Foodie

 

A New Fave...

 

I will be the first to admit that I struggle to find new and exciting foods for Wesley that are also nutritious.  I can't say I meet all of the criteria all of the time or even most of the time but we try.  He is a pretty good eater.  His favorite things are grapes and peas...he could live on them.  Next would be bananas, bread and then COOKIES!  I made the mistake of buying the arrowroot/butter cookies for babies.  He only has to hear the packaging before he smiles ear to ear and starts pointing.  We have decided he takes after his Dad, anything with butter and salt and he is happy.  The cookies aren't all that sweet or I would say he likes junk food...I don't think he is taking after Mommy yet. 

 

In my continuous battle to find something new, healthy and kid-friendly, we offered Wesley baby pasta shells with spaghetti sauce---HUGE HIT!  He couldn't eat them fast enough.  The only problem with Wesley is that as soon as you put something on his plate, he takes his hand, grabs an entire handful and stuffs it ALL into his mouth.  And yes, he does choke a bit and still hasn't learned.  Last night I put a cookie on his tray (the same Arrowroot little baby cookies that every child has with the hole in the middle) and then put them away in the pantry.  In the 2 seconds it took me to turn around he put the ENTIRE cookie in his mouth.  Luckily they melt/dissolve and he just smiles and drools until he can digest it.  Absolutely adorable but boy what a mess!  And no, he didn't love the broccoli...we'll work on that one.

 

Here is the munchkin piggin' out on pasta!

 

Second cookie...mommy broke it in quarters this time!

Gimme a spoon, gimme a spoon (Marchant story)