Walter is trying big boy food today! Because he has a cleft palate, he can’t eat foods with liquidity or mushy textures, so the mess on his face isn’t food - it’s saliva and mucous from a sinus infection that’s being treated. He’s likely to have a little yuckies on his face as he learns to eat and inevitably some little bits get into his nose and he sneezes them out. Often, this gets better over time and he gets his face wiped multiple times throughout the day.⁣ ⁣ When I wean a cleftie, I start