We eat quite a lot of foods that we just aren’t able to cut into wedges or shapes that poppet can pick up, like spaghetti bolognese and cottage pie, not to mention the obvious things like yoghurts and soups. She has just started to figure out that dipping her fingers and licking them works really well and she is now happily scooping runny foods up.

As much as this makes life a little easier it does make it messier still! Bath times are now a must straight after dinner, as are more substantial bibs. We’ve got a few of the long sleeved ones from Tescos and Mothercare that also have a waterproof backed front to them which definitely saves having to change her clothes too much, but they can be a bit of a faff to put on and I’ve found they stain really badly. we got a pack of large but sleeveless bibs from Boots recently, still with the waterproof backing, long enough to cover the top of poppet’s legs and they seem to survive the battering she gives them much better. Oh and they look lovely too!

Now she’s eating a little bit more and has become more confident and able she has started dropping stuff on the floor deliberately. Oh how we love this game *sigh*. Hopefully it won’t last too long!

Dropping everything for fun.