Cereal and veggies and fruits, oh my!

time to introduce fruits and vegetables. First came carrots. I tasted them. I know why she made that face (I like carrots, but this overcooked mush – yuck!). She did better on sweet potatoes and squash – moderately. But now we’ve hit applesauce. She’s looked at me like – where have you been hiding this stuff?! I can’t wait to see how the transition to green vegetables will go after that…

The crazy thing about adding in the fruits or vegetables is that those 2 servings are on top of the 2 servings of cereal. I’m starting to see my day fly by in a flurry of (very slow!) feedings. It’s only a teaspoon full of the new fruit or veg, but it still seems to take twenty minutes! Twenty tear filled minutes each time. Then there’s the inevitable outfit change (more food on her than in her – I’ve started keeping aside “feeding outfits” to limit the stains). Sometimes I’ll stop in the middle of the afternoon and think – did I take the dog out? Huh, come to think of it, I had to pee a couple of hours ago – did I ever do that?