Nathan can feed himself small finger foods like Cheerios and baby cookies. He has 4 teeth now and sometimes will bite the Cheerio with his teeth before gumming the rest. He started doing it a couple of weeks ago and I was so impressed! The first time was at a restaurant and I caught it on camera. The clip is shown here. It actually brought tears to my eyes because it was yet another milestone. I just have to keep a close watch that he doesn't stuff too many in his mouth at once. With the baby cookie, I give him 1 because it is enough to last a while. He will bite small pieces but eventually the uneaten part gets all wet and gooshy in his hand. Then I get to clean the wet remnants out. In addition, he can feed himself with a spoon with my guided help. This can be a challenge because he gets so excited that he tends to hike his hands up in the air trying to grab the spoon and ends up flicking the food out. I am trying to build up my patience for messes, which is really difficult. I have to keep reminding myself that he won't learn unless he practices. And according to my mom, it only gets messier from here. Today I found myself saying outloud "Toni, relax. Nathan isn't being messy on purpose." At least he understands the idea.
Kisses,
Toni
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