Adventures in Eating

Now that Max is a little older and has the chewing motion down, we've started working a bit harder on introducing finger foods. For a long time he would only pick up Cherrios and Puffs (a rice-based baby snack) and put them in his mouth, and then he'd just poke at other foods we put on his highchair tray. He seems to be getting more bold and understands that he is supposed to eat whatever we put on his tray.

It's pretty messy, but it's fun to see him learn! Only about a third of what we put on his tray generally ends up in his mouth, so we still feed him purees, yogurt, and oatmeal, too. Here are some photos of the fun!

Blueberries and peaches dusted with dry baby oatmeal (makes it a little easier for little fingers to pick up)

The Great Banana Massacre of 2013 (he had sticky bananas up to his elbows, all over his face, in his hair, everywhere!):

Peas, carrots, and a few Cheerio bribes...

Surveying his handiwork...

He seems kind of "meh" about the peas and carrots (which he usually likes in puree form), so I scattered a few Cheerios on his tray to make it seem more appetizing. Max makes sweeps across his tray and tries to get whatever made it in to his fist in to his mouth. Every once and a while some peas and carrots would get swept up with a Cheerio (which is what I hoped would happen) and he'd make this face- haha!:

Shredded cheddar cheese calls for a dignified pose: