The cake!

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When we gave Lily her baby cake she really enjoyed all the attention as we sang Happy Birthday! But when we encouraged her to eat it, she was a little hesitant. After a minute or two, Lily started to pick off the purple "1" and as it stuck to her fingers, she wiped the frosting off on her legs. Her initial taste of the frosting came as she tried to eat the candle and after deciding she liked the flavor, Lily started to pinch small bites off the cake.

She continued to take small pinches of frosting for a while and when her hands got too messy, she rubbed them together and squished the mess through her fingers, like she was applying baby lotion. She did give her cake a few good grabs, but she eventually got bored. I think she enjoyed the sweet taste, but figured it wasn't worth the mess!