[0328Lisa]

DS is 11 months old and is refusing to take any food from me via a spoon. He isn't proficient at hand mouth coordination, so he will allow me to feed him, but is must be finger-type food. In addition, he only has 2 bottom front teeth and the top front teeth are just starting to show.

I just cut-up whatever I'm eating. So far we've tried and he loves:
*ham sandwiches
*grilled cheese I use a little Pam Butter flavored spray, instead of actuall butter to cut the calories & mess
*cheddar, swiss and brick cheese
*chicken
*hamburger
*Annie's cheddar bunnies
*cooked carrots
*cooked green beans
*cooked peas
*cooked apples pieces about finger tip size
*steak
*waffles/pancakes
*bananas
*melons

I have a new spoon I'm going to try next week, called a little dipper. I have started giving DS baby yogurt (with Dr. approval). He likes it so much, that he will allow me to feed it to him on a spoon, but this little dipper has grooves that allow the food to stick to it and be sucked off. I'm going to try it next week, because I need to work up my courage and be mentally prepared to deal with a mess.

Hope this helps.