Thursday, January 11, 2007

My God, He's a Genius OR Mmmm...Crow Tastes Yummy!

Well, apparently sweet Wyatt is a genius. Not only did he hear EVERYTHING Dr. Sucks-A-Lot said today, but he really took it to heart. I mean, he must have understood how distraught I was. Therefore, between 2 pm and 8 pm he consumed:

3 oz. formula + 5 minutes nursing
1/3 of a serving of sweet potatoes
15 minutes nursing
mashed baked beans off my dinner plate*
pureed peas and chicken from Isaac's dinner plate*
4 oz. formula
15 minutes nursing.

That's right, I'm eating crow right about now because apparently YES, my child has been hungry for approximately 6 months.

*No, we are no longer following the "introduce one new food every 4 days" rule. We have moved to triage mode where we offer anything the child thinks he wants. Turns out he has a more sophisticated palate than I gave him credit for and likes his food with flavor, hence the downing of my mashed baked beans. It was beautiful. He opened up like a little birdy over and over, just waiting for me to give him more beans. So then we (Lisa and Kristen witnessed tonight's miracle) offered the homemade pea/chicken combo to test the "he likes real food" theory.

And also, his little belly was SO full that I'm hoping he doesn't explode during the night :)

2 comments:

Ade said...

Yippee! Look out for the next diaper or two!!!

Leslie said...

Oh my gosh...I don't even want to think of that diaper! Starting to feed solids is fun, but I dread the mookie changes...I wonder if he'll get gas from the beans? Hee hee!