I'm not sure how I did so much today and don't really have anything to say about it. Except that as I was attempting to feed my son sweet potatoes tonight, I suddenly realized how much it was like playing one of those arcade games where the gopher keeps popping out of different holes and you're supposed to hit him before he disappears again. Only that game is much more satisfying than trying to get sweet potatoes in a small human's mouth. Also this new version of the game involves more projectiles and usually ends with the gopher/child triumphantly seizing my mallet/spoon. Only to gag themself on it and throw it to the ground. I feel like I need the same cheat we used to do: 3-4 all focused on one hole. Maybe if there were 4 spoons coming from 4 different directions? I'm sure it'd still end with me covered in sweet potatoes and the spoons all thrown to the floor.
If you figure out a solution to this age-old game, you'd make billions. We found if we gave the kids their own spoons to hold, they'd be distracted enough to let us get a few spoonfuls in before they realized what was going on and shut it down. And if it gets too insane, just remember Solei wouldn't ever eat anything we few her, and wouldn't self feed until well past her first birthday. At the time I was convinced it was the worst thing that had ever happened, but somehow she lived past 18 months. I still don't know how, honestly... she lived on nothing but milk and the occasional pork rind or crouton. No joke.
ReplyDeleteI'm a fan of logic, as far as it can go with children who do have a propensity for stuffing items in their mouths.
ReplyDeleteMaybe give the kid something really gross - like soap - to eat on his own and then offer the real food as an alternative but only if you get to hold the spoon?