Baby D has been getting increasingly vocal about his interest in foods other than his formula. He recognizes an apple slice and makes spirited swipes at it. Just yesterday he was champing so vigorously at his allotted apple slice, which he was basically meant to play with and have a lick at, that Mommy D had to take it away in a big hurry. Not knowing what else to do with it on the spur of the moment, she ate it herself, in full view of Baby D. Naturally he was hurt and upset and Mommy D heard about it for several minutes from him.
Fortunately the very same day it was his doctor's appointment and he was going to evaluate him and give the go or no go for starting solids. Once he said "yea", Mommy D came dancing out of his office full of plans while Daddy D was more quietly pleased. Baby D didn't know what the fuss was about.
Baby D's first food was to be a mashed slice of banana mixed with a bit of his formula. As Daddy D "sat" Baby D down on his lap and Mommy D, nani and nana all gathered around in anticipation, camera at the ready, he looked up mildly surprised. The attention was a little too much even by his standards. Mommy D then gave him a spoonful of his banana mash, which he took in without a fuss but looked puzzled all the same. He wanted to hold his spoon from his first official bite and so we let him feed his nose, chin and ears. Between the pictures, and all of us taking turns to feed Baby D, he might have had more than the doctor's strictly worded instructions of "just a taste, we don't want him filling up".
Next we offered him his bottle to get his first sip of water. Baby D grabbed at it with great gusto, as if to say - "finally, something familiar". Then he assumed an extremely surprised expression - "Have you changed this as well!" All said and done, Baby D was glad to have his familiar bottle of formula at long last.
Baby D's first day with solids has passed without incident although he does seem to have gotten an extra sugar kick soon after his banana mash. His particular coo after his "meal" sounds like he's saying "o good" which is repeated for the next half hour with vigorous arm wavings and leg kickings. Not so successful has been the savory side of things - "daal ka paani" without any salt. Baby D took in a spoon, made a face as if to say "Bleah! what's your point?" and then soon after spit it out. We are hoping for better luck with "chawal ka paani" and then next week we are to give him some apple sauce which is bound to please him.
Can't wind up this post without mentioning that Baby D has mastered the syllable "ma". With a little stretch of imagination it sounds like he's saying "mum mum" or if not, then a Scottish person thinking aloud "Emmm".
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