So cool

So two weeks ago, we began the process of teaching Ellie to self-feed. It's been a slow and unproductive two weeks on that front. We'd feed her a couple of "stars" a couple of times a day, and she'd just play with the rest - pushing and raking them around on her tray, occasionally picking one up and promptly dropping it. Well, that all changed today as not once, not twice, but three separate times she actually picked up a star... held it out at arm's length... sized it up... and then slowly... but surely... put it in her mouth. I clapped and cheered, and she smiled in return. It was so cool! Too bad EM missed it, but I'm sure Ellie will do it again soon enough.

-ED