Turning six months old brought what we thought would be a welcomed change to your daily routine: eating solid foods. But it turns out that even at six months old, you're like a little old man--stubborn and set in your ways.
From day one, you've been an excellent nurser, and you've shown interest in Daddy's and my food for months now. For these two reasons, we naively assumed that feeding you solids would be a breeze. Ha!
You opened your mouth for the first 3-4 bites of rice cereal the first time we offered it to you. After that, you clamped your lips shut and turned your head anytime the spoon got near you. We tried everything. We made train and plane noises. We sang. We laughed. We tickled. We tried to trick you. We begged. For our next 11 attempts (5.5 days), all we saw was this face.
And this one.
You were traumatized, and had to soothe yourself often.
And then on the 12th attempt, I finally discovered the key to getting you to do anything: make you think you're doing it yourself.
"Mason, please help Mommy. Take the spoon. You do it!" I implored.
And sure enough, you grabbed the spoon, opened your pie hole, shoved the spoon inside, and slurped the food off the spoon, moving your mouth like a guppy. You're an independent little guy--such a stereotypical first-born child!
After you took a few bites "by yourself", you allowed us to feed you.
You even began to beg for it.
Thus far, you've eaten rice cereal, bananas, and avocados. Although you were initially stubborn about opening your mouth, you seem to like each food we've given you--you've spit out very little.
Now, we better understand that eating anything but breast milk via a delivery method other than the breast or bottle is a huge adjustment for you and that it can be a slow process. We'll keep working on it. You'll get there, Sweetie. You'll be using your many teeth before you know it. We look forward to the day when you can eat sushi with us!
Happy eating!
Love,
Mommy
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