

So much for health.

Since then Abby has tasted all kinds of foods, including more mommy-approved  options such as avocado, oatmeal, sweet potato, apples, avocado, carrots, banana, beets, whole wheat bread and chicken.  

Abby makes the most sour expression when she puts a new food in her mouth.  It's hilarious.  And, yes, she feeds herself.  She does not like to be spoon fed.  She'll take the spoon out of my hand and put it in her mouth like a big girl.  Or she'll suck on a big piece of apple or avocado, holding it (and soon dropping it) all by herself.

And then there's the sippy cup.  Abby holds the sippy cup and chews on the spout and sometimes the handles.  She doesn't seem to understand that she needs to suck on the spout to get water.  Or maybe she doesn't want water.  Actually, that's nonsense, because when I offer her the cup of water without the lid she enthusiastically drinks from it.  Or at least attempts to drink; most of the water spills onto her bib.

 

That's the latest in Abby's nutrition adventures.  Applesauce, anyone?