We're trying to introduce finger foods to get him to try to feed himself, so I gave him half of a banana. He wasn't very excited about it. In fact, he smashed it to smithereens.
I have a suggestion for you. Please ignore the advice if you're not interested. When we introduced banana to Hannah, I got a great tip from another mom. She cut up the banana into small pieces, then crushed a handful of Cheerios in a Ziploc baggie. Throw the diced banana into the bag, and toss to coat with the Cheerios. Sometimes kids don't like the slimy texture and have a hard time picking them up. This worked well for us, and we used it for all sorts of slimy things at first (avocado, fresh peaches, etc.) Hope this is helpful! Caleb sure is a cutie.
Alicia, I actually tried the crushed Cheerios thing with some cut up apples...I saw it on your Tiny Tidbits blog. :) Unfortunately, I got the same face from Caleb. Maybe I'll try it with banana. We're kind of experimenting with different things right now. I love to get advice! :) Congrats on your boy! Boys are sooooo fun!
hahahaha i loooooove it! you could try peas or chunks of baked sweet potato...maybe you already tried that though :-) i love that face, though! like 'mom, what do you think you're doing?'
Emory just now started eating bananas that were not pureed....so it's perfectly normal for Caleb to react that way. I think some kids are sensitive to certain textures.
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I have a suggestion for you. Please ignore the advice if you're not interested.
When we introduced banana to Hannah, I got a great tip from another mom. She cut up the banana into small pieces, then crushed a handful of Cheerios in a Ziploc baggie. Throw the diced banana into the bag, and toss to coat with the Cheerios. Sometimes kids don't like the slimy texture and have a hard time picking them up. This worked well for us, and we used it for all sorts of slimy things at first (avocado, fresh peaches, etc.)
Hope this is helpful! Caleb sure is a cutie.
wow. that's a face i've never seen before! where's the smiley caleb?!
I love that picture! He makes the cutest faces!
Alicia,
I actually tried the crushed Cheerios thing with some cut up apples...I saw it on your Tiny Tidbits blog. :) Unfortunately, I got the same face from Caleb. Maybe I'll try it with banana. We're kind of experimenting with different things right now. I love to get advice! :) Congrats on your boy! Boys are sooooo fun!
hahahaha i loooooove it! you could try peas or chunks of baked sweet potato...maybe you already tried that though :-) i love that face, though! like 'mom, what do you think you're doing?'
Emory just now started eating bananas that were not pureed....so it's perfectly normal for Caleb to react that way. I think some kids are sensitive to certain textures.
He is so cute!
that's hilarious! he makes the cutest faces ever! :) if it makes you feel any better, noah's not eating even mushed food :)
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