Every time I have had Sam try to feed himself with a spoon he has always stuck it so far in his mouth that he gags. Today I decided to give him a shorter spoon and try again. Success!
Sam fed himself his blueberry (I know I am nuts to try with something that stains) applesauce with only 2 mishaps. The first mishap came when I stopped helping him "load" the spoon. He didn't realize how easy it was to pull it out of the bowl and he pulled so hard applesauce went everywhere - but it only took that one time for him to learn he didn't have to yank on it.
The second mishap came when I went to the pantry to get something for Megan - during those 10 seconds he decided it was faster if he used his hand so when I turned around he had the spoon in one hand and the other hand was covered in applesauce. I cleaned him up before I let him continue eating and he did the rest by himself until the bowl got empty enough he couldn't get any on the spoon.
I am so proud of him - he did such a good job. I guess all he needed was a shorter spoon or maybe just a little more time to figure it out.
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