First meal - Banana and Cucumber

All 3 of us sat down yesterday afternoon for Jacob's first meal. Us grown-ups had beans on toast, and Jacob had some slices of banana and cucumber.

He's been keen to start for several weeks, he can sit with little support, he makes chewing motions while watching us eat and can accurately take objects to his mouth and chew on them.

He had a good look at the banana and cucumber on his play tray, then looked at us. We encouragingly took a piece of banana or cucumber each and munched them in an exaggerated fashion. He picked up the banana and tentatively licked it. It was very squidgey and most got mashed between his fingers, but a fair bit seemed to disappear into his mouth and we heard some swallowing (and some gagging!).

He then moved onto the cucumber, which was an instant hit. It was straight out of the fridge and he nommed hard on it to soothe his gums. He sucked all the soft bits off the middle then threw it on the floor. It was given back to him but he told us in no uncertain terms that he had finished with it. We gave him a new bit and he had a good go on that too.

When he was finished, he was covered in the stuff, with mashed banana between his fingers, and in his ears, and down his trousers ;)

We can't wait for the next meal.

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