Maddox Eats Baked Acorn Squash

Well, we have had a major breakthrough in eating. Maddox is now tolerating some different textures AND picking them up from her own tray to feed herself. She had baked acorn squash this AM for breakfast and then part of a banana for lunch. I cut everything up in small pieces and she picks it up from her tray and shovels it in. It is actually quite hilarious watching her try to pick up the slimy banana and squash...in fact it is actually difficult for ME to pick it up. Sometimes I help her and let her pick it off of the end of my fingers, otherwise we'd be sitting in that high chair all AM waiting for her to clean her tray. When she gets a piece in her mouth all by herself I clap for her...and then she starts clapping herself with this big banana'y' grin on her face. So funny!! But, she seems to really enjoy it....at least this week. Who knows what tomorrow will bring. Oh, and by the way...the waving bye bye didn't carry over to the next day...gotta keep workin' on it. Oh....and another breakthrough.....she is getting so old....she 'shared' with me today. Now, I know she really has no idea what she did. And probably SHARE is a liberal description of the action. But, I asked her to give/share with me the cardboard box she was playing it, and I held out my hand and she GAVE it to me. It was so exciting. I know you're probably thinking 'why was she playing with a cardboard box'...but you know kids, they'll play with everything BUT their toys sometimes. It was just this little box and she had TWO of them, so I thought I'd test her to see if she would SHARE and she did! Again, we'll see if it carries over until tomorrow. Eric and I practically scared her we were shouting out with excitement and praising her that she SHARED! I have a feeling she is going to learn pretty quickly how to share as time goes on at Kim's. After Eric and I chaperoned 5 kids under the age of 3 in the nursery on Saturday night we think Kim really earns her money!! Phew, we were worn out.