Time to try a fork

So, we decided it was time to give Natalie a spoon or fork to eat with her meals. The thought of food flying all over the place made me cringe, but Natalie has to learn eventually. One night, we gave Natalie a fork to eat her dinner. Right away, she began to dip her fork into the mashed potatoes and ate off of it. It was so cute to see! Daddy even showed Natalie how to use her fork to spear some meat and broccoli. Later, she began to try it on her own. How awesome is that?! It was messy towards the end, but not too bad. Now, as I sit and type this, I am thinking of various foods for Natalie to try with her new tool--Ha!

As you can see from the pictures, the start and end result of Natalie's dinner ;)