The spoon self feeding has begun. It's so dang cute. Which end do I use? :) However, in all this we are definitely struggling with food. He's been extremely fussy lately and I'm pretty sure it's ALL related to food! He decided he was done nursing, so we have been trying lots of different milk options because he is still struggling with dairy. He can have a little, but too much gives him a rash and he has a difficult time getting it out the other end and is very grouchy in the meantime, which is about a day. So I have tried almond milk, rice milk, coconut milk, etc....the works. I don't love any of these options because the fat content on them is almost zero and he needs it for brain development, so my favorite option is goats milk and that is by far his LEAST favorite option. He is now getting to the point, he is always leery of any cup I hand him. He usually spits it all out unless it's water, which he LOVES. I'm definitely starting to stress a bit about it. I'm a pretty easy going food mom, but when it comes to brain development, I'm starting to get worried. I tried even adding chocolate syrup and strawberry syrup to mask the flavor. My next step this week is mixing the goat milk with some rice milk (the one he drinks the "best" which still is not great). Until then, we are using coconut oil, avocados, mayonnaise and other fattening non dairy options to help with some fat.
He is also just wants to eat what we are eating and most of it he can't eat. The only thing that is saving me is he LOVES baby food. None of my other kids still liked it at this point, so I'm glad he is hanging in there. He's at least getting fruits and veggies. So we are hanging in there with lots of tantrums and frustrations. Hopefully he will continue to grow out of it.
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