How many hands can fit in Erika's mouth???

Even though the picture above indicates that Erika is eating well, this is really not the case. For about a week already she has really cut back on her intake of food. I attribute it to her teeth coming in, making her uncomfortable. She is still drinking her bottle (in fact, just now she packed away a 10 oz bottle WITH cereal in it), and eating some food but just about half of what she was eating over a week ago. I think it is official that she does not like carrots. This is the strangest thing to me because I ate lots of carrots when I was pregnant and thought she would like them too. Carrots are one of the few vegetables that I actually like and ate to keep healthy during pregnancy. Just like many other babies, Erika's favorite foods are sweet potatoes, applesauce, bananas, and the custards. In the picture she is stuffing those Gerber Graduate stars that dissolve in her mouth. Just like a kid (which is what she is LOL) she will act as if she is full and then when I get out the snacks, her mouth hangs open. In this picture (taken tonight) she couldn't get those stars in quick enough! What a silly girl.

The last two afternoons I came home later than usual due to some doctor appointments and I feel so Erika deprived. The time I get to spend with her has been at the end of the day when she is getting cranky because she is tired. BUT thank goodness tomorrow is Friday and I get her all weekend!

The picture below is Erika being messy and silly after eating some green beans.