Aiden has learned how to feed himself with a spoon and to sort-of feed himself with a fork – he can sometimes spear food, but usually that’s still Mom or Dad’s job. A few weeks ago, I decided to involve Aiden in cooking some applesauce. I make mine with the skin on, though I cut it up small so the skins are less bothersome to Aiden.

I taught Aiden how to push down with his knife. Since he has a set of cutting fruit toys (which we love!!), and quickly picked up the concept of slicing, it was fun to begin to get him involved in the cooking process.

Of course, his attention span wasn’t great and he refused to wear the cute apron I had for him. Still, it’s a step in the right direction – we’d love to be able to cook while he’s awake instead of dealing with him during his fussy hours, putting him to bed, then eating our own dinner sometime after 7pm.