Wordless{ish} Wednesday - Apple Eater

We've been pretty adventurous with Bubs in regards to the food we offer him.  Since he was really little, he's always been very interested in whatever we are eating, and there isn't much that he won't eat.  That being said, we are still a bit cautious about big chunks because he only has his 8 front teeth, so chewing is a bit challenging.  We've definitely had some near choking experiences

So the other day I decided we should have an apple for a snack, and normally I just hold on to it and let him take little bites while I supervise.  Well, Mr. Independent wasn't having it.  He wanted to hold that darn apple all by himself.  So, I nervously handed it over and off he went.

He climbed into his fire truck and noshed away.

He noshed on that apple for nearly 30 minutes and when he finally let us take it away, it was a mauled hunk of sticky core.  We were so proud of him (and proud of ourselves for letting him do his own thing).  Flash forward 30 minutes when we started finding little sticky bits of apple all over the playroom (he hasn't quite mastered chewing with his mouth closed).