Carsten helped himself to Eleanora's chair while she played with his Mommy.
They left shortly after the snow started falling, thankfully, because it got pretty nasty pretty fast. After they headed home, I decided to do make Nora's next batch of new food. After making 8 avocados worth of baby food, filling up two ice cube trays and a bowl in the fridge, Eleanora tried her first taste. It did not go well:
After the first bite, lots of nasty faces, spitting, crying, and refusal to open her mouth again (see below)...
I brought out her favorite, apples & bananas. She could not get it in her mouth fast enough:
Much better!
She loves this combo so much, she took the spoon from me after she finished the bowl.
She wanted to get every last bit she could - licked it clean!
I know what you're thinking, why would you buy 8 avocados, puree them and freeze them if you weren't sure she would like them? Well, this is the 5th or 6th veggie/fruit I have introduced. At first I just made 1 or 2 of chosen veggie/fruit, and everytime she has liked it, then I'd have to go to the grocery store, buy more, steam/bake and puree again. What a waste of time. Thus far, she hasn't met a solid she didn't like. Sure, she's given us funny faces, was suspcious of new foods, etc, but she always ended up liking it by the end of the first feeding. So now I always buy enough to fill up at least 2 ice cube trays worth.
So I have a feeling 8 avocados just went to waste. Next week I will buy a vegetable that we actually like too, so if she doesn't, I can make it for dinner for us!
Lesson learned:
This:
= YUCKY! (Mommy agrees Eleanora)
Avocados can be tricky. I love them, but not all avocados are equal. She obviously does not think much of them. Maybe in a few years when she's munchin' chips and salsa with her dad she'll figure out how great avocados can be.
ReplyDeleteCourse, what do I know... I won't get close to a banana. Nora would probably question my food preferences all around as she does seem to love the nanas.
Grandma K