Who Knew Eating Could Be Difficult?

So, it turns out the learning curve for eating is pretty steep for Olivia Lauderdale. That, or she's got a stubborn streak. Gee, could it be? My child? Stubborn? Strong-willed? One day she'll eat like a champ, then the next, she'll lock her jaw and won't let me get a spoon in there at all. This is where I find myself most days...with Olivia trying my patience over getting any food in her mouth, and both of us ending up with food on our face. She can get very dramatic (oh hush, I know where that comes from, too)...when she doesn't like something, or doesn't feel like eating, she'll start gagging. A lot. The reason I know she's not really having trouble is because she'll do it with a food I know she liked the day before. Ugh.

I've followed the doctor's orders and have not given her too much solid food, too early, but it seems like her first meals two months ago went better than the daily feedings we're supposed to be doing now! Oh well, she'll get there. I've been making my own food, and depending on her mood, she likes the peas, green beans and sweet potatoes I've given her. Today's cereal, however, that she has eaten from the very beginning, was a "gagging" meal. I finally gave up and put her down for a nap (that's another issue, for another day)!