We introduced Paul to his first solid food earlier this month (Sep. 7th), and he's been taking a bite here and a bite there, but generally turns his head and purses his lips if we try to pursue it any further. Last week I was eating some applesauce and he seemed interested, so I put some on my finger and fed it to him that way. He ate more than he usually does, which was encouraging, but the feeding times that followed yielded nothing.
But, today was different. Today Paul ate applesauce from a spoon. A lot. Twice. He did it once for his late morning meal and he ate even more during his evening meal. I was really happy that he seemed as enthusiastic (if not more so) the second time so Ryan could see it too. The pics I got today and the video are from the second feeding. It seemed such a fragile situation that I dared not disturb the first feeding to get the camera. He had eaten from the spoon before, as I said, but this was the first time that he opened his mouth and leaned forward for more after each bite. It was so exciting! I can't even describe it!
The first two are photos and the third one is a video of the feeding. The video is 21M, so it is quite lare and may pose a problem depending on your particular internet service.
This has been a pretty exciting week or so, with him sitting up unassisted for longer periods and really starting to eat solid foods. I'm sure this is common to all babies, but he just goes through these spurts of development where he does a bunch of new things within a few weeks. Anyhow, it's all very amazing and fun, and I'm glad we can share it.
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He sure was intent on getting that applesauce. And he did a great job too. You all did. Just the perfect amount for his first time. I guess not really his first time, this is what you have been building up to. Taking things nice and slow and letting him develop at his own pace has proved that you know your baby. Good job Mom. And also, good job, Mom
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