Saturday, January 09, 2010

New tactics for keeping Ruby content during our mealtimes!

I've started giving Ruby these little cereal puffs for babies on her high chair while we eat! She has a blast pushing them around and trying out her pincher grasp movements.



Although about 98% of them end up on the floor or down her shirt (the other 2% dissolve in her mouth as she gums them), they are totally worth it! Here is a silly picture of her with a cereal puff stuck to her face...



My other recent discovery is this mesh feeder bag...you open it up, put a hunk of fruit or veggie in, and then snap the lid closed. The holes in the mesh only allow tiny bits of the food out at a time as the baby sucks on the mesh bag. Ruby ate a good part of a banana tonight and it kept her happy (and eating food!) for a good 10 minutes or so. I'm going to try it out with some other veggies or fruit another time.

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