Apples, JCC babysitting not so much

Yesterday I steamed a Red Delicious Apple and then pureed it. I thought Lilly would want a taste so I put a little bit on my finger and gave it to her. She ate it up, but boy did she give me, a "Gross!" face. So I didn't push it, I put the apple puree in the fridge, knowing I would give it to her tomorrow. So that's exactly what I did. Instead of mashing up a banana, I poured some of the puree into a bowl. I served that along with a bowl of oatmeal. I started with the apples but after the first bite, I got the same "Gross" face. Same thing with the second bite. So I moved to the oatmeal, which she greedily ate up. She sucked that bowl down, and I even gave her another 1/2 of helping.

But boy did she not like the apple. Check out the video. You can see her facial expressions.

And I tried a different time to take her to the JCC. Yesterday we went from 8-9AM, and she did ok. She cried for a bit but did well with Cory. So today, I wanted to try a new time. I've noticed on the sign in sheets that they are not a whole lot kids that come to the afternoon session, so I made a reservation for 4:30, and brought her. From the get go, she was not too happy. When I left her, she started to cry. And that's the worst, I know I need to go, that she'll learn and that she is fine, but to leave her when she is in someone else's arms and crying, it's hard.

But I went anyway. I was on the Elliptical for about two minutes when the receptionist came up to tell me that Lilly was gagging, and they were concerned. She's started with these new sounds and one is a gagging type sound, so I wasn't too concerned, but I went down with her and checked out Lilly. She was fine, smiling and in the babysitter's arms. So I went back upstairs. I was on my 29th minutes, back on the Elliptical, when the receptionist came up again and found. Lilly just wouldn't stop crying, they tried to feed her, but she was not happy.

So I went down with her, heard Lilly as I rounded the corner to the babysitting room and saw that she was working herself up. So I got her, held her, and she quieted down. The two helped me pack up, and then Lilly and I walked to the car. (this was after at least 5 apologies to all people concerned). She braved the cold real well, but was just overtired and a little hungry. We ended up bathing her early, feeding her early, and she went to bed early. So not sure what time will work, I think going at 4:30 might be too late for her. So we'll stick to the 8AM time. We've got a reservation for Friday. Maybe she's more like her mom and is a morning person...time will tell.