Requesting Tips: One of Seven 5 Week Old Kittens Doesn't Want To Give Up Bottle

I have seven beautiful healthy kittens that are being fostered since three weeks. All took to bottle fairly quickly. While moving into the gruel food transfer I am having issues with the baby of the group Doop. About three days in he just will sit inbetween his brothers and sisters and scream directly at me for that bottle at meal time while everyone is happily lapping up their new mixture. I am keeping a bottle for him every meal still, and he takes to it. I have tried mixture of things, I have had him be the last in with the bowls so he sees and hears everyone eating. I have had him first in before anyone else. I've done the dip his head gently into the food so he recognizes it (he ends up meowing at me with a gruel face lol). I had someone over last night for socialization time with them, when dinner time came about I left him alone with the other person, so momma ain't around, and he ending up licking the gruel off her finger and he was curious but just never took (it felt like it almost happened). Honestly would just love to know if three days in is a little early and he may just need more time? I got all the patience for him and keep making that bottle, but I also want to make sure I'm not the one babying him and not helping the process by staying in the room with them maybe? Like should I just be dropping him in with eating siblings, leave the room, and keep some positive mental energy? Any tips would be amazing, the kids are all doing so good and he is such a happy kitty I know he will love it when he gets onto the new tasty food. Thanks in advance for any help. Doop pics here

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