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We call Joshie our little "mooch". We always feed him first because dh is a couch potato and thinks he must eat in front of the TV (I know, bad habits and all that, YOU all tell him; lord knows I've wasted my breath). Anyway, Joshie will eat a full plate and dessert even and once he spots Daddy with a full plate of food sitting on the couch, he locks in on him and wants whatever he is eating, which is usually what Joshie just ate, just mashed up. So Daddy will give him little bites of things, but has to be careful because Daddy loves pepper...so much so that he usually has a little food with his pepper.

To get Joshie to eat what we eat, I sit at the table with his highchair right next to my chair. He eats whatever we eat, just his is mashed or pureed. I will take a bite of mine, then give him a bite of his. This works really well. If a piece of something doesn't get ground enough, he will kind of gag on it, but then will take it out with his fingers and just put it on his tray and we go on. We must also have milk or juice in a sippy right there so if he gets choked, he knows to take a drink and usually does without prompting.

Hope this helps!

Blessings, Michelle