In the spirit of getting Daniel to eat more, we're sure letting him get messy and we're trying to get creative! We mashed up a real banana right on his tray and let him play around with it- he obliged, but as you can tell he wasn't too keen on it. (But we did all enjoy eating outside on our new deck! Notice we even wheeled out the highchair!) We've also given Daniel a large apple chunk and he sure goes to town on that- licking it, gumming it, and he even manages to get a few very small pieces into his mouth- some stay there and some come right back out. Yesterday we had therapy with Julie again- we'll see how it goes- she basically just feeds him much like we do at home, though we are learning a few tricks- whether it's worth 4 months (her recommendation) of tricks and actual help is yet to be determined, but we'll give it a shot. I'll do anything for my little guy! And Daniel was VERY cooperative yesterday- ate quite a bit actually. We got our own "Nuk brush" like Julie uses, because Daniel LOVES that thing, and that really helps get him "warmed" up and gives him a taste of foods before trying the spoon. We did some squash today... and I have to say the Nuk brush worked it's magic (but, shh, this is a secret- don't tell Daniel!). We'll keep at it... Our little guy is sure a good sport!
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