As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, the babies are in early intervention and have physical, educational, speech and occupational therapy each week. Multiples are often behind due to coming out of the womb a little early so I wanted to get a jump on it so that they will be right on track by the time they are school age. One of the things I have learned in all of these therapies is that there are a lot of skills I take for granted that I learned before I can remember. One of these skills is biting food. I never thought about learning that skill. Babies start out with milk, then purees and eventually move on to food with chunks. From there, they learn to bite into whole foods such as sandwiches and apples. It never occurred to me to give the babies something as large as an apple. The occupational therapist suggested that I peel apples and give them to the babies so they could learn to bite into them without the risk of choking because the apples were too big. I gave it a shot and they loved it. I imagine it was a nice break from the usual finely chopped fare.
Love these pictures, they are so cute.
We started young. We didn't do a whole lot of purees. We started with softer fruits like pears and peaches. One of my twins enjoyed finding apples that had fallen from our three this spring and summer and eating them whole. I had to be extra vigilant to keep the yard picked up, so he didn't get his hands on any rotten apples!
Thank you Tammie.
: 0 ) Theresa
Hi Allison.
That is good to know. Sometimes I am probably too conservative because I am watching four at once. It helps me to hear what works for other families so that we can expand our horizons. That is helpful to know that one of your twins liked apples fallen from the tree which means that they also were not peeled… Some day we will try that. Whole apples were a big adventure for me and I need to try more whole fruits with them. Thank you for your feedback. I appreciate it.
: 0 ) Theresa