Food...

So, it has been a while since I have talked much about AJU5's eating skills. So, here you go!

She has mastered the fork - well, unless the food is being difficult. She can stab anything that isn't too hard or slippery. This includes things you may not consider stabbing - fruit snacks, veggie fries, etc. She is good at getting the food in her mouth unless the piece is too big (and doesn't fit). Very little ends up in her lap this way.

Now, the spoon is another issue. We don't let her feed herself yogurt, so the only thing she practices with is cereal. As you can imagine, eating cereal with a spoon is quite tricky. So, normally she ends up holding the spoon and using her fingers (other hand) to actually eat with. We know she has the idea, but she isn't there with the coordination.

She is great with a straw - unless it is a straw cup that is. If it is a "fast food" cup or one of our Tupperware cups with the lid for a straw, there is absolutely no issue. Well, except for when she wants to play with the straw, but that is a play issue. Now, she isn't as good with the straw sports cups though. She tries to tip those and doesn't suck hard enough half of the time. So, we don't use them often.

She can also drink out of a normal cup (no lid) IF we keep the contents limited. She normally gets the last bits of our drinks as a result. We have given her larger amounts of fluid, but it normally ends up down her front - soaking her! But, at least she has the idea!. Now she just needs to learn about angles and when to put the cup down.

As for what she eats, it depends on the day. There isn't anything she has refused completely, but she gets tired of things. She ate waffles (Eggo) for a week and then refused them. So, now we are on cereal until she stops eating that. Lunch and dinner are what ever I am having OR chicken and cheese and veggie.

As for drinks, she took a liking to juice lately. She was refusing her milk even because she wanted the juice. But, the last few days she has been drinking at least two small cups of milk. So, I think it is like the waffles - she was just tired of milk! I guess she just likes to keep me on my toes!

What is your little one eating the most of these days?