Enjoying food!

Jace just enjoyed an entire Cheetos puff, which he nearly bit off my finger to finish the last bite! Normally, I give this to him on the sides of his cheeks, about half a puff to give him a taste of something yummy. Well, also to work on his continuous eating skills. Since he is dependent on his calories coming from a gtube, he really does not get to "taste" a variety of foods. Though, we work on it, with the help of an OT that has provided us valuable insight on feeding techniques to keep him interested and progressing. Most of the time he samples foods with rice cereal, pear flavorings, he loves mango and yogurt. He barely consumes more than 1/4 of a cup a day, but I am hoping to increase and raise the bar on what he can tolerate. Recently, he was introduced to the squeeze it bottle, which will help prepare him for drinking from a straw. He seems to prefer water but I am attempting to give him his pediasure through it as well. We also attempted feeding him oatmeal, which I may try again as I can't remember how it went. I do know, that brown rice cereal was spit out quicker than it went in. So, we continue his adventures with food...stay tuned. :)