The weekend began with the introduction of the fork. After spending a couple minutes examining the fork and then poking his leg with it, Oliver got the idea - and actually fed himself. While the transmission rate was not 100% (it was more like 30%), we were quite impressed with Oliver's fork-using skills. And Oliver was quite proud of his fork-wielding abilities.
The meal following Oliver's first fork experience didn't include any fork-needing food. Oliver, however, decided that he had really enjoyed eating with a fork and so he looked around for something to stand in as a fork - he found his feet (really quite a genius I think - toes could be confused for fork tines). Yup, Oliver stuffed goldfish in between his toes, brought his toes up to his mouth (good thing he's been doing yoga), and ate the fish. He then did the same with his applesauce and guacamole. Needless to say it was quite a messy meal.
We weren't able to capture all of Oliver's antics, but these picture give you an idea of what the little monster was up to.
The weekend ended with chopsticks. We went out for Japanese and Oliver adored his first dumplings and rice - all fed to him by chopstick. Between his love for the new foods, his love for the chopsticks, and the undivided attention of three waitresses to whom he kept flashing smiles, Oliver was in ecstasy.
Oliver's transmission rate sounds significantly higher than Hannah's.... impressive!
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