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Last night we fed M avocado for the first time ever. I expected him to love it, and to eat with reckless abandon because

a. I constantly read about other babies eating avocado and ONLY avocado and
b. I love it and eat it with reckless abandon

Yeah. Not so much for M. He put the first piece in his mouth and promptly slid it right back out of his mouth. The second time he tried it I think he kept it in, but had a look of disgust on his face the entire time. All in all the whole process took forever, but he eventually ate almost half the avocado, with only a little help from his parents.

The sweetest thing about the ordeal was how badly M wanted to please us. Every time he took a bite of the dreaded avocado, J and I would get very excited while clapping and cheering, which would prompt M to take another bite, albeit very slowly. Even though he was less than crazy about the new food, he kept plugging along to please his wacky parents, it was heartwarming.

That kid is the best.