Mini foodie

No pictures today, those are usually Daddy posts. Thought I'd give you an update on Willa and her newest tricks. We have a little foodie here with quite the palate. I never had some of these foods until well into adulthood!

The biggest thing we've noticed has been her eating habits. She's no longer content to eat her soft baby food from a spoon - she wants what we have. We've started chopping small bits of food for her and she eats like a champ! We went out to a Cuban restaurant Saturday night and she was disinterested in her jars of food so we gave her yucca (root vegetable) and avocado. She loved them! Since then, avocado has been on our menu every night. We eat it in salads and she gets bits. Then when her avocado is gone, she stares at our salads until we give up some of our chunks. I think between what she had and what she was able to pilfer from me and Markus, she had half of an avocado. Smart girl, huh?

She's also eaten chunks of cereal, tofu, squash and parsnips. Pasta is on the menu later this week. Last night, she was staring at our fish and then at us - she needs more teeth first, though! She has started to try to pick up the food bites herself, but since she hasn't mastered the pincer grasp yet (she's close, though), the cheerios get stuck in the palm of her hand. We still feed her from our fingers, but I suspect in a few more days she'll have it down pat. It's been nice to start having family dinners with everyone at the table, and for the most part, eating the same food. I told Markus we might be on the soft/bland diet for a little while so that we can all eat the same food (if it's not on our plates, Willa isn't real interested in it).

She's doing much better with tummy time. Still no crawling, but she continues to get stronger. When she's on the hardwood floor, she can turn herself all around so mobility isn't far away. Waving is another new trick, and once she starts, she can go on for a few minutes. Lots of times, she just looks outside at the courtyard and waves, so I think she's starting to understand the idea of "bye-bye".

Before Markus yells at me for bad blog etiquette (meaning a post that's too long), I will call it a post here. If I think of any other interesting things, I'll make another post. Suffice it to say we're having a bunch of fun between mealtime, tummy time, and trips to the playground and swings. How could life be better?