Hey fellow researchers,

It has been continuing to grow busier here in the lab! Four mothers have come in since my last post! Gratefully, all the mothers and the infants have been great. The mothers really catch on quick with following the directions of the feed, which makes everything run smoothly. I got to run my first infant boy this summer, which was exciting. He definitely seemed to have a voracious appetite! It was interesting to see how much he accepts the baby spinach and potatoes since he is already starting to eat more appealing table food. But he ate one and half jars, which is pretty good for an infant! When we did the temperament procedures with him on the second day, it was interesting to see the differences and the similarities between his reactions and the previous baby’s. He was pretty content most of the time, except he got a little upset by one of the tasks, which the previous baby had not liked as well. I’m starting to wonder if there will be a pattern in how babies react to the tasks, but it is still too early to tell yet!
The next two baby girls that came in had pretty easy temperaments and were very comfortable in the lab. One of the girls ate a lot, but the other was more distracted with her reflection in the double sided mirror, which was pretty funny. I was curious to see if the last baby that came in would be different because she is older and had more food experience but she was not really different in her consumption patterns. I am curious to see in the future if age and food experience will make a difference in acceptance. I will tell you all how the rest of the day twos went in my next blog!