Today, Jasmine’s new highchair arrived, a present from her Grandparents Firth (thank you very much). She sat in it, long enough for a quick photo and then threw up all down it. So, now she is rolling about on the floor, squealing with delight. We have set it up next to our dining table so that Jasmine can see us eating more easily and hopefully, will want to join in.
With our first practice run, she enjoyed putting her feet on the dining table, but that is a start, because although, she is managing her milk quite successfully, Jasmine hasn’t wanted to eat any solids since the last time her tube went down in early November. She will only eat the occasional marmite rice cake – normally when she feels a bit sick (know how that feels) and she will lick the chocolate off a cadbury’s animal biscuit. And sometimes she will eat a spoonful of the creamy cheese sauce off a nice quorn lasagne.
I am hoping that sitting next to us watching us eat will make her want to join in, as she will be the same height and strapped in safely. Balancing her on the table in her bumbo wasn’t really ideal and didn’t make her want to eat carrots and roast potatoes when we were, as she was too busy trying to lean down and touch things on the table.
Our other project – the babywalker – is going really well. She now takes the weight of her body onto her feet and has started to stand in our laps when we hold her up. Previously, Jasmine thought her feet were just for chewing, and is delighted to find out that they are multi-functional. As are we!