Fun with Food

This is one of those posts that isn't really very interesting...just things that I want to remember about Lucas when he is all grown up...

Lucas's eating/drinking habits have been changing massively in the last few weeks.  No longer do I have the boy who will eat anything and everything that we put in front of him. For one thing, he hardly has any appetite at most meals. The kid who would eat an entire grilled cheese sandwich, plus a whole can of pears, and some green beans in one sitting has been replaced by one who ate 5 raspberries for breakfast this morning. And then nothing for lunch. Occasionally, he gets really hungry (wonder why?) and eats a huge meal, but not often.

Lucas is still an adventurous eater who wants to eat everything off of Phil's and my plates. He will eat spicy, sweet, sour....anything. But....he generally only likes it once. And likes it much better off our plates than off of his own. He will LOVE a dish I make on Tuesday night, but refuse to touch it when I reheat some the next day.  Sigh...a discerning palate?  Haha. His current favorite foods - if there are any - are probably yogurt and fruits like grapes and strawberries.




"Here...you can have this food, mom. I'm not really hungry."


We have had one big victory lately...MILK! For the first month or so after he turned one, Lucas refused to drink any milk out of his cups. He liked milk in the bottle, and he liked water in the cup. Well, I refused to give him the bottle anymore, so I was starting to get worried about his milk intake. We would only offer milk all day until after dinner. At that point, we always gave water so he wouldn't get dehydrated. He would just wait until dinner and then drink about 3 cups of water!  Then, about 10 days ago, he woke up, asked for milk, and drank an entire cup. Just like that! Now, he can't get enough, and is generally drinking 3-4 cups per day. Yay Lucas!




(This was the "please don't make me drink this milk" face)