I'm feeling confident from our carrot win, and it's onto the next food. Squash.
Hubby pureed some squash Monday night, and I presented it to Baby yesterday morning. When I removed the container from the fridge, I was taken back by Joe watery it was. I even called hubby to make sure I was grabbing the right one. He admitted to adding water out of habit from the carrots. Hmm, well, it's awfully soupy, but I'll give it a go.
Baby was as skeptical as can be as the spoon closed in, but my very convincing airplane noises persuaded her to give it a try. The small bite was followed by gagging. Lots of it. I apologized profusely. Her response looked awful. I almost starting gagging too!
I thought perhaps it was the taste, so I add just a little breast milk to see if that would help. The airplane did NOT receive permission to land. It took much coaxing and a little bit of trickery, but I got another half a spoon in. Queue Gag Fest--so many times I was pleading with her not to vomit. Yeah, I totally kept my cool.
I was admittedly bummed. I love squash. I had such high hopes. How would we trial it if she won't even eat it! So, that night we discussed trying it again with a thicker consistency or moving on. We decided to try it once more; it would be a squashy Thanksgiving morning for this Baby.
This time around, he cut out much of ghee middle, used bigger chunks, and no water. Perfecto. I showed Baby the spoon, and we rowed the squash boat on over. She psyched me out a few times, but finally took a bite. I braced myself, but... she loved it! High fives all around!
So, this morning I fed my daughter two vegetables for the first time ever. I was so happy I cold hardly stand it. I kept trying to reel it in, not get my hopes up, but they are flying high despite my best efforts.
Now, we wait. Again. And, honestly, this has been a horrible morning nap, so the anxiety is already flooding in. I keep telling myself that she hasn't sleep well in a while, though usually at night, and praying it's not the carrots or the squash. But, the sleep whimpers are hard to ignore. Cross your fingers.
Reflux Score: B
Gastro Misc. Score: B
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