High Chairs and Battles

Goodness... We've had quite the number of battles over meals, as of late. Riley's just a peanut, so I try to get as much food into her as possible, but my oh my, she has not been excited to chow down. It started about a week ago. She screamed whenever we put her in her high chair. Fortunately, we've moved past that. However, just a few days ago, I made a huuuuuge chicken, rice and tomato sauce recipe for her. I tried it, and it was pretty darn good. However, the food touches her tongue and comes back out immediately. (Life lesson #1: Don't double a recipe before you're sure if your kid will even like it.) Now, she's also been into pulling her bib off. I tell her that she can't eat without her bib and replace it. She rips it off again. This morning, she was enjoying a delicious breakfast of yogurt and fresh raspberries. She yanked her bib off, and when I put it back on and gave her a nice raspberry-licious bite, she regurgitated it right back up. Oh, bother.

She must be getting her calories somewhere. Maybe she has a stash of yogurt melts hidden in some corner of her room. I'm just hoping this stage will pass quickly!