Beebop-a-Lula

Now that Lulu is used to eating three squares a day, we’ve been cautiously adding more food to her repertoire. But every meal requires the presence of either Cheerios or Ritz crackers.

She especially loves grabbing a cracker in her fat little hand and taking a giant bite so that it basically explodes into little pieces. Then she holds a piece in each hand and happily nibbles away on them while I strategically try to spoon real food in her mouth before she can take another crumb-filled bite.

I’ve been trying to expose her to different finger foods; sliced carrots or canned green beans, diced peaches or pears, bananas, peas, bread, cottage cheese. I tried broccoli but that was a BIG no-go.

But no matter what bits of food are on her try she will always pick through to find the preferred bits of cracker. She doesn’t seem to like trying to pick up anything slippery or slimy, so I guess the grittiness of anything bread-like is easier for her to pick up and eat.

She’s also mastered drinking out of her sippy cup. I usually only give her water but once a day I’ll give her some juice in her water. For obvious reasons she gulps the juice down like an alcoholic chugging a fifth of peppermint schnapps! Delicious!

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