So Cooper has always loved eating. He never really stops and tells you that he's full. He will just keep going if you let him. The only exception is if he is tired, then he just keeps rubbing his eyes, which in turn rubs food into his eyes because he has food all over his hands. But honestly this baby will eat anything you give him. He loves sitting in his highchair and just feeding himself food. He's tried so many things, bananas, oranges, strawberries, pizza, bread, cheese, yogurt, fries, peanut butter sandwiches, bread, tortillas, etc. You get the point. He pretty much tries everything that I am eating. Unless it really just doesn't make sense to feed him it. When the texture or size of the food is not sensible for him we blend it up and feed it to him. Blended food is becoming less popular with him though as he is trying more foods. His favorite snacks are dried fruit packages from Costco (pear, apple, strawberry and banana), graduate puffs (all flavors), and rice cakes. His favorite breakfast is yogurt mixed with baby mixed grain. When I say he loves his yogurt, it is an understatement! He still loves the Gerber baby food cups however. We keep those on hand when we haven't made something he can eat, or if we are out and about and it's just easier. It is so much easier now that he can feed himself finger foods. It amazes me how well he chews (aka gums) his food until he can swallow it. Eating makes him so happy! I am having to get used to how messy food is making him though. I used to be able to control the mess since I was doing the feeding. Not anymore! That's okay though because he is loving the independence and it is so much fun watching him learn and figure out how to feed himself.
So handsome even when he's dirty
Even though he's covered in banana and hard
boiled egg I still want to kiss this face!
I'm a big boy and can feed myself
Eating is so fun!
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