The Adventures of Eating

Okay, I am wrapping up work on my thesis for the night and should be going to bed but had to share my adventures with Jerbear!
We have now entered the eating phase!!! Wow, was I not prepared. At his doctor's appointment last week he suggested we begin "introducing" Jeremy to solid foods. Not so much for him to get full, but to acquaint him with the spoon, and the concept of eating (I guess instead of drinking).
Now before this time I noticed my son beginning to stare at my food or his father's food as we ate. Little did I know he was recognizing that we were eating food. Color me stupid but the doctor confirmed this.
Ok, quick side note, we tested this theory (because you know me.... I don't believe until I can test it for myself or "see" it with my own eyes). I forget what I was eating but I decided to put it up to his mouth to see if he would open it. By Jolly George (hey, leave my sayings alone... you know I never get them right so I make them up), he opened his mouth!!! I could have picked my mouth up off the ground because I always thought this happened much later (and when I say much I mean at 1 years of age) in their intsy tintsy little lives. I see now that I am wrong, and never to taunt him with food I don't intend to give him ever again. Yes, you guessed it.... he became upset with us for doing that. NEVER again. Bad mommy reprimand. SN: It was still very funny to watch.
OK so on to our adventures of eating. You know how I refer to my son as a bear. Well the name fits! This little boy weighing in at 16 pounds (yes, I know exactly). He is in the 75th percentile- for those of you who are clueless as to what this means, it means only 25% of infants his age are bigger than he is. By Jolly George, no wonder my arm hurts so much.
OK, back on topic again....
So my Bear (and there is a literal context for this now :) ), is a terror when he eats. I mean terror in a good way. He LOVES his food. You would never guess this child had any problems at birth or spent an entire week in the hospital because of his low blood sugar and eating habits. See this takes me back to my premise that he was just afraid to go home with us that first week. He knew we needed so extra training :-D! Thanks Bear!
Ok, so our nights go like this....
10 pm- Mommy begins to make bottles and cleans the kitchen. He sits in his boppy entertaining himself and me
10:15 pm Mommy warms bottle for bed and prepares food
10:20 pm Mommy gets everything set up for bed and for the next day -- run his bath water, set out his clothes for the next day, turns back crib covers, turns on his gospel music and set up his classical music (this is what he sleeps to)
Note..... because he has watched Mommy prepare his bottles and food he is getting antsy... okay more like annoyed, but I have to watch him or he will really get annoyed
10:30 pm begin feeding Bear. Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm......... let's see he literally grabs at my hands for the spoon and tries to put the spoon in his mouth himself. I am never fast enough for him it seems. Is he really 4 months old or did I sleep through a few months of his life?! Though he appears clean before he begins to eat, he is totally clothed in his food by the end. But trust me, a great deal did end up in his stomach.
10:40 pm He has finished eating.... shouldn't it take longer than this? LOL When begin his bath
10:50pm He is dressed and eating his next bottle
11 pm He is in his crib falling asleep
11-1:15 pm... while working on my thesis.... I am rubbing my hands he has lovingly scratched while grabbing for his food.

So to end this .....
Gerber Rice Cereal $3
Baby Spoons $4
Bowl $2.50
Watching Jeremy enjoy his food.... absolutely PRICELESS!!!!!!