I decided at ten months Ellie really should be at least be considering a sippy cup. I tried it for the first time about a month ago and she had no idea what to do with it. I gave it to her again on Sunday and she was no expert but certainly seemed a bit more interested and skilled. I filled it with watered down apple juice and she managed a few sips when she wasn’t tipping it over and pouring it out on the tray. She was way more involved in the string cheese, matzo ball and pastina (hey, she knows what’s good). Leo is also a good eater though nearing four he is much pickier than he used to be. (I’ll have to search my photo archive for shots of him as a baby with a tray full of kidney and garbanzo beans, tofu and spinach—seriously, he would eat anything). This weekend he was eating oatmeal (yes, oatmeal—I know, not my favorite either) and at one point I looked over and he had his eyes closed as he was chewing. He seemed to be enjoying it that much that he was in some kind of eyes-closed-oatmeal-trance. I love the fact that my kids seem to really enjoy eating.
Food is really important in our family. You know, the whole “food is love” thing. You know who would really delight in their love of eating? Their grandma, Ellie’s namesake. I really miss her.
Pictured above, Ellie tries out the cup while Leo hams it up; also, Leo gets into his oatmeal.
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I really need to get cracking on the sippy cups. I'm so lazy.
Was Ellie your mom? (Did we talk about this?) My mom was Ellen, it's one of my favorite names. But I couldn't use it.
Oh, the link thing -- in the blogger box you click on that thing that looks like a green circle with a chain link on it.
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