Playing with food: banana

I mentioned in my recent monthly update that we have begun encouraging Abigail to follow her natural curiosity and play with food.  We are aiming to follow the new recommendations for exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months so that Abigail can get all the associated benefits, but since we are getting close, we feel okay with this exploration.  She doesn't actually eat very much but is getting the idea of what to do with food when she gets it in her mouth. 

Plus, it has made for a lot of entertaining pictures!

Here is Abigail checking out one of her favorites so far, banana: