by Leah Speer posted in Products & Prizes

Oh, that feeling that soars through you when you finally get your baby to eat after he?s been sick and barely even drinking his milk! In May, my 9-month-old went from bronchiolitis to RSV to teething with an ear infection, so I just lived this.
This was even our first time having to use a nebulizer...he was not a fan. Luckily, a friend from the BabyCenter community recommended I strap him in his car seat in our living room and try it that way. He was asleep in minutes.

Through all of this, I could barely get him to eat a thing. Even drinking milk was hard on him since his nose was so stuffy. Even after we suctioned his nose, he?d chug for a few seconds, pull the bottle back, breathe through his mouth, repeat. It was pitiful. One night, my normally boisterous young boy fell asleep while we were out to dinner. So unlike him. Thankfully, on a sunny afternoon just two days later I poured some of the vibrant Plum Organics Purple Super Puffs onto his tray, and he scarfed them up, one after the other. I was elated! Not just happy that he was eating, but I knew he was eating whole grains, fruits, and veggies. Specifically, he was delighting in blueberry and purple sweet potato -- ah, so that explains the purple!

It was so neat to watch him learn through this tactile self-feeding experience because I know that letting him play with his food he learns valuable skills and gains additional fine motor skills.  On his first try grabbing the ...