BaNananananas!!

The weekend was non-eventful. I saw my parents Friday afternoon, where the Critter cried any time she was held by my dad. It was pretty funny actually, everyone else was ok, but seeing him - all tears.

He came back Sunday afternoon for a quick visit, and the Critter was all smiles to him, so he was happy. That was it - two quick visits, no horridness. We have made plans to go Back East in August and see them and my mom. Not going to think about that yet, it is just overwhelming to consider the first airplane ride, etc.

So let's talk BANANAS instead. The Critter LOVESLOVESLOVES bananas. Oh my, she is so happy when eating bananas. She makes actual yummy noises. She opens her mouth so wide, so the person feeding her will not miss. She barely dribbles.

And what a perfect baby food - just take ripe 'nanas (they need to be mostly brown-speckled, no under-ripe 'nanas please!), mash them up with a fork, and voila! They become the perfect textured mush for babies. It will be a good travel food, easy through security.

And we did our first combo, of sweet tater and peas yesterday, and that went over very well. She is become really good at this eating thing. Today will be avocado. I'm not a huge fan of avocado, but I think she'll dig it. We'll see.

It has been so much fun feeding her. I am really loving it. Trying new foods, watching her expression when she tries a new flavor or texture, it is just so precious. It really is so much fun.