Andrea’s Weblog

Elizabeth is eating cereal just about every day now. It’s taken me
awhile to get the hang of feeding her. One of her first feedings
occurred before we were headed out to meet someone for lunch. I
thought we’re both ready to go a bit early, so I have time to feed her
some cereal. When the first cereal-covered hand reached out for my
shirt, I realized the error of my ways. Both of us ended up with
complete wardrobe changes before we were suitable for public. I’ve
gotten smarter now-she puts on a big bib, and I put on my apron.

After she eats, the clean-up process begins. I wipe her (and anything
else that was within range) with a rag. It never fails though, when
her face dries, the cereal magically reappears. She ends up having
what looks like a snot-crusted nose and face. It’s lovely.

How did cereal get to be so gluey? If you happen to let any cereal dry
on something, it is unmovable until you douse it with water. It is so
sticky I would seriously consider using it in place of
glue. Why don’t schools use this instead of the kind
made of animal hooves?–you can eat this kind no problem.

So far, Elizabeth’s menu consists of: rice cereal, cereal with
applesauce, and cereal with bananas. I’ve been sampling her baby food
and have decided that baby food has a bad wrap. It’s actually pretty
good. I have to confess that when she doesn’t finish her helping, I
do. Now I doubt this will continue when she reaches the vegetable or
meat phase, but the fruit is pretty good. In fact, I bet it would be
good in a smoothie. I’ll let you know…