your 7 month-old refuses to eat meat during Lent:
Since the first time I put a spoon in her mouth she has loved food. Green beans, carrots, fruit, vegetable soup, hummus- you name, she'll eat it. I should start entering her in contests at county fairs. Is she her mother's child or what?
Before I ventured into the world of starting my child on solid foods (and I use the food "solid" loosely) I read several articles about the subject. If there was any consistency to them, it was that they all said how terrible it would probably be- food splattered all over the baby, you, the wall, your next door neighbors house. The picture they painted was pretty stressful and messy. They said, "Don't bother videoing the first feeding because it will not be the easy, happy event that you envision."
So it was with trepidation that I slowly approached her with the first spoon full of squash. To my astonishment and relief, she opened her little bird mouth and lapped up the squash in record time. She didn't even get A DROP on her bib. If only we HAD video taped it! (Darn those psycho parenting books)
But, it was bound to happen. My perfect eater just had to make a mess at some point. I was bound to have to use some Spray-n-Wash on a bib at some point, even bound to have to get out the mop or broom after a (or every) feeding.
I have to say, even cleaning up the splattered chicken and vegetables off of the floor, the counter and the baby I still think she's just about perfect.
This will just be one of those stories from her life of piety that will read, "Even as an infant, Zoe refused to break the Great Fast."
This is great! Love the mess! You know, I don't think many babies like that mushed-up meat! Who would? I remember Lex would not touch any meat until he was 18 months old. We laughed that he would fast forever. Of course, these days he loves it . . . !
ReplyDeletethe mess is great and her little face is so precious!! my kids didn't like the "meat" i tried to offer them either. we moved quickly into the stage 3 foods and on to things that had a little more taste to them. thomas still starts to throw things on the floor when he's finished eating.
ReplyDeleteany shot of zoe zoe in that seat is so great to me. I love that she doesn't just not eat meat, she vehemently denies it...all over the fridge. if only we had such strength!
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Haha, loved the picture of the meat.
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