Adventures in solids

Both boys have always had their own eating style. Ethan chugs and eats his bottle down fast. Owen takes his time and enjoys his bottle taking twice as long as Ethan a lot of the time. When we started solids I thought Ethan will love this and Owen will learn. Boy was I wrong. After 2 weeks of oatmeal and almost a week of sweet potatoes I decided I needed a break because it just wasnt fun for anyone involved. Owen would at least open his mouth and eat some. Ethan would spit out whatever got in his mouth. So I took a break. After a 3 day rest I decided to try again. This time Ethan has learned he can stick out his tongue (with his lips tight), lean forward, taste what is on the spoon, deny eating it and finally grab it so he can finger paint. Owen on the other hand ate almost a whole jar of sweet potatoes. Every time I took the spoon away to get more he was open and waiting. Maybe we will try carrots tomorrow.