Food

[mmcirvin]

We've started introducing Jorie to solid food, beginning with mashed bananas. Her first time, she seemed to like the bananas, but she's been more apprehensive since then. The key may be to let her handle the spoon herself—of course we watch her closely.

She's also started teething; her first tooth is an incisor that is just barely poking through her lower gum. It's made her crankier than usual, though cold teething toys sometimes help.

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[jmkelly.livejournal.com]

Cute. It's always nice to be there for their first bites of things. Somewhat similarly, I was pleased and honored to be present when my 16=year-old niece got her first taste of a hot Thai chili pepper. She thought it was a string bean or something, popped it in her mouth, and -- a revelation.

A good rule of thumb is when they start grabbing food off your plate they're ready for solid food. (Eruption of teeth is also a good sign.)

Another thing you can count on when you're feeding a baby, or letting baby feed herself, is that if more than 50% of the food ends up in her, you're doing pretty well. If none ends up on the walls or the curtains, you get bonus points.