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lollardfish) wrote2008-07-18 03:11 pm
lollardfish) wrote2008-07-18 03:11 pm
Eating Europe
From late May to early July, feeding Nico went from bad to worse. He cut some back teeth. He got better at throwing. He got surly. His world closed to "jar-food," fruit, chicken nuggets, and fish-sticks. And when surly, even those could go. He'd turn his head and bury his mouth in the back of his high chair. He'd close his eyes and cry. Sometimes you could sneak in something he liked, and then he'd eat more, but he began every meal from the perspective of "not eating."
For the last week or so, though, it's been sunshine and smiles. Today he ate shredded sharp cheddar. He's been eating little ravioli (a perfect package for toddlers). Shredded sharp cheese is extra fun because you get to eat it, but you can also mush it under your hands and spread it around like fingerpaints. Edamame and sweet peas remain favorites. I'm cautiously optimistic that eating in Europe isn't going to be a disaster, and grateful that we'll spend the first few days with B & K in the Loire valley, acclimating.
Nico is becoming more vertical. His main mode of locomotion is awful (pulling himself with arms, one leg under his bottom) because it uses no core muscles, but he's standing a lot, cruising easily, and even doing a few seconds of unsupported standing. What I can't get him to do much is supported walking (where I hold arms or hips and he walks). We'll get there though. There's been a lot of breakthroughs, small but real, in receptive speech, motor skills, and so forth.
Now if only the Euro would lose 30% of its value against the dollar in the next few days. This trip is going to hurt the pocketbook, even though Dominican is subsidizing a lot of it.
For the last week or so, though, it's been sunshine and smiles. Today he ate shredded sharp cheddar. He's been eating little ravioli (a perfect package for toddlers). Shredded sharp cheese is extra fun because you get to eat it, but you can also mush it under your hands and spread it around like fingerpaints. Edamame and sweet peas remain favorites. I'm cautiously optimistic that eating in Europe isn't going to be a disaster, and grateful that we'll spend the first few days with B & K in the Loire valley, acclimating.
Nico is becoming more vertical. His main mode of locomotion is awful (pulling himself with arms, one leg under his bottom) because it uses no core muscles, but he's standing a lot, cruising easily, and even doing a few seconds of unsupported standing. What I can't get him to do much is supported walking (where I hold arms or hips and he walks). We'll get there though. There's been a lot of breakthroughs, small but real, in receptive speech, motor skills, and so forth.
Now if only the Euro would lose 30% of its value against the dollar in the next few days. This trip is going to hurt the pocketbook, even though Dominican is subsidizing a lot of it.