Over the past week Madeline's top teeth have really become visible (though not necessarily easy to photograph). And she's now getting more chances to use them for their intended purpose.This week we gave Madeline Cheerios - her first small finger food. Initially she wasn't quite sure what to do with them. She enjoyed picking them up and holding them tightly in her hands, but she didn't catch on that she could put them in her mouth (a surprising bit of restraint for a kid who seems to put everything else in there). Even though she wouldn't feed herself, she would readily eat one if we put it in her mouth for her.
But after a few tries she was putting them in her mouth as soon as we would present them. She chews them around until they're soft and then swallows. Now she'll even bite them in half with her new teeth, chew the first half and then eat the second half when she's done. But even though Madeline is growing adept at eating them, we still lose an occasional Cheerio. I feel like Lacey and I are arriving at a parenthood milestone now that we can say we've found Cheerios in the weirdest places!
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Hey, Madeline, that's a pretty good trick cutting them in half with your new teeth and eating the other half in a few minutes. Now if you could just put a few in your pockets for later, that would be great! I'm sure Grandma Vera and I would love to help with that.:)
And yes, those cheerios do end up in the most unusual places. Just how do they get there?
Just wait till she starts eating raisins too! Cherrios crunch, and raisins stick!
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