Pincher grasp = feed myself

Silly new teeth face

Coriena has reached a new eating stage – she now wants to feed herself. We had chicken chili (see recipe below) for dinner tonight, so I ground hers up and started feeding her. She made horrible faces and spat it out and smeared it all over her face, hands, etc. So I gave her the beans and cut up chicken on her tray, and she happily fed herself.

I also discovered this week that she loves to feed herself peas (sorry, Wil and Sarah) and cut up green beans.

Oh, and during Thanksgiving week she got 3 new teeth, so now she has 3 on top, and one on the bottom.

So happy day for me, no more feeding my child. She can now “do it my-by-self!!”

Chicken Chili by Rinnie Hersman/Mom Meiners
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 lb. chopped chicken
1/4 cup onion
1 cup chicken broth (or 1 cup water and 1 tsp. chicken bullion)
4 oz. canned chilis
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. cilantro
1/4 tsp. red pepper
2-3 16 oz. cans beans (black, kidney, garbanzo, white)

Saute chicken and onion in olive oil. Add rest of ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes. Serve with sour cream and grated cheese if desired.