Little fingers and GINORMOUS messes!

Well we are really pushing finger foods lately- mostly because when he is shoving stuff in his mouth, it gives both David and I the opportunity to use both of our hands to do the same for ourselves- oh the luxury- however we discovered quickly that a dropcloth( or a torn trash bag- since we're cheap) is absolutely necessary unless I'd like to be pulling crusted, unrecognizeable chunks out of the carpet for the next couple of months...so here's how the experience is going- we've turned the boy loose on chunks of mango and strawberry...

Overall not too messy- neither item could mush up too much so in the end everyone was smiling...GOOD experience...

Then we tried green beans...and I only had french cut...lets just say I think mostly Ethan was smiling...

I mean why wouldn't he smile- he got a bath out of it since we had no idea what else to do with him...

So overall an ACCEPTABLE experience- at least one of us was filled with pure bliss...

So after two decent experiences we just went CRAZY and decided to try spaghetti...and yes I already had an inkling that it would be bad...and sometimes I hate how I'm so frequently right! lol

this is a face filled with much trepidation
...and Ethan's filled with wonder and delight...if you couldn't tell by his serious expression- I know that is wonder and delight because his eyebrows aren't furrowed! lol yeah he's either a very serious baby or a complete crack-up

oh yes...someone was having a good time

there's his five o'clock spaghetti shadow...

and this is the picture we are going to show to any girl that he wants to take on a date, if we don't like her...although it is kind of cute in a primitive way...

So overall round three was a GREAT and TERRIBLE experience- he was having a hoot and we were sitting in horror wondering where to begin with the damage control, and then he was hollering when we started to clean him up, naturally it's much more fun to be messy, and so you may guess what happened next...yes a bath, when all else fails and the mess is too overwhelming it is much easier to watch your child delightedly splash as large chunks of food float around him, than to pick them out of the carpet, your shoes, your toes or anything else that picked them up by accident.

But don't worry the little guy cleans up well, and then slobbers himself silly! Man it's tough work to be a baby!

I sure love my baby boy...he's such a sweetheart when he wants to be :)- and he definitely likes his Mommy! we're pretty much attached at the hip, leg, arm, foot, or whatever he can get hold of!