First Spaghetti

So we're a week and half or more into Lauren's tubes and the results are dramatic. No more ear infections (confirmed at an emergency trip to her pediatrician last weekend after a bump on the head, photo to follow), she's moving a lot faster, and, the biggest difference: SHE'S EATING. Didn't she eat before? Yes. But nothing like this. So much so that her teachers at school can't quit commenting on how she now eats more than any baby she's ever seen, and we're seeing it at home, too. Tonight she had spaghetti for the first time, and loved it. She ate as much as I did, people. I'm not exaggerating. And ate an entire avocado as an appetizer. It's insane. And it's showing in her buddha belly. We couldn't be happier, we had no idea that she was in so much pain that it was affecting her eating. She's also learned to drink out of her sippy cup, we've been holding it for her for so long, and then on Thursday night she picked it up, tipped it, and drank out of it like she'd been doing it her whole life. She's doing new things every day, and life with Lauren keeps getting better.

Yes she's naked. This may be our first rodeo, but we're not stupid.

Now that's what I call a spaghetti grease beard.

Fancy.

Lauren Eats a Pear

So Lauren's new favorite thing is to eat straight from the pear. I'm pretty sure this is not recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, but we do it anyway. We save it for dessert, and then she goes nuts. She usually eats an entire pear at one sitting. Girl loves some fruit. Also one of Lauren's favorites: clapping for herself. You'll see both on this video.

Lauren Loves Bananas

Apologies, it's been a little too long since I posted. In an upcoming post I'll give you Lauren's 9 month stats. That should keep you on the edge of your seats.


This video is Lauren eating finger foods! This is a big development for us, she is now much more interested in finger foods than in baby food; I had no idea that the baby food stage would be so short. We still try to get some in there because most of the finger foods never make it to her mouth, but she's typically not happy about us coming at her with the spoon. She wants to do it herself, but she's not quite there yet. Her pediatrician says that she has an excellent pincer grasp for her age (the grasp needed before they can start on finger foods). Our little baby is an excellent pincer! We're so proud!


Lauren's runaway favorite finger foods are these organic apple puffs that are kind of like Cheerios (but puffier), and bananas. The kid loves bananas. She can often go through a whole banana at one sitting, which seems like a lot, and it is, but please remember that Miller ends up eating about half the bananas off of the floor, and the other half is stuck to Lauren's face and the rest of her body, and then often to Sean's and my work clothes. She also eats carrots, broccoli, a little egg this morning, grapes, grape tomatoes, sweet potatoes...we're introducing more and more every day. It's really fun to watch.


Lauren displays some of her other tricks in this video, like clapping her hands, making noises with her hand against her mouth, and loosely signing the word "finished" from American Sign Language. We've really only taught her "more" and "finished." She pretty much just claps for more (the signs are kind of similar), but finished she has down.


I know I say this every time, but Lauren is really a blast right now. More about her current goings on in my checkup post. Wait for it....