11/07/04-The kid is a garbage can...

Message to Mary Jo: Get a small food processor; we will not need to buy anymore baby food for Grace. This girl will eat anything.

Each day, we feed the kids their meal first and then sit down for ours. Sometimes we can get the kids to take a nap or go to bed before we eat, but lately, they’ve been up when we eat. We have found that Gracie is a major beggar. She eats anything and everything. Gma said the kid is a garbage can. This afternoon, Gma was feeding her some tuna fish on small pieces of bread. Tonight, she was eating pasta and peas. (McGraths – Another story of Grandma shoveling peas down a grandchild’s throat. This one seemed to like it.) Our only issue is that she doesn’t seem to want to drink her formula. We’ve decided we’re going to get some supplementary foods – yogurt, cheese, etc. and just make sure she gets fluids when she needs them. No need to force her since she is getting plenty to eat. (Oh, did I tell you about her ½ cup of pudding in the afternoon along with some of Gma’s cookie?)

We are finding that Jack may be the finicky eater, like his father. He doesn’t refuse to eat anything, but we can tell when he doesn’t like something. He doesn’t open his mouth and he will spit the food out. You can get him to eat it, but he isn’t happy with it. His issue right now is that he doesn’t like chunky foods. He’ll get used to it. He has no issue drinking a bottle, though it can take him a while since we let him feed himself.

That is all for today. We just put the kids down. It is a little later than usual, but they were still wide awake. I am sure they are very nervous about the big Steeler game with the Eagles. I had to put my foot down and tell them they could not stay up and watch the game on the Internet.

Sorry, no pictures today. I will have some for you tomorrow.