So.....the approval was given to move forward with solids by Dr. Stapleton!!! That means that I get to have more than just milk!!! The very first food that Mommy and Daddy tried was green beans and what an experience that was for everyone involved!!
Let me set the scenario for you....my parents are running around all excited - they were either going to give me peas or green beans. Finally, they decided on the green beans. Then, they decided that they would put me in the Bumbo and place me on the table, of course, with a bib on. I guess they thought that I would just sit there like a robot opening and closing my mouth and enjoy the green beans like a Prince! Boy, were they mistaken!! For one, I wasn't quite sure what was going on, so I kept turning to my thumb for security then I kept trying to eat the beans off the bib, while smearing beans all over my face, in my eyes, hair, ears, and nose! What little I ended up getting was quite yummy!!
My parents are doing so much better feeding me and I am cooperating more. I am eating so many things now: cereal, green beans, bananas, applesauce, squash, sweet potatoes, peaches, mixed fruit, and pears! I love trying new foods, although, there is one item that I don't think I'll be having any time soon - carrots!! I broke out in hives when I had carrots - yep, I am banned from them for about a year then we'll try again! Persistence is a virtue, right? If you can't tell from the pictures, I don't miss a meal and by the way, I still think green beans come from my thumb, although my parents tell me differently.
