a busy week!

There has been a lot going on this week, but I thought it would be easier to just sum it up in one entry instead of just a little tidbit each day...

Monday Jordan figured out how to get food into her own mouth! You can't see it in the picture, but she is putting a Vegi Puff in her mouth. Much to my Dad's delight, she is also doing so with her left hand! She has been able to eat the puffs and other dissolvable stuff since before Christmas, but she just hasn't gotten the hang of getting it in the right place. But now, the dogs are just out of luck to catch the things that she throws around. If it's on her tray, she wants it in her mouth and there's not near as much landing on the floor!

Wednesday we went to the pediatrician. She just can't shake this cough and it's starting to wake her up and keep her up in the middle of the night. She hasn't had a fever, but it's been almost 2 weeks, so off we went. They cleaned out her ears (again!) and everything looks fine. Since our last visit almost 2 weeks ago, she's gained almost 1/2 a pound! Yikes...

This has been the week for new food, too! Especially since she can eat things on her own, it's been fun to experiment.
Wednesday Jordan ate yogurt. (Not on her own!) She really seemed to like it and it tasted really good! :)
Thursday Jordan tried green beans and some pieces of fruit--grapes, pears and peaches. I just made sure they were appropriately sized and she had the best time trying to pick them up and get them in the right place. The fruit was a little more challenging because it was so slick. I ended up putting those on the spoon, but she was able to handle the texture and size just fine!
Friday she had avocado for lunch. I kept hearing that avocado was such a good first food and just hadn't gotten one to try. I pureed this one, but next time, I am just going to cut it up into cubes for her. She really enjoyed the avocado.

Probably the most important food development of the week is that Jordan likes rice and beans! For those of you who don't know, this is Kenneth's favorite meal and we have it A LOT! The rice is kind of hard for her to get a grip on, but she tries diligently and will eat it happily off the spoon.