Feeding Time

I have had many conversations about the eating habits of my boys. Thomas will eat just about anything, making it extremely easy to feed him whenever and wherever we may be. He's even tried sushi and like it..once. Now he's not so sure, but we recently got him hooked on Pho, a bit on the spicy but not too much red sauce. He prefers grandma's mashed potatoes and gravy, or just about anything else she'll whip up for him. He'll ask for salad and veggies with dip, and he goes through a ton of apples when grandpa's munching with him. He's into Mexican, Chinese and Thai. He'll ask for Red Robin many nights a week, and we have to ration him on Clucks n' Fries...now with a side of Buzz sauce. I didn't know almost 5 year olds could even stomach Buzz sauce!

Cooper..well, I was warned that things could be drastically different with a second. Cooper's main staple is Dairy Queen "anna", or Dilly Bar. He wakes up asking for "anna", and gets quite vocal if we tell him not yet. When we mention going somewhere in the car, he's quick to yell, "Elmo"? and "Anna"? at the top of his lungs. Then he starts to bounce. Yes, bounce around, just like Tigger on a pogo stick. If we tell him anything other than this, he'll start to howl...and Lil can hear him hear him carrying on upstairs. Aside from Dairy Queen, we are very limited. He'll eat pancakes, waffles and French toast. Sometimes he'll eat grandma's eggs. He'll eat things he can dip in ketchup, like hot dogs, french fries chichen nuggets and anything else that's fried. He'll eat sausage and spagetti. He'll eat junk food like chips, puffs and ice cream. He won't touch dressings, salsas or dips. He won't touch a vegetable or a fruit. He'll eat JUST the tips of popsicles, and will go through a whole box of "tips" if you let him, then howl when you cut him off. He drinks a ton of water, both hot and cold, both clean and water from the bathtub and outside puddles. He maybe will drink hot chocolate when Tommy gets it, but a lot of it ends up tipped into his lap. Today I filled his cup with chocolate milk, then turned my back to see what he would do. He seemed to get a lot of it down. I would love it if he would add this drink to his diet...it's part milk, right? The other day he tried a bite of cheeseburger..then flung it over the seat and into my lap...as I was trying to navigate through the snowstorm on the pass. I guess he hasn't acquired that taste just yet!

He seems to be growing, so I run from worried on some days to not caring on others.