Eating adventures

This picture was taken this afternoon...enjoying strawberries and peas for lunch...she loves peas! Today she actually preferred them over the strawberries! When meal time is over, we fish out all the leftovers - usually on her left side, between the side of the chair and her leg. She's a left handed eater, after all! Sometimes, if there are still a few unwanted pieces of food on her tray, she "helps" us clean up by adding even more food to that special spot between her leg and chair...we may have to do some searching for a full body bib as she often requires a change of pants after meal time!

She's gotten very good at drinking water from her sippy cup with a straw! Being a "big girl" and getting to do it herself makes Lucy very happy!

She still eats oatmeal (or yogurt) in the mornings but eats very few pureéd foods anymore...but here she is after polishing off a bowl of pureéd sweet potatoes - she likes to help with the spoon, which results in a slightly messier face! This pic may have been taken on January 4th - Dave thinks it's funny for her to wear her "Baby's First 4th" bib (from the 4th of July) on the fourth of every month!

Here we are enjoying some spaghetti...Lucy eats a lot of the same things as mom and dad now, including spaghetti. I just cut it up and fed it to her but next time I may let her try it herself...she's had ravioli with us and she loves blueberry muffins! Last night she had mac & cheese and she eats almost all of the vegetables we eat (she hasn't tried corn yet).

Sometimes she'll let me feed her things and other times, she reaches for the spoon instead of opening her mouth - "I can do it myself!"

All done!