Introducing Keigan the Critic

Having a baby who is not quite 5 months old yet who LOVES, LOVES, LOVES to eat food- I thought I'd give this a shot. I introduced solids to him around 4 months- a bit earlier than I would have liked, but this boy was ready. He was extremely interested in what we were eating, watching every bite going into our mouths. He was already a supported sitter, and eating over 25oz a day with the peanut butter poop.  And this week he has started "begging" for food.  He first tried it on a lady at the pool who was eating bright orange Doritos's.  Keep in mind this child has never seen a Dorito in his life, yet he was leaning as far toward her as he could, watching her every move, mouth hanging open and making his "mmmm...mmmm" sound.  She even offered him one, it was that obvious what he wanted.

Keigan "eats" two meals per day.  This is by choice, and yes I know that all his nutrients should come from formula at this point in his life. (I promise you he still eats a full bottle after each feeding, food is purely for play at this stage of his life, I'm just encouraging him.)  I usually do oatmeal with fruits, and rice with veggies because those flavors just seem to go a bit better together- and green beans are a side dish, not a main course!  Texture is apparently important to Keigan. Anything too runny will just get "squished" out of his mouth and dribble a bit more.  He starts each feeding session by smelling the spoon. It is hilarious, but has to be done.  I just hold it there while he breathes in and out. Then his mouth will open and his tongue comes out to take the first bite.  He hasn't refused anything yet, but some things he likes more than others.  You can tell if it is something he REALLY likes because he throws out his arms to the side like he is flying, and exclaims "mmmm...mmmmm....mmmm" in between bites, and opens his mouth really wide, leaning as far as he can toward the spoon!  And if he doesn't really care for it- then he takes his time, squishes a lot more out and won't finish. 

And lastly- All his offerings are organic- and the only meat he will get is what I make. Baby food meat is, well- canned meat. Yuck.

First solid food. Hey- this stuff isn't bad!