Grilled Cheese? Yes Please!

What you're seeing here is a grilled cheese sandwich (a personal favorite of mine) cut into cubes. Ellena ate one of these for lunch recently. The very next day she had a slice of pizza, also cut up of course. The good news here is she is beginning to enjoy so many new foods. The bad news is she has formed a new habit. She completely refuses to allow us to feed her now - even if she LIKES the food! We have begun to simply set her up in her high chair and place her lunch/snack/dinner on the tray in front of her. It is highly entertaining to watch her make a complete mess of herself (she cleans up easily), her outfit (unusually cleans up easily) and her tray and seat (both clean up easily!)

No third tooth yet, but she still has all the symptoms and was upset by her gums tonight before bed. We oragel-ed her gums and it quieted her right down. For those of you that may not know, oragel is a product made to basically numb the gums of a teething baby. We tried it when we first bought it. It definitely works and will even numb your tongue! We both thought it wore off quick, but I guess it may work longer for babies.