To Be Expected

I often refer to the book “What to Expect the First Year” whenever I have questions or need to learn anything and everything I can about raising a baby in the first year. In the book it talks about teaching your child to self-feed. It talks all about how it will be really messy, but eventually they will catch on and become more independent. Well, they were right about both. His feeding skills are vastly improving as well as his palate.

This is what happened when I gave him the bowl and spoon to see what he would do:


Dallen may look exactly like his Daddy but his personality and tastes take after his Momma. His favorite foods are fresh fruits. He loves cantaloupe, watermelon, strawberries and bananas. He also likes to chew on whole, skinned cucumbers.

What would this blog post be without a video of Dallen eating bananas:


Dallen hasn't quite mastered feeding himself yet, so in the meantime we feed him without a shirt, without a bib and end it by hosing him down in the sink and he loves it:

He is definitely a growing boy with a very large appetite. I just know that some day this little boy will eat me out of house and home. Until then I will just enjoy watching him play with his food and do my best to teach him :)