Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Eight months old and Can't Get Enough to Eat

This boy loves food. I mean he LOVES it! If you are eating Austin will literally sniff you out and attack you. We get about 100+ jars of baby food from WIC each month, but he will hardly touch the stuff because he wants the real thing!
Here he is eating spaghetti and meat sauce. I don't ever blend up his food, I just chop it really fine if it is meat or something. He prefers it that way because he insists on feeding himself. If I feed him with a spoon he usually won't even take a bite unless he is holding the spoon as it enters his mouth.

So, what is his favorite food? MEAT! Chicken, ham, pork, and especially steak! I just cut it up really small and he wolfs it down. He also eats mashed pototoes, whole canned green beans, cooked carrots, beans...pretty much anything as long as it is served whole (or in small pieces..not blended though).

Every morning while I am cooking breakfast he runs around the house in his walker and eats cheerios and raisins. When breakfast is ready he is transferred to his highchair where he usually eats scrambled eggs and fruit. Austin just amazes me with his eating habits. He has been a big eater since he was 4 months old. But, he seriously eats three full meals a day, plus all his snacking and frequent nursing...does he have a hollow leg? He is probably going to be a very expensive teenager to feed. You would think with all the food he eats that he would sleep through the night...I wish! I sure love him though!

2 comments:

Megan and Greg said...

Holy cow, I can't believe this kid! You would think he was MONTHS older than Scarlet. We're still waiting for her to crawl and we only give her crackers! It's partly our fault, we've been pretty slow to give her new foods and I'm kind of too lazy to prepare or cut something up. Terrible, I know. That is just so wild to me! I think it's awesome! I think he is the CUTEST thing! I love the little peaks we got of the house! You need to give us a blog tour. I love the wood floors and the blue paint. It looks so pretty!

fiona said...

Dude, he eats a ton! LIttle carnivore! You can tell he totally enjoys his food. It's so funny that he won't eat blended up stuff. Makes life a little easier for you, I'd say, just having to finely chop!