Tonight, was a good night. Eva finished her very first jar of baby food!
As I posted a couple weeks ago, she started eating. She was making great progress and then had a bad experience, I’m still not exactly sure what was wrong with the baby food or why it made her gag but that one little negative experience turned her off to food and she refused to try it again for almost a whole week. I was so stressed out and discouraged. I was just about to give up trying and call her therapist to ask him what I should do when I had an idea. Start from scratch! In the beginning I was just dipping my finger in the baby food and giving her tastes. Back then wasn’t really interested in the baby food but was interested in chewing on my finger so she gave it a go. So, I gave it a try! She grabbed my finger and shoved it in her mouth so fast and once she tasted the sweet potatoes she was practically jumping out of her seat for more! I dipped my finger in a couple more times and then switched back to the spoon. She did pretty well considering she had refused it for almost a week but again it was like starting from scratch and building her back up to where she was again.
All of that leads to tonight! She had worked up to eating 3 times a day and tonight she accomplished the task of finishing off 1 jar of baby food by the end of the day! Yes, she worked on the same jar all day and it was the small 2.5oz jar but for her that is a HUGE accomplishment and I am SO PROUD of her!
Licking the jar clean.
2 comments:
Your daughter is such a cutie! Don't you just love the little inspirations that come to you in times of need? They are precious, effective, and we know where they come from :) You're a wonderful mother!
Yes, sister! This is not the first time I have felt inspired to do something that has helped my kids progress. Such tender mercies!
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