Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Food Mess

Muffin has been on solids for about 6 weeks. He started off keen but now, it's a chore to feed him because we have to pry his lips open to shovel the food in. In my helper's words, we have to bully him into eating. We call it guerilla feeding. Whenever we see an opening, whenever his mouth is agape, it's akin to a lightning strike mission.

He doesn't mind bread and of course loves biscuits and baby related junk.

Fruit is great but when it is brown rice, millet, spinach and or broccoli, the lips are sealed and guerilla feeding ensues.

The only way I've managed to get food in is to trick him. I trick him with his water bottle (he loves his water, like his Mommy). He thinks he's getting a sip of water and positions his mouth like a little bird waiting for food and I swoop in a shovel some mush into his mouth. He takes it but not before he gives me a dirty look.

On the rare occasion, I get to give him breakfast. Like this morning. I know my helper hates it but I love helping him make a mess. He smears the mush, it gets everywhere and both he and I think it's funny.























Avocado he doesn't mind so much. But it hasn't stopped him from making a grand mess. On his clothes, hair, face everywhere. Well, people pay good money to have avocado smeared on their faces so I guess his baby soft skin will be baby softer still.

When it is all over, he happily takes the dirty mush filled towel and plays peekaboo with great relief.



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2 comments:

  1. I don't know much about babies yet. Could his resistance be due to 'yucky' food or it's just part of growing up?
    I will attempt to feed my baby ice-cream. Maybe he will find it so yummy he thinks everything else I will be putting in his mouth tastes the same way. Heehee.
    Just hope that he doesn't grow up to be a junk foodie like his parents. =(

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  2. I.V.Y,
    His getting sick is because he's got two elder siblings who bring home evil germs that his little body has not been introduced to yet.

    You want to feed your baby ice cream? Wah! Very brave. I didn't feed them ice cream till they were almost 3. But then I'm being very particular.

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