A long shot, but it paid off
Posted by Anthony on Tuesday Sep 16, 2008 Under Drinks, Freya, New Food, Weaning
Tonight, we tried sweet and sour pork with noodles. That was what we were having, so that was what Freya was having. It was fairly simple, made with a packet of sauce (it is easier and easier is better when you have a baby), carrots and peppers. She took to it quite well, which surprised us both.
She started on the pork very quickly, chewing and sucking on it quite happily. She liked running her fingers through the noodles, but more ended up in her lap than her mouth. Peppers are a fairly safe bet, since the first solid food I ever gave her was a chunk of pepper (she was teething and it was cold from the fridge), and she gummed on that quite happily too. Even the carrot was greeted with a certain amount of enthusiasm.
Perhaps most surprising was her interest in drinking from a cup. She keeps fighting me if I drink tea with her in my lap, trying (and managing, once or twice) to sip from my mug. (Mmm… Refined sugar, caffeine, tannin… everything a growing baby needs!) So, after dinner, we gave her a little plastic cup of water. She held it, tipped it up and drank from it. She spilt less than she swallowed and even seemed to be working out how not to soak her clothes, not bad for an open cup without any spouts or anti-spill mechanisms…