Self Feeding

So I remember reading stuff about teaching a baby to self feed, but I wasn't sure when that was supposed to start exactly. Today I was feeding Jane bananas and yogurt (we eat a lot of bananas) for lunch and she kept reaching for the spoon. I thought that since Jane likes to hold her own cup and her bottle, maybe we ought to give her more control of solids.


So tonight we put a nearly naked Jane (she loves being nearly naked) in her high chair and I cut up a really ripe banana and put it on her tray. The result? Finger foods strike out! Jane seemed to think she was supposed to mush them up and wipe them on her belly or drop them on her lap. So I mixed up some carrots and rice cereal and, well, see for yourself:

Notice how brilliant she is at putting the spoon in her mouth (you know, except for that one nose incident). I only lightly held on to it for balance. She seemed to really enjoy it and was even purring a few times. And she was totally in to dinner the whole time. Usually she gets distracted while we are trying to feed her. Granted, she thought the bowl was a cup, but pretty darn good for a first try.

I also love hearing Eric laugh in the background. He's so in love with her!