It’s a another Ordinary Moment for this week’s link up with Katie at Mummy Daddy Me.
We gave Toby his first solid food to try on Christmas Day. He was happy to play with it but not that interested in eating it. He was only five and a half months at the time so we weren’t really concerned. But then another month passed. Toby was still playing with the food. He could pick it up but still wasn’t interested in eating. We were trying to follow a baby-led weaning route but I have to confess there are some things that I have fed Toby using a spoon. I also started holding the finger foods for him and he would eat pretty much everything but he just wasn’t going to put things in his mouth by himself. This wasn’t just food either – Toby just wasn’t interested in putting anything in his mouth.
Fast forward another few weeks though and it’s all change. Toby now has two bottom teeth and when they started coming through he started trying to eat everything in sight (including the highchair tray!). He will pick up veg sticks, toast, sandwiches, fruit and put it into his mouth himself. He is getting better at getting a spoon in his mouth if I give it to him but still has a tendency to fling whatever is on it all over the place. It’s lovely to see Toby trying new foods – I usually save a bit of whatever we’ve had for dinner and give it to him for lunch the next day. He still pulls a face every time he puts something in his mouth, even if he likes it and even if he’s had it before! Sometimes he eats more than others, but I am learning to trust him to manage his own appetite.
Drinking from a sippy cup is still a work in progress. Toby is eager to put it in his mouth but hasn’t worked out that he needs to tip it to get the water in his mouth. And then when I tip it for him he gets water in his mouth but doesn’t always seem that keen on swallowing it! Still, just like the eating, I’m sure he’ll get it in his own time.
It seems my early worries were unfounded. Maybe we should have waited a little longer before starting the weaning process but now he’s got the hang of it there’s no stopping him!
What a lovely post, it’s taken me right back to when we started weaning M. That sour-lemon face they do is so funny!
We’ve gone the BLW route too and it’s been such an adventure. I know what you mean about learning to trust Toby. I’ve found it hard at times (okay many times) to trust M but at 13 months he mostly eats like a champ. Some days are a disaster, but I’m learning not to get hung up about it. Oh and he’s still chewing his high chair đŸ˜‰
It’s amazing how quickly you forget the all consuming time that is weaning. Lovely post.
Yay!! I’m so glad that weaning is taking off and that he’s getting the hang of it – Go Toby! x
Aw it’s such a lovely time and so exciting for them to try all these new things. That’s a gorgeous photo at the top. LL is such a little food monster, I am yet to find anything she doesn’t like, except that she is not that keen on rice! x