I Can Do It By Myself

Lately Owen has been very difficult to feed. He has become rather discriminate about what is put in his mouth. He refuses to eat any homemade green vegetables but will eat the Gerber jar ones. We have also been trying to expand his palate and feed him dishes that somewhat resemble what we are eating. Tonight we had the Cox's famous chicken pie and thought it would be a great meal for Owen because it's basically chicken, cream of chicken, broth, flour, butter, and milk. Much to Jeremy's dismay, his son does not enjoy this dish as much as he does. He was holding his lips together refusing to move. We tried to trick him by alternating between it and hsi fruit. He's smart though and figured it out. In our final attempt, we put it in his hand (anything that gets into his hand goes straight to his mouth). The pictures below show Owen's "attempt" to feed himself. I'm not sure how much ended up in his tummy but he had fun doing it.

Look at these hands. He definitely needed a bath after this.