Success!

John and I feel very blessed that Ben is not one of those babies that sticks EVERYTHING in its mouth. I was actually really worried about it because he just doesn't put things in his mouth-EVER. I talked to our pediatrician about it and he said not to worry, but to keep offering him things. I was most concerned about Ben learning to feed himself. If he won't put a teething toy in his mouth then he sure wouldn't put food in his mouth either! So every night at dinner I've been giving him a Ritz cracker. He LOVES those crackers but I frankly don't want to sit there and hold it in his mouth for him while he nibbles on it. It's a little silly, frankly! Two nights ago he REALLY wanted that cracker and had been holding it in his hand for about 5 minutes. I looked over at him a minute later and he had bitten a piece off and was eating it. I know it may not seem like a big deal, but at nearly 10 months I figured he needed to learn how to do this! Yesterday at lunch with mom and Melinda he successfully at half a cracker and then tonight at dinner he ate an entire Ritz cracker plus a couple of smaller Gerber cheese crackers, too! I know you are all probably like whoopdie doo, but to me it's a big deal! I even took pictures as proof! So here are two photos of Ben sort of finishing off some crackers and the last just because he has such a cute face. Hope everyone is having a great weekend because mine has just gotten better!