Ahhh...that's more like it. :-) Did Trixie enjoy this meal as much, though?

This is better, less mess and more fun.

It looks like some kind of art ;)

Those baby carrots steamed till mushy make great minimal-prep and minimal-mess finger foods. Yogurt is messy but healthy so I just slip a couple tablespoons into G's bottle and shake. So far he shows no signs of being onto me.

Hello, Ben & Jen: I'm a Kim Komando reader who is enjoying your well done site--and your frustrations. :)

I have 3 suggestions for even less mess: 1)put newspapers under the highchair, roll up, throw away the mess. 2)Put little bits on the tray at a time so when your little pixie, Trixie, is full there is less to play with. 3) Get a dog (preferably one that is housebroken, since you already are busy in that area.) :)

It is apparent that you love your adorable baby. Don't apologize. Don't explain.

My daughter went through the same phase. Try waffles and pancakes with a little syrup (very little) for breakfast. Easy for her to pick up and feed to herself. Mac-n-Cheese is also a good self feed kind of food. You also might try giving her a plastic baby spoon or fork to start using. My daughter thought that was the best. Good luck!

I cannot believe that now the trixie update has been added to my daily routine...
and what a letdown when nothing has been posted.
I work for the cable company and I was speaking to a woman on the phone about an outage in her area. She stated that she always watched Birth day(about delivery of babies) on the Discovery channel and now the outage was keeping her from watching it...she told me that she was pregnant herself,due in August. I told her about the trixie update and she was so happy she couldn't wait to get off the phone and on the computer.
God Bless you three.
Love ya, Dorene

What are the red/orange things? Dried apricots?

those are canned carrots.