Oliver has been very interested in food for a while. If you are holding him and trying to eat, he will try to dive bomb any food that comes anywhere near his face. So finally we gave in and let him try some stuff.

The first thing we really tried was to give him some chunks of apples to gum up (eating is vastly less effective when you don’t have teeth). Every time he got a hold of a piece he would cackle maniacally, like he was really getting away with something. It was like he just couldn’t contain his glee. It was hilarious. After that we tried a few other times. The first time we put him in the high chair, he was again giggling like it was the funniest thing ever.

It is too stressful for me to watch him eat. I’m on the edge of my seat, adrenaline pumping through my system, ready to give him CPR at a moment’s notice when he inevitably chokes himself. He was stuffing this breadstick so far into his mouth, he would gag every time. But he still kept at it, like he was having a grand old time. I guess that’s how you learn.

With the way he attacks food, you’d think that we weren’t feeding him enough or something. However, he’s not going to fool anybody with that, considering he’s the size of a one year old. It’s just so odd since Evie was so ambivalent towards food. Oliver is anything but ambivalent.

The other funny thing about it is how lazy he is with his hands. If he can get away with not holding the food or bringing it to his mouth, he will. If you just try to help him get a better grip, he will drop his hands away like, “Oh good, you’ll be feeding it to me from now on.”

If you want it so bad, get it yourself, lazy bones!