[krsnow]

Im so proud of little Joey, he picked up a cheerio and got it into his mouth, chewed and swallowed for the first time yesterday! Today he had more, plus some puff snacks & some green peas. I feel like he is a little behind with finger foods when reading all these posts about your Lo's.

Question about green peas - when you feed them as finger foods, do you remove the outside skin? I have been because im worried it might get stuck in his throat.

Question about fruit - My Ped. said a good starter food is fruit canned in water since it is soft. I looked around and can only find them canned in sugary syrup, or the best is "light, canned in water, artificially sweetened". I almost think the sugary syrup is better than the artificial diet crap. I don't want to feed that to my LO, so wondering how you guys feel about it.

[Shalyn]

hmmm i usually always see it in water too.......maybe try a different store?

[krislati]

I would try a different store. I wouldn't give him the sugary stuff.

[TeresaSuperMama]

The light stuff is just in water, not artificial sweeteners. We get the light canned fruit. Peas, I leave the skin, but I was nervous the first time I gave it to her. I watched her super close and she did fine with it so I've been giving them to her. I still watch her when she has them, but she does okay with the skin on.

I don't think you are behind either. Everyone moves at different paces. Some kids get interested in table food earlier than others.

[crystaljean81]

I usually just dump the canned fruit in a drainer and rinse all the syrup off!!! I have been giving Lyla peas because she loves them! I don't take the skin off and she has not had any problems with them. It's so cute to see her concentrate to pick them up! Good luck with the finger foods.