Learning to self-feed, sort of...

Amelia is eating better than she was before, but she still isn't eating a whole heck of a lot. I think a lot of the reason she isn't eating is because sitting in her high chair and being fed is (yawn) boring for her. After all, she loves to eat crackers, biscuits and other treats she can hold herself.

So, today I put some sweet potatoes in a bowl and attempted to teach her to eat them herself using her "utensil" (a little plastic dagger type instrument that holds food and can be dipped any which way). She liked it when she found food on her utensil, but didn't seem to understand the concept of dipping the tool into the bowl of food. She did, however, find a way to dip her fingers into the bowl. That's great, but she didn't then take the next step and put her fingers in her mouth.

So, I guess it will be a while 'til she learns to eat with a tool of any kind. Oh well, she'll be a great finger painter one day...

-Lisa