For the last few months, Elisabeth has grabbed at our food, cried while we were eating, and gazed longingly at our plates. We wanted to wait until she was 6 months old, so her stomach would be developed enough to handle the new foods. We are going to puree our own baby food. Last weekend we decided she had waited long enough (even though it was a week early :-), and Nana fed her sweet potatoes for the first time! She was so excited! She squeaked and kicked her feet in excited anticipation as Nana brought the spoon to her mouth! I'm sure she was thinking "Finally!".
She took her first bite, and was thrilled! Although, I don't think the texture completely agreed with her, overall I think she was quite satisfied! :-)
Then she washed her sweet potatoes down with a little bit of organic cherry juice!
What a happy baby!
Since her first feeding, we have expanded her food selection adding avocado and banana.
Yum Yum! Here it comes!
Elisabeth really enjoyed feeding herself some banana with the "food feeder" "Big" Grammie (Daniel's Grandmother) gave her.
It is so exciting watching Elisabeth develop, grow, and learn. We are teaching her sign language, and meal times are the perfect opportunity to incorporate them! Some basic signs we are starting with are; milk, eat, more, cup, all done, up, change (diaper), bath, Daddy, Mommy, book, and (go to) bed. She hasn't started signing herself, but I know if we stick with it, she will pick it up soon! Elisabeth is almost crawling and getting into a sitting position by herself. Day-by-day she is progressing and it is so much fun watching her! We are truly blessed!
