These pictures perfectly capture the general attitude at mealtime these days. I felt so proud of Phare when she was around 8 months old, because she would eat anything. I felt proud of myself for making all of her food, like I was really accomplishing healthy eating habits for my child. It’s all gone to pot. She won’t eat much of anything really, not even the standard kid favorites like hot dogs, macaroni, bread (well, toast sometimes works). Her favorite things right now are cottage cheese, watermelon, and pirate booty. Even yogurt doesn’t seem appealing anymore, and that was always a guaranteed protein calcium boost. She’s too young still to truly battle picky eating habits, so I am at a loss. Luckily she is gaining weight, although at her last appointment she apparently shrunk and inch and a half. Any suggestions in this department?
We are also still trying to figure out the mysterious cough Phare has had now for almost two full months. She only coughs during sleep, which of course ruins sleep, and the doctors seem at a loss. The latest recommendation is an inhaler, because chronic coughs in children are often associated with the beginnings or potential of asthma. We are pretty sure it isn’t allergies (bye bye expensive rice milk) because she is only bothered in sleep. We will see what happens.
Phare is also finally on the move, which happened about a month ago. She literally decided one day to just get up and go. You can’t call it crawling, but rather a spider type scoot on the butt. It’s a real riot. If you ask her to spin she will stop and do several 360’s for you–this is the advantage of living in a house with slippery wood floors and very little carpet. Anyway, I don’t have any regrets about being so ready for her to move. It’s been awesome. She is interested in so many more things and can really entertain herself for long periods of time. We are having a lot of fun!
what is pirate booty? cottage cheese is good! no suggestions from me on the food front. i’m just hoping that willem will eat solids when he is ready.
i love the one leg out of the highchair. that is hilarious!
i guess a humidifier doesn’t help at bedtime? have you tried all cotton bed clothes? perhaps it’s an allergy to the mattress, mattress cover or sheets?
I meant to tell you in my email that Mason has asthma. He is on a nebulizer at night when it’s bad (during allergy season or if he has a cold). The thing that has helped as much as the nebulizer, though, was switching to all-natural cleaning products. I can’t believe how much better he is just by doing that. We use Melaleuca.
Dear Bekah,
I hope all is well with you & your dear ones. Your update, above, reminds me of the surprise & frustration I felt when none of our children seemed to want to follow a pattern of development. “What?”, I mused, “you don’t like parsnips? But your brother did!”
Phare looks great to my eyes, even as she sets her boundaries!
Love & hugs all around!
Hey- I will definitely make you hats! The maltese might be too annoying for the little one but I can make another variety Do you know if you are having a boy or girl? If you send me Phare’s head ’size’ then I can know how big to make it. Also what colors does she like. It may take a month or so, but I can send them up before it gets too cold. Consider them ‘baby’ presents.