Poppet has just mastered her pincer grip so peas (and other tricky stuff)  have been on the menu lately. She loves them to an almost obsessive point, and if we give her 5 different things to eat she’ll go with peas, more peas, more peas, more peas!!  Now that she’s much better handling smaller items I have found myself relaxing so much more and she’s coping great – no gagging, she’s just really happy tucking in.  New foods have been:

• beans on toast (she sometimes picks ALL the beans off, eats them, and leaves the toast!)
• mince with peas and carrots, often with pasta twirls or mash
• chunks of fruit rather than fingers – eg mango & nectarine pieces

She’s also started to pull larger bits of food apart and eat the smaller bits, as though she’s really enjoying her new found dexterity. We’re beginning to feel the benefits of BLW now – she’s almost 8 months old and really capable at feeding herself. We can’t imagine it any other way

More peas!