Peas are gross, and my two year old gets that peas are gross. But when she was 1? Man, I could give her 1/4 cup of peas and she'd eat them like they were *yummy*. Freaky kid. :) (Peas are easy because they require no prep whatsoever. Keep a bag of frozen in the freezer, and you're good to go.)
IMO, offering him something at Thanksgiving would not put you in the running for bad parent of the year award. Esp. if you just, I dunno, put a blob in front of him so he can keep himself (and the grandparents :) ) occupied while you get some yummy food in yourself.
He probably will be interested in the food, but more as an experience -- touching it, smearing it, squishing it -- than as a consumable. It's common for babies to take awhile to ramp up their intake. And it can go in waves. One day they'll eat a *ton* and the next day, nope, nothing but boob will do!
(Bananas are often recommended as a first food for breastfeeding babies since evidentally their level of sweetness is similar to that of breastmilk. We did mashed sweet potato because of thanksgiving, and because it's a healthy food and unlikely to be an allergen.)
I really had to be on my toes around relatives because they were used to 6 mos olds (she was 6 mos at christmas) eating All Manner of Food, and preventing them from slipping her cookie crumbs and the like while maintaining "of course you can hold the baby!" happiness was ... fun. :)
IMO, offering him something at Thanksgiving would not put you in the running for bad parent of the year award. Esp. if you just, I dunno, put a blob in front of him so he can keep himself (and the grandparents :) ) occupied while you get some yummy food in yourself.
He probably will be interested in the food, but more as an experience -- touching it, smearing it, squishing it -- than as a consumable. It's common for babies to take awhile to ramp up their intake. And it can go in waves. One day they'll eat a *ton* and the next day, nope, nothing but boob will do!
(Bananas are often recommended as a first food for breastfeeding babies since evidentally their level of sweetness is similar to that of breastmilk. We did mashed sweet potato because of thanksgiving, and because it's a healthy food and unlikely to be an allergen.)
I really had to be on my toes around relatives because they were used to 6 mos olds (she was 6 mos at christmas) eating All Manner of Food, and preventing them from slipping her cookie crumbs and the like while maintaining "of course you can hold the baby!" happiness was ... fun. :)
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Thanks for the brain dump, I really appreciate it!
(And I won't TELL Evan that peas are gross...)
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