Oatmeal Pictures

Here are too many pictures of a small moment from lunch today. Daniel decided to take Sophi's oatmeal.

She let him. He tried to feed himself with the spoon but gave up after a few failed attempts.

Just go for it with your fist, Daniel! Yeah! That's much easier.

Hmm, oatmeal and maple syrup, tasty.

Finger lickin' good.

Going for another bite, but he got distracted by the gooey texture on his fingers.

He started to squish it, then grab some more, and squish it again, squeezing it nice and hard with all his little one year old might, making it wring out between his fingers.

"Mom, why are you just sitting there taking pictures?"

"I'm making a mess!! You don't approve of this, right?!? Now get over here and clean me up." So that was fun to watch. Seeing these kids be fully present, whether with food or toys, helps me slow down and be present for a few moments too. They're just trying to figure out the world around them. Go for it, D. Just put your whole face in the bowl.

Both of those ways seemed more effective than using the utensil. Here's a video of the oatmeal moment, just in case all those pictures didn't cut it. Cute kids.