Elizabeth's Baby Food Review: Episode 7

 

Welcome to another episode of Elizabeth's Baby Food Review.  I thought I was going to sample sweet potatoes, but the staff told me that they thought I should try something else instead. I wonder what it could be?

 

What's this called again? Pears? Huh. They smell funny. They're sweet? Is that a good thing? I guess I'll try them. 

 

I'm keeping my eye on you, manservant. You tend to get the shaky hands around my face, and I end up with food smeared on my forehead. That's simply not acceptable, and -----

 

Sweet swaddling blankets, that's tart!  

 

Woo, that brought tears to my eyes. I think you're playing a cruel joke on me.

  

  What do you mean just wait until I try a lemon? What's a lemon? You know I hate it when you snicker like that. 

  

No! No more! I refuse! I know my rights! Get that spoon out of my face!

 

Viewers, you really must write in to protest my treatment at the hand of these servants. They don't seem to know their place, and their insolence is appalling. Why, I don't know how many times they have removed items from my grasp, like their hair or glasses. And talk about bossy! Well, that's it for this episode of Elizabeth's Baby Food Review. Maybe I'll get those sweet potatoes next week.  

Mother's Note: Many thanks to my clever husband for supplying the baby-fied exclamation "sweet swaddling blankets".  :) 

Elizabeth's Baby Food Review: Episode 6

 

Welcome to the sixth episode of Elizabeth's Baby Food Review.  I'm Elizabeth, and tonight I'll be reviewing a dish called squash.  I was hoping for another round of green beans, but I guess I'll have to settle for trying something new.

 Ah, here it is now. Hm. I can't say that it looks that impressive. In fact...

 

I think you're trying to give me carrots! Why would you do such a thing?

Viewers, I implore you to write letters protesting this treatment of the star of Elizabeth's Baby Food Review! Why, it's unjust, it's unfair, it's not--

Squash is similar in color to carrots? What do you mean, this kind of squash? There are lots of varieties of squash? Huh. Well I can't be expected to know that. I'm just a baby. Geez. Some rather unrealistic expectations of a baby if you ask me....  OK manservant, let's do this.

Hmm. Intriguing taste. Not nearly so offensive as carrots. What? I have something on my lip?

Mmmm! This is actually good! I think I like this squash stuff. 

It's about time this establishment started making food that it doesn't take more than one bite to like. How hard can it be to please a baby? 

 

Especially an exceptional baby such as myself. It's not like I'm asking for lobster or something complicated like a souffle. Whatever that is.

 

I don't ask for much--after all, I've only been waking up three times in the night to be fed. That's not much. But the way the staff here act, you'd think I was demanding something unreasonable! And let me tell you, they could really stand to step up the pace on those nighttime feedings! 

What do you mean the staff needs sleep too? Where did you hear a silly thing like that? They're here to serve me, right? You mean their eyes aren't supposed to be sunken in like that? I think you're making stuff up. I'm not listening to your lies anymore.  That's it for this episode of Elizabeth's Baby Food Review. Next week tune in to see what I think of sweet potatoes!

Mother's Note: She really is waking up 2 or 3 times in the night to eat. She's been ravenous, and she's getting pretty heavy!  Elizabeth is definitely moving around more--today, she was lying on Michael's legs and she pushed herself up on her arms and took a dive to the side of his lap--he caught her just in time! She also grabs tissues from the Kleenex box and tries to eat them, the little weirdo.  Another one of her favorite things to do is to squeal and scream.  It's like she just discovered she can do it, so she's doing it all the time.