Journey with You

Cyrus is a really finicky eater now. Meal time is always a war time. The place where he eats always looks like a battle ground afterward. Okay, we do get lucky once a while but not very often though.

The only things he doesn’t say NO to are: most of the fruits, milk, yogurt, bread, and crackers. Winter squash and avocado are the very few things among vegetables that he would eat. He barely eats any meat or fish but he loves shrimp. Eggs are hit and miss, depending on our luck. If you offer anything that he doesn’t want, he would either push your hand away or throws it on the floor and get angry.

The baby book says that it’s not uncommon for children this age to have a decreased appetite. They tend to eat more when they are having a growth spurt, slow down otherwise. Sometimes teething or a cold may decrease the appetite as well. Cyrus’ 5th teeth has finally come in and the 6th one is on its way. The book also mentioned that the children who are not forced to eat tend to have a nice growth. On the other hand, children who are forced to eat usually developed long-term eating problems.

Miss Sharon at the day care doesn’t seem to be worried at his not eating much either. She thinks it’s a phase and it will change. She does say: “Cyrus is his own man.” He sure is! >_<