Sweet Potatoes!!

Well, Barrett really seemed to enjoy his sweet potatoes this morning!!

We actually started trying them yesterday, and he was not a fan at all! He kept making faces and spitting it out, even when it was mixed with the oatmeal that he likes. So, we went with a different approach this morning: instead of me feeding it to him on a spoon, I let him feed it to himself. I put a little on the mat in front of him and let him squish it around with his hands. (He thought that was REALLY fun - he looked like he was focusing very hard and literally studying the food, rolling it around in his fingers and spreading it around on the mat.) Then I started putting sweet potatoes on the spoon and laying it on the mat, letting him pick it up and put it in his own mouth. Along with the bowl of sweet potato, I also had a bowl of oatmeal, so I kept switching back and forth, using two different spoons. He actually seemed to prefer the sweet potato spoon towards the end and almost completely lost interest in the oatmeal spoon! He also was very adept at picking up the spoon, putting it in his mouth, and sucking the food off the spoon. It was pretty fun to watch. :-)

So, besides the fact that I think he will be sticky for weeks to come, I would call this a success!