tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486331364748314354.post1302910783941573218..comments2011-01-17T19:17:51.242-05:00Comments on Deep (and not-so-deep) Thoughts: Random Thoughtsklalawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865026320342270947noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486331364748314354.post-3835817985277580492009-06-04T20:50:55.323-04:002009-06-04T20:50:55.323-04:00Sorry about the mega-post, ladies!
Kristen - I&...Sorry about the mega-post, ladies! <br /><br />Kristen - I'm glad to hear that Monkey seems to have pretty normal toddler eating habits, although I do wish he weren't so prone to gagging on what he eats... sigh. Oh, and somewhat related to the hand-holding, Monkey now doesn't like to ride in his Radio Flyer car, but wants to walk behind it and push it, and gets mad if Mommy or Daddy tries to help. Makes me wonder whether it's time to splurge for the tricycle yet...<br /><br />And Beverley - I have found that Monkey's table manners improved slightly when I started making more of a point to eat WITH him, instead of being doing 20 other things while he sits at the table alone. It definitely helps, at least to a point. :-)klalawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865026320342270947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486331364748314354.post-50414807765116553512009-06-04T14:59:45.013-04:002009-06-04T14:59:45.013-04:00So much to comment on in this blog, Kristin! About...So much to comment on in this blog, Kristin! About the food. Jack used to shovel it into his mouth, too, but recently has shown a huge interest in spoon and fork. He's known how to use the spoon for a while, but only used it for yogurt and milk and cheerios. However, now he also uses it for most other foods. And the other day, he ate an entire plate of spaghetti (which I did cut up for him into smaller pieces) with a fork. It was crazy! Granted, he used the fork more like a spoon (shoveling motion), and it was still messy, but he's getting there, and it was all of a sudden, too. As in, at lunch, no interest in utensils. Then at dinner, suddenly a gentleman. I think it's because Johnny and I are trying REALLY hard to do family dinners together every night, instead of falling back on our "let's feed, bathe and bed the child ASAP so we can have our own time." It was just getting sad to have Jack eating on his own in the high chair. He eats much better at the table with us. not always possible with Johnny's work schedule, but if he's not home, I'll eat at the table with Jack.<br /><br />As for sippy cups -- yikes! I am not ready to be done with those. I plan to have Jack use them until he gives them up, with the upper time limit being age 3 or 4. I figure when he starts preschool (3), they use open cups there and he'll naturally learn. I'm not about to have him do it at home! If they're doing it at your daycare, more power to them. At least the mess isn't in your home! I say let them deal with it, and when Monkey is a pro at it, then he can use them at home. :) I have a friend whose son is Jack and Monkey's age, and he's used an open cup, at her insistence (God only knows WHY she insists) since he was 18 months old. Seriously, her carpet/wood floors are ALWAYS wet. Her son is great at drinking out of the cup, but the problem is, he wants to run around while holding the cup, and it's so FUN for him to dump the contents of the cup out. Gosh, I look at Jack and how he uses his sippy as a juggling pin, and I shudder to think what would happen if the lid weren't on it. Sometimes when I forget to put on the valve, that's already enough of a disaster.<br /><br />Speaking of disasters, potty training has gone down the toilet. After an auspicious start earlier this year, Jack wants nothing to do with the dreaded potty. He might head to prom with a box of Huggies in hand. Just kidding. I hope. I worry, though, b/c it's not like I have more time coming up in the next year to train him. Help!Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776863963918801972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486331364748314354.post-29810734285167973292009-06-02T00:04:30.936-04:002009-06-02T00:04:30.936-04:00Ah add A to the list of toddlers that shovels food...Ah add A to the list of toddlers that shovels food into her mouth like there is no tomorrow. And I don't even know why I bother making the bites so small because she just puts about 4 or 5 in her mouth anyways!<br /><br />As for potty training I think we're about to start too. We bought the potty and i have a book (for her) on the way. And then I thought about our plane trip in July. Does this mean I have to bring the potty with me? Sigh, diapers do have a tinge of convenience to them.<br /><br />And A LOVES to hold both of our hands. Sometimes if she's in the stroller being pushed by one of us she wants to hold the other one's hand. Awkward!Kristen @ My Semi-Crunchy Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653965602982379149noreply@blogger.com