When Jacob was little he would eat every and anything! It was so nice to not have a picky eater. Same with Izzy and now Andrew, but lately it seems like someone somewhere told them things were disgusting, gross, and not worth trying. Little things like sausage pizza which he loved is not gross and he only wants cheese-huh? Well this morning, I reheated some Chicken Pot pie for breakfast (yea, yea I know it's not breakfast food, but why??? That's an entirely different blog entry). Jacob has eaten this before and loved it. So this morning when he insisted that he didn't like it I made him at least try it before he could have some orange slices. Well, it finally happened, he gagged 3 times and then it was all over... up came the juice from earlier. He was scared that I was going to come down on him (which I didn't) and ran into the bathroom. He could have swallowed the bite, but he let it sit in his mouth and didn't want to chew or swallow. Ironically he didn't puke out the bite, so he continued to chew it up and swallow it- that stinker!
Did this happen to other kids? Do their taste buds change or something? Why does he eat anything one day and another day he won't. I must admit Jacob is still a great eater- he usually clears his plate and wants more, but it is usually the same old thing. I like to cook and create different things, but when Brenton and I are the only ones to eat them, it's kind of a waste. Any suggestions?
I am wondering this same thing...if Julia's "buds" have changed. She ate every veggie I fed her until about 1 1/2 and now it's much more of a struggle. She is pretty good about "taking her taste" which is just one pea, slice of squash, bean, etc...I keep telling myself that this HAS to be a phase. She can't refuse veggies for the rest of her life, right?
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