[becky26]

Wow, I am amazed that your little girl was just looking at the cheerios. Lucky you! As soon as Colin would get some food between his fingers, they were in his mouth. He was eating like a hungry lion for about two weeks. It was horrible! He would not chew, he would just keep putting food in his mouth. I guess he was always hungry in the orphanage. I did not let him feed himself until we were home a few weeks. It is quite a challenge in some Russian restaurants that do not have high chairs. But he literally ate everything we gave him (at 18 months). I had bought some baby food while in Russia. But the orphanage had told us that he would eat solid food - meat, bread, cheese, vegetables, etc. Good luck!