Madeline is no longer interested in her morning oatmeal. You can add banana, blueberries, peaches, even mango, but she’ll be the first to tell you she’s ready for something new.

And not just anything new. If mom can put it on a spoon and feed it to her, whirred-up mushy food of any variety is quickly losing its appeal…especially when she discovered she can feed herself.

Grandma Kinney (shout out!) bought some flavored cereal puffs, which Maddie loves. But the real rite of passage is the first Cheerio.

And so, breakfast just got cuter courtesy of some diced up plum and Maddie’s first Cheerio.

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