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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
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1 ds from prev. marriage, 12 y.o. (Bradley)
1 adorable adopted son, adopted at birth, in July of 2007 (Joshie)
Me: 37 poor ovarian response; hypothyroidism
Dh: 38 and testicular failure (no sperm)
TTC since 1999
Many failed IUI's and a couple chemical pg's
IVF converted to IUI 8/06 (poor response) BFP
Ended in m/c of twins at 5-6 weeks 
Last medicated IUI this June; can't now, dh changing jobs and health insurance, have to wait 90 days for new ins. to kick in, argh!...but I don't expect it to work...if BFN, we will adopt again when Joshie is of school age (domestic and hopefully a biracial or full AA little girl)
www.totsites.com/tot/joshiedale
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