I'm a Genius

I really am, but to be fair, this post isn't really about me, it's about a boy named Carson. 

Tim and I (along with Grandmama) have really been struggling to get Carson to eat baby and table food. He refuses.  He doesn't even know how to drink from a bottle or sippy cup.

To back-track, he JUST started drinking from his sippy on Wednesday night, and he drank from a bottle (breastmilk) for his Grandmother on Monday so his mommy and daddy could go see The Avengers.

We started Carson out on vegetables.  Green beans and peas, with a week or two in between.  He refused to eat any of it, he literally stuck out his tongue and spit it out each time.

I was sitting next to Carson on the floor a few weeks ago, licking on a sucker.  I didn't pay attention to him or my sucker for a while and next thing I know, he's attacking it.  He couldn't get enough of it, but I don't want him to have sweets yet so I took it away and he threw a full out fit!

A light went off in my head.  I have been so busy thinking about vegetables only that I had not even considered giving him sweet fruits.  To be honest, I didn't want him to eat fruits until he stopped nursing, but I'm not opposed to adapting my plan and trying something new.

Linda, from church had suggesting someone else feeding him (besides me) so he wouldn't want milk instead.  Grandmama took a jar of bananas and Carson and he ate half of it in one sitting.  I seriously am so happy he's eating something!  We have also been giving him peaches and he LOVES his peaches.

Lately, though, he wants the spoon while we are feeding him.  I really don't mind him getting dirty and I WANT him to feed himself as early as possible, but it's just a huge waste of time, clothes, and food to give him a spoonful of whatever.  It's gotten to where he won't eat at all because he's too busy worrying about getting the spoon.  I tried giving him a separate spoon but he wouldn't have it.

Today, out of the blue, I thought 'why not give him something solid to eat while I feed him this mush?'  I had some sweet potato puffs that he choked on at Easter, so I grabbed one little star puff and broke it into 5 little pieces and set them on his tray.  I wasn't even aware that his fine motor skills were that developed.  He was able to concentrate on getting those to his mouth (keeping them in was a different story) and I was able to feed him.

I know that this may seem trivial in all the things that I could possibly post about, but it's such a big milestone to Carson, and a relief to me!