Almost to the 6 month mark and Mallie has been busy exciting her taste buds...ok, well Mommy has been busy trying to get this little girl to enjoy something other than nursing;)
About a week after all those other milestones we reached, I decided we should try some sweet potatoes. I read somewhere that if there ever were a super baby food, sweet potatoes would be it.
Generally, she liked them. Although, the thumb did find it's way into her mouth and that was the end of that for a while.
Then we tried green beans. I don't have a picture of her eating green beans because the reaction was so bad, I may never feed my kid green beans again! She's not even 6 months yet and already learning how to turn her mother off from feeding her food that's good for her. I would like to remember her reaction though because I think it's priceless, although somewhat disgusting. After spooning about a third of a teaspoon in her mouth, before even swallowing any of it, she stuck her tongue out and acted as if she was gagging...seriously...like "Mom, this is the most disgusting taste ever! Get it out of my mouth right now!" I even tried mixing green beans with some sweet potatoes since we seemed to have such a good reaction to those...nope! This chick cannot be fooled.
I figured sticking with the green stuff was a good idea, so we tried avocado mixed with some breast milk next.
Not the worst reaction, but not exactly what I was hoping for. I really don't know what I was expecting...guess I thought that I'd put some "real" food into her mouth and she'd light up, smile, and want to only eat the "real" food, for at least a good half hour, or maybe even just a couple minutes. I think we got through a couple teaspoons of avocado before that thumb found it's way back to her mouth...
A few days later, Mallie seemed so interested in the salad I was eating...I just happen to have some sliced up cucumber in front of me. She kept watching me feed myself as if it were the best thing she'd ever seen. I figured cucumbers are mostly water anyway right, no small seeds, and the slices were big enough that she wouldn't choke.
She actually really liked the cucumber. I might have to try to give her more like this just to occupy her. She kept licking and sucking on it...I think the coolness felt good on her gums. And then I felt bad having to pry the piece out of her hands when my meal was done. Gotta grow some teeth so you can eat the whole thing little girl!
Lastly, and just a few days ago, we tried apples.
This is more the reaction I was looking for the first few times around. Pleasant smile, no thumb sucking, and she was looking to the spoon for more. I think we set a record when she took 5 teaspoons worth of applesauce. Of course, would she repeat this performance the next day, after the apples had been in the fridge for a day and were no longer room temp? or even after warming the apple sauce up in a bowl? Oh Mallie, you're so tricky and always keep us guessing!
