So yesterday Eloise turned 6 months old. Which means solids are now an option. My Mom was here and we went out to dinner at Cheesecake Factory. One of the nice features of Cheesecake Factory is their baby/toddler plate, they bring out a plate of bread and bananas for the young ones while you wait for your dinner. It keeps them entertained and happy. So we decided we would offer Eloise some banana, she was not impressed, she gave us a look that said, “What is this foul vile thing you are trying to give me to eat?”

So we gave her some bread crusts to chew on instead, she was very happy with them. We had also gotten their roasted artichoke appetizer, great appetizer for 3 since it comes with 3 halves of artichoke and it is yummy! So we gave her a piece. She was in love, she adored her artichoke she played with it, chewed it, sucked it and just had a great time with it. I am not sure she actually ate any artichoke, but she really liked the flavor and the leaf we gave her.

I did not however think to bring a camera to dinner, so I got a few pictures on my cell phone, but I am not sure how to transfer those anywhere. We re-staged the artichoke eating when we got home, by putting her in her high chair and giving her another piece, which she was thrilled with. We got a ton of pictures then as well.

She also really enjoyed her artichoke tonight while Dan and I were eating dinner, Desmond fell asleep before dinner, since he hadn’t had an afternoon nap.

Here is Eloise enjoying her artichoke.

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