Taylor's eating habits

Taylor, also known as Miss Independent, has decided she will no longer take any form of baby food. All the frozen cubes in my freezer will be cooked into a meal sometime, because the days of me spoon feeding her are over.

Mason was so different at this age. He would eat whatever you gave him, whether you spoon fed him or he did it himself. I guess I thought Taylor would be the same way. She isn't necessarily picky, which is a blessing, but neither was Mason at this age. At a year and a half, I noticed how picky Mason had become regarding what foods he wanted to eat or didn't want to eat. I hope Taylor doesn't follow in those footsteps.

I haven't been feeling well lately, and last night I opted for the classic Spaghetti O's for dinner. Not my favorite, but at least it has a full serving of vegetables in each can. I was super proud that Mason didn't make a mess at all. He has really gotten the spoon to mouth technique down and I only had to wipe his face. Taylor was a whole other story.

I thought I could begin spoon feeding her. Big mistake! She will keep her lips so tight and push your hand away over and over again, to the point that the food goes flying off the spoon. Finally, I got tired of trying, so I just dumped the bowl on her high chair and let her go to town. She was the happiest little girl. See for yourself.

It took me 30 minutes to bathe her and clean her up. Thankfully, I have a rather large double sink in my kitchen with a deep basin on one side. Most of her baths are immediately after dinner and in the kitchen. I will miss the days when she is too big for bath's in the kitchen sink.