The other night, we introduced Maia to the child-hood favorite. That’s right, the famous General Mills “O”. As we place the first Cheerios before here, she’s not quite sure what to do with them. She struggles to pick one up, but, finally, manages to grasp one of the little “O’s” with her hand. Now she fumbles with both hands, fighting to get it into her mouth. Finally, after nine or ten innocent little hoops are sacrificed to the floor below, Maia gains success. The sensation of this solid food in her mouth is strange. With an uncertain frown, she cocks her head ever so slightly while chomping her gums and smacking her lips. She frowns a concentrated frown and stares with patient inquisitiveness at her mother and father, who are trying, rather hopelessly, to stifle intense laughter.
The cheerios have proven to be a new favorite for her. A couple of days later, Maia struggles with advanced proficiency to get them into her mouth. She uses her entire hand now to accomplish the task. But even then, she seems so enamored with the “o’s” that she can’t help but stick her finger back into her mouth, to play with the little thing. Inevitably it sticks to her finger and pops back out. No matter, it’s onto the next one.
So, our little daughter moves into the wild, crazy adventurous world of solid foods. The new tooth coming in on the bottom will probably prove to be frustrating at first, but the entire set that’s sure to soon follow will certainly prove to be more helpful in the long run.
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