As Owen nears 9 months, he has decided that he wants to assert some independence. He is persistent. This morning, he tried to feed himself his oatmeal/banana/yogurt/cinnamon breakfast. I just sat back and tried not to freak out about the mess. The mess is inevitable and will only get worse. It's just the begininning, so I'm trying to not think about the floors and the laundry, the highchair, his face...
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Eating: The Middle Frontier
As Owen nears 9 months, he has decided that he wants to assert some independence. He is persistent. This morning, he tried to feed himself his oatmeal/banana/yogurt/cinnamon breakfast. I just sat back and tried not to freak out about the mess. The mess is inevitable and will only get worse. It's just the begininning, so I'm trying to not think about the floors and the laundry, the highchair, his face...
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Oh L... this really brightened my morning! His smile is amazing and he looks like he's having so much fun! This is also something that I think I would have to forcefully make myself overcome. I have been known to freak out when M. leaves bread crumbs on the table.
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