Jolly Green Bean

With all of the chastisement that we've received over the last video clip of Paisley eating green beans, we thought that we should exercise our right to defend ourselves with a rebuttal. It's pretty much the only exercise that Tim participates in these days. In explanation, from birth until her 6 month mark, aside from a few experiences with formula early on in her life, Paisley's diet has consisted solely of breast milk. Once she hit the six month milestone, we determined that it was best for both baby and mom to introduce spoon foods. We eased her into the solids bath with rice cereal, which is really nothing more than tasteless flakes mixed with breast milk into a sort of Elmer's glue like substance. After a week of white paste, it was time to kick it up to green. Brandi undertook this adventure on her own while Tim was at work but was kind enough to prop her phone on the high chair as to preserve and share the moment. The video clip was Paisley's first exposure to flavor, unless you want to include the edge of the coffee table, which she can't seem to suck on enough. What we're trying to say is that the experience had to be overwhelming for her. Since then she has been exposed to squash, sweet potatoes, prunes, applesauce, carrots, peas and peaches. Green beans happen to be one of her favorite dishes to date. Peaches and prunes usually require a little persuasion but we've graduated from the gagging and dry/not-so-dry heaves. At least until we break into the pureed spaghetti and meatballs. That should have all three of us feeling ill.

Here's a video clip of just how much Paisley likes green beans now.