Week 2 saw MiniMe showing much more interest in the food we offered her. Almost everything made its way into her mouth...very little was gnawed on, but it was all given a try.
The big hits this week were grilled pepper strips (we were having fajitas). Dad thinks it is because I rubbed a little bit of olive oil on them before I grilled them so when placed before MiniMe they were nice and shiny...like plastic.
Tinned peach slices have also been a big hit. They are the perfect size for hands and oh so juicy! I figure, even if she isn't CHOMPING on them she's getting loads of the juice. I have no problems with tinned fruit, especially at this time of the year. I'd love to have fresh peaches for MiniMe to try NOW but they are so expensive and...rock hard. We've tried tinned pears, apricots and peaches and the peaches have been the firm favourite so far (as in she's actually picked it up and put it in her mouth). It is a bit tricky finding fruit in JUICE rather than SYRUP but there is enough choice out there. PLUS for £1 I can offer MiniMe peaches for a week. Oh...yes, the peaches are a little bit slimy, but I just pat them dry with kitchen roll.
Finally, I didn't bother taking a photo of our FrIday night dinner...PIZZA. Every Friday we have homemade pizza in front of the TV in our pyjamas. Since we started weaning, however, we've been a bit more civilized and have been eating up at the table in our regular clothes but I can't wait until we can get back to our Friday Night Pizza Party. This week when I made the dough I omitted the salt and then once baked cut off one of my crusts for MiniMe. She LOVED it. She happily sat there gumming away at her dough stick.
I am amazed on a daily basis when MiniMe puts the food from her tray into her mouth. She has definitely become more curious about it. She is in love with her spoon, but after 2 or 3 accidental tastings it becomes something to bang on the tray rather than put in her mouth. She is trying MOST things and her shocked face is more and more precious.
Slowly slowly is our motto. We are still reminding each other that it is OK if nothing reaches her mouth, that she is happy and chatty and enjoying sitting up at the table. She IS making progress and this is all new and weird to her.
Tinned peach slices have also been a big hit. They are the perfect size for hands and oh so juicy! I figure, even if she isn't CHOMPING on them she's getting loads of the juice. I have no problems with tinned fruit, especially at this time of the year. I'd love to have fresh peaches for MiniMe to try NOW but they are so expensive and...rock hard. We've tried tinned pears, apricots and peaches and the peaches have been the firm favourite so far (as in she's actually picked it up and put it in her mouth). It is a bit tricky finding fruit in JUICE rather than SYRUP but there is enough choice out there. PLUS for £1 I can offer MiniMe peaches for a week. Oh...yes, the peaches are a little bit slimy, but I just pat them dry with kitchen roll.
Finally, I didn't bother taking a photo of our FrIday night dinner...PIZZA. Every Friday we have homemade pizza in front of the TV in our pyjamas. Since we started weaning, however, we've been a bit more civilized and have been eating up at the table in our regular clothes but I can't wait until we can get back to our Friday Night Pizza Party. This week when I made the dough I omitted the salt and then once baked cut off one of my crusts for MiniMe. She LOVED it. She happily sat there gumming away at her dough stick.
I am amazed on a daily basis when MiniMe puts the food from her tray into her mouth. She has definitely become more curious about it. She is in love with her spoon, but after 2 or 3 accidental tastings it becomes something to bang on the tray rather than put in her mouth. She is trying MOST things and her shocked face is more and more precious.
Slowly slowly is our motto. We are still reminding each other that it is OK if nothing reaches her mouth, that she is happy and chatty and enjoying sitting up at the table. She IS making progress and this is all new and weird to her.
Your food presentation is amazing... lucky my little guy can't compare yet or else he'd get jealous... I seriously pretty much cut it up and put it on the tray! So far the biggest hit was the Moroccan chicken we made (Gill Rapley recipe)... he loved the chicken and courgette and sucked the juices out. Toast with avo and butter was also very well received. I'm thinking more is going in than I'm giving credit for... 'cause not much is coming out. But the farting could move buildings. I'm thinking I might try kiwi fruit... see how that goes down to clear the decks! ;) Good tip on the tinned fruit... had no thought of that. I offered grated pear this morning, it was bit hard... wasn't well received... much prefers ones he can gnaw on.
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