From all these pictures it would look as though Rowan likes to eat. Lately, however, feeding times have been a stressful fight. She is really not into pureed foods much anymore. She will eat a few bites from a spoon and then push it away or cover her mouth. It is not a taste thing but more of an independence thing. That would be fine and all if she liked to eat more than puffs and fruit. We have tried cutting up veggies for her to eat and she just pushes them around for the most part. This is kinda discouraging because I know she is not opposed to the taste. Thus begins the eating healthy battles I suppose. This also ushers in the "Rachael needs to make food" stage which I have been dreading. I don't like to think of meals and cook them for Matt and I, let alone brainstorm healthy finger food meals for a 10 mo old. Blah. Our tactic now is to give her little finger foods she wants to eat, like oranges, and try to sneak in bites of veggies when she opens her mouth. Sometimes this works and she could care less what we feed her, as long as she gets to participate. Othertimes she still swats at the spoon. It has led to many messy feeds, some of which I felt like capturing pictures of.
Before the battles begin....
And after...
Classic messy baby pictures. Love that cute face.... even when it is covered in sweet potatoes.
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