Ode to Cocoa Puffs

I need to give a little shout out to my fabulous sister and her child rearing genius. First a little background- I have been trying to get Davis to eat food for about 6 months now... any kind of food- baby food, cereal, veggies, fruit, etc, but it was not going so well. Usually the best I could do would be one or two bites before his jaw clamped shut like a medievil fortress. Well, that was until my genius sister came along to save the day. While in San Diego, Crystal said something like, "well, no wonder he's not eating yet, look at all of that boring baby food you are trying to feed him. I wouldn't want to eat that either. Give him something good like cocoa puffs, I bet he'd eat that." I laughed to myself thinking of course that wouldn't work because nothing else had, but why not give it a try? My desparation to get my child to eat was long past the point where I cared if he ate sugared cereal... as long as he would put something in his mouth. So, we did a little experiment and gave him a cocoa puff. To my surprise and delight, when he put it in his mouth, it did not come back out, and (gasp) he even reached for more! So my love affair with cocoa puffs began. He started popping those things in his mouth like an eight year old in a candy store. I really didn't care about the sugar because at least he was getting a fair share of vitamins and minerals as well. But, little did I know that his love of cocoa puffs would lead to his love for other food as well. We took baby steps... we went from cocoa puffs to trix, and from there to some biscuits and crackers....well here we are a few weeks later, and he will eat peas, brocolli, fruit, bread, just about anything I put on his plate. He still resists things I try to feed him from a spoon, but not as much as before. Anyway, thanks to Crystal and the miracle of cocoa puffs, my little guy is turning into a good little eater. So, thank you Crystal, and thank you cocoa puffs!
Here is a cute picture of Davis in the bath (which he needs more often since he is frequently covered in food these days)