Introducing solids to Z was a breeze; he had a hearty and undiscriminating appetite. Like almost everything, Elara has been far more difficult. She very quickly grasped the mechanics of eating. We didn't have to worry about the tongue thrust reflex, and even from day one, she really made it look like she'd been eating for weeks. But...she did not take well to moving past oatmeal. Any time I would try to introduce a new food, she would grimace, spit it out, and gag. Then a few minutes later she would throw up. On the rare occasion she has kept down a serving of something, she has had really awful gas. So we go back to plain cereal for a couple days. Tonight we tried peaches for the first time. Elara's doctor recommended trying some fruit, to see if she would be a little more enthusiastic. Her first reaction was a shudder, and after that she only let us give her a few more bites. She keeps trying to steal my food (english muffins, cantaloupe, pasta, salad, anything really.) Maybe she's trying to tell me she wants to skip over the baby food and get right to the good stuff. Can't blame her..
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