Food issues

At about the same time that her first teeth made their appearance, Lu began to refuse to be spoon-fed. It was a gradual trend, but one that became a full-blown issue by the end of April. (Apparently this is not unheard of: http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/baby-refuses-to-eat-food-with-spoon.htm)

So we tried letting her feed herself the pureed fruits and veggies that she'd so loved just a few weeks earlier - to no avail. We finally discovered that she wanted to eat big kid food all by herself. So we gave in. The purees stayed in the freezer and we now toast bread, roast whole carrots, peel whole pears, slice avocados... and Lu loves it.

We've intermittently been trying to reintroduce the spoon to see if she's interested, and lo and behold, she ate pureed sweet potatoes AND peas last night. The only thing that is predictable about this parenting thing is that it's totally unpredictable.