life with a new baby
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In which my child discovered his nostril
Sep 13th
Yesterday Nathan his after-breakfast snack of Cheerio’s, I notices his right eye started to water. Then he started rubbing at his nose, paying particular attention to his right nostril. As he was rubbing it, he started sneezing. Again. And again. And again. Until finally, a huge glob of something gelatinous and sticky shot out of his nose.
Horrified, I at first wondered if it was some of his nasal tissue. I plucked the glob off his cheek and upon closer inspection, I discovered that no, my child was not losing his inner body tissue. He had sneezed out a Cheerio. A SOGGY Cheerio that had apparently been in his nostril for more than a few seconds.
Gross. Why do kids like to put stuff in their noses??
Sneaky little monkey
Aug 23rd
Nathan has a bad habit of reaching his greedy little hands up onto the kitchen counter, groping for whatever his little fingers can touch. Paul had been cutting limes (fortunately, we keep knives out-of-reach) and Nathan grabbed one of the lime slices and put it in his mouth.
“Mmmmm sour,” he said as he sucked on it. “Good sour.” Then he took the lime out of his mouth and put it back on the plate, apparently thinking what his parents don’t know won’t hurt!
Who knew trees could taste so good?
Aug 20th
By the way, the other day when I fed Nathan some baked asparagus I made to go along with our lunches, he gingerly picked up one of the asparagus stalks and said, “Tree?” as he popped it into his mouth. “Mmmmm good tree!” he exclaimed as he chewed it. He also does the same thing with broccoli and cauliflower…
Eating like a champ
Aug 19th
Nathan’s lunch yesterday:
Grilled chicken
Baked asparagus
1/4 an apple
12 grapes
A piece of Monterrey Jack Cheese
3 reduced-fat club crackers
Nathan’s favorite foods (what Nathan typically eats on a daily or near-daily basis):
Reduced-sugar oatmeal for breakfast
Cheerios (whole grain)
Strawberries
Bananas
Grapes
Apples
Broccoli
Asparagus
Cauliflower
Cheese
Reduced-fat crackers
Steak (yes, we totally feed our kid steak!)
Chicken (although sometimes if he’s in a bad mood, he won’t eat it)
Lean meats
Corn
Sweet Peas
Green Beans
Pizza and bread sticks (maybe 2x a month)
French fries (only given when at a restaurant that doesn’t offer fruits or veggies on the kids menu)
Pineapple
Honey Dew
Cantaloupe
Tangelos
Pretty much any fruit or vegetable
Not a bad list for a kid who’s picky. This kid eats well. In fact, most toddlers I know don’t like the same foods he does. And he doesn’t like most foods other kids his age eat. For instance, when I pick Nathan up from Paul’s grandmother’s house after working out on Tuesdays, she likes to send some sweets home with him. I try to feed Nathan a little bite, but he just spits it out. I can understand, why though. I’ve worked so hard to get him to like eating his fruits and vegetables, and he’s had very little processed sugar in his young life. So to him, it’s unfamiliar, and right now, he’s going through a picky phase where he only eats certain things. Fortunately for me, because I’ve never given him the option of eating unhealthy, his favorite foods consist of fruits, veggies, cheese, lean meats, and whole grains. Which is perfect here at home. Going out to eat is another story because, as you parents might already know, it’s hard to find a restaurant that serves healthy food for kids.
I hope he keeps this trend up, though. You can’t go wrong with all those nutrients and antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables. It boosts his immune system, brain function, helps him grow into a healthy adult, etc. But yeah, I’ve found that not giving him the option to gorge on processed/unhealthy foods has really helped keep him on the right track. If it’s not in the house, not offered to him, he can’t eat it. Therefore, he eats what he knows, and what he knows is eating healthy. Not too bad, huh?
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