3 days shy of 9 months…

Hooray!  Maddox’s doctor says that Maddox can start having finger-foods like egg, deli meats and bread, all cut up small.  In fact, with the exception of foods like honey, chocolate, peanut butter & citrus fruits, Maddox can have whatever we eat.  It is a whole new exciting world.

He’s always loved Gerber pears, peas and applesauce.  His first consistent finger-food has been Graduate Puffs.  They’re not bad – kind of like really poofy cereal.  They’re almost the texture of Funyuns, but a lot tastier.

He pops them in his mouth to chew, but sometimes does not remove his fingers before starting, which can’t feel good – he’s on 4 1/2 teeth now (the newest one is top left, next to the middle two teeth).

But, he gets there in the end, and is thrilled to have something more interesting to eat.  I’m a little concerned about all the additional energy these foods will give him – he’s already scooting all over creation and I can only imagine that this will mean he’ll be bouncing off the walls regularly.

Come to think of it, I’d better get some baby-proof pads for our ceiling as well, just in case.

*Quick correction: Maddox actually has cut 6 teeth – I noticed another one on the right side of his top two teeth.  Yay, let’s get ‘em out so we can stop teething!

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