Fun With Food

We have been trying to give Alaina more finger foods lately. She is still not a fan of baby foods. We want her to try a variety of foods so she does not become a picky eater. So far Alaina seems to enjoy her finger foods. She does not eat much, but she will try most everything that we offer her. Some of her favorite finger foods are peas, cooked carrots, bananas, and blueberries. Sometimes Alaina has trouble picking up the pieces of food with her fingers. She usually make a big mess when she eats, but we don't mind. We encourge her to feed herself! Although she's eating more solid foods, she still prefers her bottle. Below are a few pictures of Alaina trying some new foods.

Cooked carrots and potatoes, YUM!

"Look at me, Mom, I can feed myself!"

"I'll try this new food you're giving me, but I still want my bottle!"
Alaina chews on everything she gets her hands on!

Alaina the Librarian

Hello, welcome to the Bruck Family Library. My name is Alaina. How may I help you?Alaina is getting bigger by the minute! She's into everything now! She easily pulls herslef up to stand and can even take a few steps while holding on to something for support. We have a ton of age-appropriate toys for her, but she almost always chooses to play with other things. Her favorite activity is taking books off our bookshelf downstairs. Nate and I have all our favorite novels and textbooks on this shelf. We try to direct Alaina to her boardbooks or plastic books, but she's much more interested in the books on our shelf! She takes them off one by one which keeps her interest for a LONG time. I love the series of pictures below. Please note the progression of the books. We start with a nice, neat bookshelf and end with Alaina sitting in the middle of a book mess on the floor. Nate and I have decided to move our bookshelf so she won't be tempted by it and replace it with a bin of Alaina's books. :)