food, glorious food!

Our little guy is quite the eater. He is now eating three meals of solid food a day and he usually will eat at least two jars of baby food each time, and he also eats oatmeal or rice cereal twice a day. He is also getting better at eating finger foods and we have been trying to get him to try new things.

He loves the Gerber finger food puffs and the teething crackers. He doesn't quite like other types of finger foods yet, though - last night for dinner we tried to get him to eat some little chunks of pears, little pieces of cheese and some baked potato. He wasn't quite sure about any of those - which is funny, because he loves pears and he has had potatoes in pureed baby food form. He just gets a funny look on his face and spits it out, it's kind of funny to watch.

The other day he tried some yogurt and he absolutely loved it. He also has been eating some meats now, in pureed form. He would not eat them by themselves, though. We tried feeding him chicken and beef, and he pulled the funniest faces. So we have been mixing those with vegetables, and he loves it!

We are still struggling on the sippy cup - he just won't drink from it. I guess he just wants to be a big boy, though, because he loves drinking from a real cup.

It is so crazy that my baby is getting old enough to eat the same things that we eat! It is really fun, but kind of sad, at the same time, to think that he is no longer a little baby anymore - he is pretty much a big boy! :)

Oh, and by the way, the reason his face is SO messy is because of his teething cracker - they are so messy! He absolutely loves them, though, and they keep him busy while we eat our dinner, so it's fine by me!

full tummy, messy face, happy boy

aw, Mom - do you have to keep feeding me new weird things??

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