New Tastes

For the last couple months, 

while sitting on our laps during mealtime,

Orin has been showing increasing interest in food.

In the earlier months, this wasn't much of an issue.

Lately, however, Orin has learned to grab at things

with pinpoint accuracy.

Needless to say, there have been some spills,

so we decided to begin banishing him while we ate

to a highchair where he could entertain himself with something

that wouldn't require a massive clean up effort afterwards.

Unfortunatly there was one thing

that we failed to consider,

namely, that toys that do not splatter

are no fun.

It was clear Orin was going to need something better

to do at mealtime:

It was time to start him on some real food.

First, we introduced him to the spoon.

After several attempts, he got it oriented in the right direction

Then, we mixed up a little rice cereal

It took Orin a while to learn how 

to tackle this new culinary experience.

Although his skills were lacking,

his enthusiasm never waned.

Even when the cup was empty,

Orin wasn't ready to let go of his new favorite pastime.

I could tell it was the beginning of a long and happy relationship

and a new promotion to Most Important Appliance

 for our washing machine.