First Veggie!

I don't know if I can technically say that Abby ate her first veggie today, but I can say that I introduced it to her. For lunch Abs sampled sweet potatoes. Most of the orange puree ended up on her face, so I decided to seal it up for later and try another technique. I found what looked similar to the types of food she'll eat (chocolate pudding) to model for her. While I said, "Ahh" eating each bite showing her the spoon before and after it went into my mouth, she got to hold her spoon, too. After I devoured the pudding before her very eyes, I had her practice art of eating with nothing on the spoon. I think it helped. She at least opens her mouth really wide allowing the spoon in. Maybe tonight when I reintroduce it with Adam home she will swallow some potatoes. At least we are making progress though. I want eating to be fun and enjoyable for her, not a chore. We'll take our sweet potato time until then.