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Two triumphs for Elias! Today he tried spinach for the first time and liked it! This is terrific because both of his parents strongly dislike cooked spinach. So far we haven’t seen anything he seems to truly dislike. Hopefully being exposed to a wide variety of foods will help him to not be picky. So far he has eaten soft boiled egg yolks, green peas, spinach, squash, sweet potatoes, mango, applesauce (I canned LOTS of this this month), pears, bananas and plain yogurt. The yogurt seemed to make him more likely to spit up so we’ve only tried that twice. We’ve not used any designated baby food yet, instead purchasing either the whole food or frozen produce and preparing and freezing small portions.

The second triumph: Elias climbed all the way upstairs Tuesday. He had been climbing up two or three for a while but he determinedly did all of them. He was obviously proud of himself, turning around to giggle at me every step or two. Now we have to teach him how to go down safely.