Now Mom?

We have been giving Maddie a carrot to "gum" on to help with her teething discomfort. We peel it and then put it in the refrigerator so that it's cool on her gums. A kind of organic teething device if you will. Let me also remind you that we have been trying to wait until 6 months to give her "real" food.

Anyway, I put her in her highchair the other day so that I could make dinner, and gave her the carrot to "gum" on. She got quiet, I got busy - there is a definite window of opportunity that you have to capitalize on when you're home alone with an infant. Following is what I found when I turned around to check on her only a few minutes later:







Note the pieces of carrot all over her......it was as if she was saying "See Mom, I'm ready for REAL food. Either you offer it or I'm going to take it!"