Parker who is still exclusively breastfed has decided there is no need to move on to rice cereal. Which, by the way, in case you were wondering, we weren't planning to start feeding him anytime soon as there is a link between allergies and beginning solids early. And, from experience with Colby,
remember this day?, rice cereal and solids didn't really excite him in the least nor make him a better eater later in life. Actually, Colby wasn't reeeeally interested in baby food for quite some time,
here he was at 8 months old still only haven't rice cereal for breakfast, and if I recall correctly he didn't even think about eating a 'real' food until he was a full year old at least. Then suddenly, at 14 months he switched completely and we haven't seen a jar of baby food since. Despite drinking his way (40-50 ounces a day at times) through most of his first year he is the most well rounded eating toddler I know. Sooo we aren't rushing into things in the food department since what we did in the past seems to have worked out just fine thus far.
Parker on the other hand has some different ideas. Instead of slurping down some rice cereal at some point in the coming months, he has decided to move straight ....
Ok let me back up a minute...
It's pretty common in our house 1. for me to have lunch up in the office or on the run during our "Nanny Days" (yes, post on this still to come at some point) and 2. for me to use Parker's bouncy seat as a carry all (with him in it most times) because I can stuff things around him and take it all with me in 1 trip rather than taking him, putting him down, going back for the stuff and yadda yadda. So if I just put my phone next to his left leg, the mail under his right leg, and a few pieces of newly folded laundry on top of his thighs I can get it all, including the little guy, all in 1 trip.
So the other day when I - tucked a spoon under his right leg, stuffed a yogurt next to his left side and put a plate full of celery and cream cheese on his belly - and grabbed him and his seat with my lunch to head upstairs was certainly nothing out of the ordinary!
That is until
I
Looked
Down
To
See
This
...
Ummm YEAH!!!
Perhaps someone should let Parker know that celery and cream cheese are not considered "First Foods"!
It appears that enjoying celery and cream cheese is a growing trend in the house. Colby certainly took a liking to it -
remember?!
So, as I said in the very first line of this post. "Parker who is still exclusively breastfed has decided there is no need to move on to rice cereal." Nope, he has instead decided to skip right past that icky bland stuff for the goods! I think it's safe to say that he may too be a good eater.
Please don't call and tattle on us to his pediatrician! :)