We have been working on solids with J for over 5 weeks now, and up until this past weekend, we haven't been having much success. She was on rice for about 2 weeks, and then we moved onto fruits and veggies... none of which did anything to excite her. She would be excited for the first spoonful, maybe the 2nd, but by the 3rd, that light in the corner was looking mighty interesting.
Chris and I were out to dinner the other night, and since it was past her bedtime, J was being a bit fussy. To keep her quite, we started giving her pieces of the hard, toasty bread that was on the table. She was loving it! A basket of bread later, and we were onto something...
This past weekend, we were trying all the regular foods, and having all the same reactions. Nothing was interesting her, but she showed interest in my food, specifically the hummus that I was eating. So I grabbed a carrot, plopped some hummus on it, and she loved it! She ate about 3 carrots full of hummus, and about a spoonful (although spooning the hummus into her might have been a bit over the top.. it is pretty thick!), but we were onto something.
This morning I tried some thicker foods (a sweet potato, pea and spinach mixture I had from the food exchange) and she was a lot more into it. It could be that it's not a sweet as the carrots, apples and pears I've been trying, it could be that it's thicker, or it could just be all the stars are aligned... but whatever it is, at least she seemed into eating, at least a little bit!
PS- J is now loving the frozen piece of whole wheat hamburger roll she's gumming
Avery loves cheese too- grilled cheese sandwiches to be more specific, but you can try giving her little pieces of American. Ooooo- and Cheerios... since she likes carbs!
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