Your energy source is still exclusively breast milk, but you've become food-curious. Your lips move in smacking motion when you watch us eat, while your eyes curiously focus on the fork moving between the plate and our mouths. We want to wait until you are 6 months old to introduce solid foods, but watching your expressive face as we eat away, is hard to bear. Given your health and strength, and the lack of food allergies in our family, we experimented with a few flavors.
Your first taste test was apples. When I eat apples, and I often do, you grab my hand, pull the apple closer, and suck the juice out. If I pull away, you get upset, extending your arms for more.
Your next test was with strawberries. We were nervous about that one because they are more commonly allergic, and doctors recommend to introduce them in later stages. Then again, lots of things that were normal when I was a baby are considered dangerous now; partly because of doctors' fear of being sued at the remote chance of something going wrong. So I want you to be critical of things you hear, and use reason when developing your views. This means, do as I say. Juuust kidding. You loved strawberries! So much so that when we took it away, you got angry and almost cried, so we gave it back to you and you held it with your two tiny hands and sucked away. You have no teeth to bite.
Your last test was plain yogurt. Mmmm... smooth and delicious. We put a tiny bit on a tea spoon, and there you were, licking away, like a kitten. So far we haven't had any of the horror stories we read about feeding. You are certainly not suffering from "failure to thrive." On the contrary, you are eating well, showing curiosity and willing to try new flavors.
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