We weren't sure how Benjamin would react to green beans since peas were met with mixed success: he liked them a bunch at first, less as the days went by. But he took to green beans pretty well. Of course, he likes spraying them all over everything just as much as any other food.
Next up were prunes, his first fruit not counting juice. Or the fruit pop he had a few weeks ago to relieve teething. Or the watermelon Nana let him suck on. Okay, so it was the first strained fruit he's eaten. Apparently he has quite the sweet tooth because he loooved those prunes. I chose prunes because he has such frequent constipation (sorry, future Ben, I won't discuss these things publicly when you're older) but I'm not sure it's made much difference. Oh, for those who are wondering...we follow the four-day rule for foods to make sure he doesn't have any reactions before we try a new food. Also, as long as we have a blog to keep up with, I will continue posting pictures of each and every new food he tries, no matter how boring.
But feet aren't food! He finally figured out how to get his foot in his mouth last week, but it took awhile for me to snap a picture of it. There's just not a flattering way to take a picture of a baby with his leg in the air while biting his own toes.
No, Mr. Sun is not food either. I wish I could take this off the jumper so he could use it as a teether because he chews on it more than any of his teething rings.
Seriously...not food.
Mike decided to introduce Benjamin to the trumpet today. Mike played a few notes very quietly (for a trumpet, anyway). He looked mostly shocked & scared at first...
...then thought it was pretty cool. He did not try to eat the trumpet. Yet.I have to be honest, I would write more but I am beat. The little guy is going through some weird phase where he wakes up many times during the night; last night it was five times, which he hasn't done for many months. I tried letting him cry for awhile. Yeah, that didn't work, for anyone. Tonight he has already had one major screaming fit and one little one, both in his sleep. It's so frustrating to not know what to do to make him comfortable. He had a very screwed-up nap schedule today, but at least he had some decent stretches of sleep. Here's hoping tonight's a little better than the rest of the week.
2 comments:
Sometimes there is just nothing you can do that quiets a kid regardless of how many things you try, or how intuitive you are, when trying to figure out whats making them cranky. But then you already know that! It's funny how their taste is so discriminating at that age and then,like me, they'll eat any thing and everything! Love, Dad
Lawdy, that last picture of him is just too cute. I wish I were able to hold that little bundle of cuteness, but I don't know when I'll be seeing you guys next!
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