Such a good eater!

After some much needed encouragement from Abigail's pediatrician at her 9 month well check I have started to offer her more pieces of food that she can 'check' on and feed herself.

We started with some Gerber sweet potato puffs and after a few days she got really good at eating them. After that we moved on to actualy sweet potato pieces that i prepared for her. Much to my disappointment she just pushed on the pieces and mashed them up on her tray. Feeling a bit discouraged I let a couple of days go by just offering her puffs after lunch and dinner. I then decided to offer her little apple pieces. Not much more luck. If I fed them to her she gobbles them up faster than I could offer them but on her own she would just push them around. After 3 or 4 times offering them to her she finally figured out how to pick up those wet and slipperly pieces! Now I can't put them opn her tray fast enough. Tonight for dinner she also fed herself some carrots!

Gooooo Abigail!



Mommy Lesson of the day:
Sometimes you just have to wait and let them figure it out. Even if takes 3 tries more than you thought it would and a whole lot more messes.

Learning and having fun!

Once again Abigail has succeeded in amazing me! It is truly a joy to watch her learn new things!

Adam received a really neat remote control helicopter from his brother Ryan and his wife Amanda. Abigail loves to watch it fly around the living room. I guess she isn't content just watching anymore...