The Miss Elaine-ous Life

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Messy Independence

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Little G has always been an independent eater. When he was an infant I tried feeding him baby food with a spoon and that lasted maybe 2 weeks. Let’s just say I was tired of washing it off of and out of everything. Including my own hair.

So…. by 7 or 8 months I was just smashing and cutting food into small pieces and letting him go for it. And then everyone was cleaner and happier. (well I was clean, he was happy – whatever works).

To this day nothing has changed but the kid loves yogurt so even though he’s not very proficient with a spoon yet, I have no choice. “Feast” your eyes on this (take note of the copious amounts of yogurt on the bib).


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elaine

Comments

  1. Love it! But I’m glad I didn’t have to clean it up! That’s just about the kind of mess where you strip’em down and throw’em in the bathtub!

    Great pictures!

  3. Your G and my Kamden are so much alike. The blonde hair, the adorable cuteness, the messy eater bit. I probably have a picture of Kamden like this too…

    I affectionately called him hurricane Kamden. At least the kitchen looked like one had been through…

    My friend still brings up the time he was only about 6 months old and was eating a chicken nugget. I kid you not. I was watching him like a hawk for choking don’t worry. Oh and the time he was 3 months old and grabbed the straw to my milkshake and took a swig.

    Dude likes food as much as his mom!

  7. So glad you got these great shots of him all cute and messy.
    It will make a great page in his scrapbook!
    Seriously Elaine…he is too cute!

  9. Could he be any cuter? I think not!

    He is such a cutie! I love that blonde hair!

    And the yogurt face? Isabella loves yogurt, too…except she still uses her hands…maybe he can work with her a little?

  10. Definitely the independent type. While it makes the laundry a little more daunting, at least you can multi-task while the eating is occurring.

  12. WHAT a sweetie 🙂 That is adorable, but messy. And that’s ok! My boys were big on feeding themselves too, and there’s just nothing neat and tidy about yogurt and a spoon. My little girl is 8 months, and I’m still able to dash the food into her mouth in between swings of her fists.

    I love the blond hair – he actually looks a little bit like my middle child. Little blondies are too cute 🙂

  13. Those are ADORABLE! Caden was exactly the same way…Mr. Independent! So yeah, he makes lots of messes and I just deal with it! By the way…Little G reminds me so much of Caden when he was that age!

  16. I cannot imagine. What an adorable mess. Mr Independence is good at the self-feeding.

    Rock on for the Burgh love. I’m so proud of what she’s doing. Love my fiancee something fierce.

  20. He is so cute! My son had such a hard time learning to use a spoon. I honestly think it has only been in the last few months that he has really gotten good at it.