better late than never

Lucas, April 6, eating solids for the
first time. Not quite sure what to
make of it.

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baby likes lemons!

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who loves cupcakes?

daddy clearly wishes he had more cupcake in his mouth than on his beard

mommy seems pretty content with the icing

grandma had never had cupcakes before this day (!)

Chloë can't believe her lucky stars...

...she wanted it all for herself!

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chloë wants kyra's food; kyra wants chloë's food

Chloë kept trying to steal the cookie meant for Kyra for herself...

But Kyra also looooves Chloë's food...so, it all makes sense.

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i knew she'd come around

so after months of indifference, Kyra has finally realized that having Chloë around is a big, BIG plus. While I was grabbing a burp cloth to wipe some of the mess Chloë was making with her peas, Kyra walked on by the highchair close enough that Chloë was able to lean over the side and see her...Kyra quickly realized Chloë had food ALL over her face, and proceeded to lick it off--both of them were beyond excited at this discovery--Kyra was happy to get food, and Chloë was just in heaven with the attention, she couldn't stop laughing. Later in the day, I think Kyra remembered that she better be nice to the little munchkin and she actually allowed Chloë to sit close to her and pet her for a significant amount of time. It was all very sweet, and I'm sure soon enough Kyra will be glad she finally made friends with Chloë. Like when more substantial scraps of food find their way onto the floor.

Chloë's face moments after Kyra licked her.

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chloë likes apples

Chloë gets VERY excited to eat!

She's also a big ham!

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chloë looooves prunes!

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prunes, prunes, prunes!

Chloë started solids today! We decided to go with prunes since she has a problem pooping..hopefully this will help. She was very excited, and demanded to be fed quite quickly--definitely did not enjoy when daddy took his time. She got very messy and always opened her mouth wide, without any prompting and she finished all of it. I've been trying to figure out whether it's best to give her the food before or after nursing, and though various pro-breastfeeding studies indicate it is best to nurse before the food, to Chloë it made no difference. She likes her food!

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