We are into the throng of teething! I was getting flustered that he was soo fussy without seemingly any reason: he was well-fed, plenty of sleep, toys galore, plenty to drink, clean nappie, lots of cuddles and kisses...till I happen to find some more teeth coming in. Go figure! 'Fussy' protocol now includes checking for little teeth buds.
Count 1...2...3...4. Oh, and another one budding on the bottom as of today. He's got three on the bottom, and two on the top. His upper right one is hurting him since it is swollen/bruised. Poor thing. His gorgeous smile is going to be so cute with all his little pearly whites! Ha- no pics, he's done sharing ;)
As Alton Brown likes to say, "Good Eats!":
Lot has been changing with his eats, seemingly every day. He is a pro with finger foods (unless they get sticky and cling to his fingers). In fact, I think I did the whole finger foods backwards since we gave him the tiniest of pieces in fears that he would choke on bigger ones. Maybe we were supposed to do huge pieces that are easy for them to hold and they kind of gnaw on. Oh well, seemed to work just fine for him- he got the hang of the little finger pincher dealy right away . It was me who was nervous about him eating pieces of food, so after ditching Cheerios we started him on Gerber Puffs and Melts (beginning December) since they are astronaut food and essentially melt in their mouths. It was about a day before he was shoveling several pieces into his mouth, and now, he is comfortable eating pretty much just whatever, and we're back to the Cheerios breath. He loves finger food so much that it invades his mouth while I'm trying to feed him with the spoon. I think he would much prefer to only do finger foods; however, little does he know that we have a whole freezer full, and I mean FULL, of baby food that needs to be used up.
Pretzel boy.
He loves this snack but I still take the remaining nubby since I'm freaked he'll choke on it.
He likes to mix his munchies together and then eat them.
I've enjoyed not being the only vegetarian in the family; and I am very proud of myself that I was able to conceive, grow, and nurture a beautiful, healthy, brilliant baby boy; of course, with all the assistance and support from the biggest meat eater in the world- feeding me protein shakes, 3 PB&J sandwiches, and beans all the time!
I know everyone's been anticipating this moment- YES, of course, he eats/will eat meat. Little lads need protein to grow big and strong ;)
His first meaty delight were hot dog pieces. I was wanting to wait a month, but Daddy was way too eager. Fois Gras is next.
Chicken followed (mixed with sweet potatoes).
This is his initial reaction. I had the camera in one hand, and a cloth napkin in the other- muffling my laughter at his distaste- all while I'm saying, "MMM, yummy, yum!" :) He loves it now. I can't wait to let him eat Nuggets.
Crackers are yummy too. Now he eats with one in each hand.
And, don't forget the most tastiest thing of all:
Toe-sucking yumminess!
*Disclaimer: That toe has been tightly sealed in his sleeper footie all night long- it's a clean one.
Ethan has the best facial expressions! Cutie. My fav is the picture of him with the bowl of snacks.
ReplyDeleteThere was an 8 month old at church yesterday with 8 teeth...and I mean 8 fully out. Babies are unique! :)
The teeth thing is so sporadic- they come in whenever and wherever. B even discovered a couple more forming under the surface of his gums, so we'll have more in a couple of weeks. They seem to be coming all at once. Can't wait till he's done with this whole teething thing ;)
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