Baby Spice

OK, I understand that mistakes are part of the learning curve of motherhood, but I feel so horrible for the stupidity that I displayed tonight. Charlotte normally likes to try and feed herself, so I cook Charlotte a few different fruits and vegetables along with her regular baby food in the morning and again at night. Our pediatrician said we could try seasoning her foods with some mild spices. It gives her different flavors and may help her to get use to eating different flavors. I normally use pepper, garlic, basil, oregano, etc, but I had went to the Amish store and bought this seasoning blend so I thought I would use that instead tonight. I had used it before (or so I thought) so I figured she would like it. Well she started to eat and then she started to get really fussy. I thought she was just getting tired. She kept eating but then she started to cry and I couldn't figure out what was bothering her. At first I thought her leg was stuck or she was sitting on something, but everything I tried didn't work. Then she picked up a green bean and put it in her mouth and started to cry again. So I tried one of the green beans and it was spicy. Not really spicy but enough for a baby. I instantly felt horrible. I took her out of the highchair and hurried to make her a bottle. She drank it down pretty fast and then in between I let her have two Popsicles to help cool her mouth down. Once she got the cold in her mouth she was all smiles again, but I felt so stupid. I looked at the ingredients and sure enough there was red pepper flakes in the seasoning blend. I normal get the plain seasoning blend, but this time I had grabbed the wrong bag. In tiny print it said spicy next to the normal lettering. Boy, did I feel like an idiot. I felt even worse for Charlotte. After the second Popsicle I think she forgave me though. A lesson learned. Next time I will make sure to double check the label.