Up with the Sun...Literally

This morning we woke up with M before 6:00am! Too early for us, we have all already taken a nap. M also had breakfast, which went a little better than usual. Yesterday, we tried a new strategy: letting her feed herself. Now, she cannot do this with baby food because of its viscosity and because she likes to grab the business-end of the spoon. So, we gave her whole foods.

Banana:

And orange:

Here is a short video of M eating the banana: 

We also gave her a pretzel to gum on later in the afternoon. She basically sucked the salt off and then let the wet pretzel bits fall from her mouth to Romeo's hand. 

While this seems to be working (no tears!) we are limited by the number of foods that we can give to her--things that are not a choking hazard but that she can hold in her hand. We are thinking pieces of raspberry, broccoli, apple, and basically that is it. So any suggestions are welcome!