Bon Apetite

In our extended family, Pearl's cousin Max has earned the honorary title of Mr. Eat-It.  He can shovel in food.  Leftovers, anyone?  Max can help you out.

Pearl is a hearty eater too.  Our pediatrician keeps telling us that Pearl will hit a moment in her development in which she will become disinterested in food.  We're certainly not there yet.  She is a champion of digestion.  This morning she saw a photograph of a ripe tomato, and she promptly kissed it passionately and said, Mmmmmmmmmm. 

She digs in to all the food groups with gusto.  I hereby name her--until further notice--the honorary title, Baby Eat-It.  Bon apetite!

Comments

[Barbara]

My daughter never went through a phase when whe was not interested in food. She is an eating machine. With all that eating she still only weighs in at 42 pounds at 7 1/2!

[Angela]

My boys went through strange phases where they would only eat one particular thing for like a week, and then they'd be back to normal. :) I could never figure it out.

[Angela]

My boys went through strange phases where they would only eat one particular thing for like a week, and then they'd be back to normal. :) I could never figure it out.

[Rachel]

Both my older boys went through periods (age 2-3-ish) where they began refusing new foods, and even claimed they no longer liked foods they previously enjoyed. Sigh.

My moms' group introduced me to the concept of the "no thank you" bite, and this has worked wonders. I cannot count the number of times my 5yo has squished up his nose and ingested a miniscule portion of some dinner item, only to watch his eyes spring open in surprise as he exclaims, "I like tacos!" Or whatever.

[Angela]

I employed Rachel's tactic. Only I casually called it the "spit it out if you want to" taste. Always followed by, "Trust me, you'll like it." They always did, and still do!