Lovable, not always likeable

Cheerios & puff cereal cause no problems.
A runny nose will even help you save some for later.

Jason is always lovable, but at mealtimes he is not always likable. This morning was the first meal that did not involve a screaming fit since lunchtime on Wednesday. They say that at this point in the baby's life you should be introducing them to many different tastes & textures because it will not be as easy to get them to try new things as they get older.

Well, if this is the case- Jason's eating repertoire will be even smaller than mine was as a kid. I realize that since I was such a picky eater as a kid I should not be so surprised that I have been cursed with one myself & should have more patience with him. However, I do not think that I screamed bloody murder as soon as something I didn't want entered my mouth. I don't think that we will ever have to worry about wondering about how Jason feels about something, because he does appear quite willing to let you know...loudly. Our neighbours could hear him on Wednesday night & she just laughed when I told her that he was screaming because I put some rice & chicken in his mouth. She laughs because she is not sitting at our dinner table.

I borrowed a cookbook from a friend yesterday that has some baby-friendly recipes in it- hopefully this will bring Jason closer to eating more "table" food so that we can get away from the jarred food. I really don't get why he would rather eat that revolting looking stuff than fresh food prepared lovingly by his Mommy, but we are more successful with it than we are with our attempts.