It’s amazing how fast a baby learns how to do things. In recent weeks, Little Ted has learned a lot. He learned how to feed himself pieces of cereal and baby yogurt bites in a few days. He learned how to climb the stairs after being shown how to do it just one time. He can stand on his own for long periods of time. He can clap and say a few words like “yay” and “uh oh.” And the list goes on.
Of course, with all these new skills come new challenges for mom and dad. Now that he can feed himself, Little Ted is not too fond of his pureed baby food. He’d much rather eat what is on our plates. Mom is scrambling to find “real” food that he can enjoy and that is healthy for him. Also, he’s gotten good at putting things in his mouth that don’t belong there. Now that he can climb stairs, he is always looking for ways to get around the baby barricade and to the stairwell. And we have to be careful what we say because he can mimic us really well . . .
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When Clara was that age, we found that many fruits and veggies worked as long as we skinned and cut them really small. Peaches, nectarines, grapes were her favorites. We slightly cooked apples and carrots and cut them very tiny and she ate those too. Tiny pieces of cheese were also very popular.
I can't believe little Ted is almost a year old!
Tell me about it! He has grown up so fast.
As far as the feeding goes, we're experimenting. Some days he's interested in new things, and other days he's not. But he always seems to know when sweets are on the menu . . .
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