Eliot will hold his bottle himself if he is laying down. He will hold mum-mums and eat them. However, he will not feed himself anything else. I tried puffs. He just plays with them. I tried tearing up his food. Nope. In the end, my breakfast was cold from trying to feed him and his was cold too. How awesome is cold French toast? Not very awesome.
It is frustrating because I know he can. I know he is capable of it. He simply doesn't understand that he is supposed to and then a lot of food ends up on the floor. Maybe I'm expecting too much from him too quickly. From what I read online, perhaps I shouldn't be thinking about self-feeding for another handful of months. I guess I got on a kick because the doctor asked at his nine-month appointment. He probably just need more time and practice. When did your kids start feeding themselves?
They are all so different but both mine did around 5-6 months old. But on the other hand, Weston just ate a whole jar of 2nd stage baby for the first time yesterday and he's almost one. I think your right about the fact that he can feed himself but I think some babies just prefer to be fed by their parents...
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean though when your doctor asks if your baby is doing something and they're not...my boys waived hi and bye and recognized their eyes, nose and ears "late" yet they walked and did other things "early".
A friend once said that by the time our kids are in school you wont be able to tell the early walkers and talkers from the late ones. Im sure that's true for a lot of milestones.
Oh! And I was gonna say if your ever free when your here, we should get the boys together :)
ReplyDeleteYou know, Eliot refused to eat any solids until 6.5 months and that was after a month of trying almost every day. He just recently got his top teeth about a week ago, so I think he is just slower with food and doesn't understand that he is supposed to feed himself. I honestly hadn't been pushing him to until recently, so he'll get there. He has been early and on time for everything else, so if he takes a little longer to feed himself (but will eat nearly anything I give him), that seems rather inconsequential. Ha. But we should get together sometime! I'm actually in Chesapeake now until Sunday if you're free. :)
ReplyDeletei really pushed table food at 9 months. they always got a protein, a carb, a veggie and a fruit (small amounts of course). 80% of it always ended up on the floor but i wanted them to be exposed to it. most of eliot's food will end up on the floor for a loooong time if he's anything like my kids. i still have to clear floors after my kids eat and theyre 2 and 4. gah!
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