Today when we were leaving my midwife appointment, Eli ate a carrot. That's right folks, a real, raw, damp baby carrot! I was scheduling next week's appointment when he started begging to "Eat!" I let him look in the lunch box and he actually bypassed the granola bar and pointed to the bag of carrots. I didn't believe him, but I gave him one anyway. And he ate it. The whole thing. I think I'm still in shock!
And there's more.
I let him sit in the front seat of the car with me in the parking lot while we finished our picnic lunch. And he wanted to eat my banana. A BANANA, people! That has texture galore! I broke off bits for him and he actually touched them, put them in his mouth and ate them - the whole banana! And this after his 2 1/2 week strike of real food. I guess you just never know with kids! Brad gave him a blessing on Sunday and we've been praying that he will loosen up a little bit. Even though it's only one day, I will take any small miracle I can get! Wootwoot!
13 years ago
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Hooray for the carrot and banana! Trust me, I know how exciting an eating toddler can be! Parker actually asked for a PB sandwich today and he ate the whole thing- normally I have to bribe him to take 3 bites of one! So funny how the smallest victories are our BIGGEST accomplishments as moms, isn't it?
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WOOHOO!!! That's awesome!!
That's so great! Isn't it fun how the smallest things become so exciting when you have children. They really have a way of changing our view on things!
yay! people have no idea how frustrating it is to have a child who simply WON'T EAT (which is so different than having a picky eater) unless they have one themselves. shaelyn is a non-eater, and it gets very stressful at times, especially when her doctor starts getting concerned and we have to do diet supplements to support weight gain. so you're not alone. and i probably would have cried if i saw shaelyn eat a carrot, cooked or raw. keep up the good work. hope it keeps getting better.
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