Tonight in our home we experienced a significant miracle that brought a tear to my eye. You may think I'm kidding when you read what happened, but I really did tear up. You see, our sweet baby boy Zeke is not so sweet about eating dinner, unless it involves sweets like fruit or syrup. We actually worry quite a bit about his nutrition (or lack thereof), and frequently make him fruit smoothies with a bit of spinach blended up in the mix. Other than that, and the occasional mashed yam or chicken nugget, his diet rarely includes meat or vegetables.
This evening, Zeke ate dinner.
He climbed onto my lap, grabbed his spoon, and without a word from me started scooping up peas and eating them. All of them. He was suspicious of the bite-sized chicken pieces on his plate, but eagerly chomped a larger, nugget-sized piece. Then he asked for another. And another. I handed him off to Bruce while I cut up some cantaloupe, but even knowing that treat was on its way to the table he ate a few more bites of chicken. Needless to say, I happily gave in to his request for cookies later in the evening--for once I didn't feel guilty because that was the only thing he'd eaten all night. GO ZEKE! (Unfortunately, I still foresee many nights of utter refusal to eat any dinner, but at least now I have hope!)
A few other minor miracles have been keeping us happy lately. Sammy and Riley are both overcoming their fears of water, and get their heads and faces plenty wet in the pool and in the sprinklers. Bruce solved the murder in an Agatha Christie novel (and he will point out that this one even had Poirot stumped for awhile). And I came in SECOND in my age division at my triathlon yesterday, which also happened to be my first event in the open water (at Scofield Reservoir). It was a half-mile swim and I was very nervous, but it went really well and was fun. Also, I was riding a heavy, slow mountain bike, so I got passed a lot, but still managed a decent overall time. Still, even though racing is fun, being done with a race feels better!
Back to the grind tomorrow. Any suggestions for more Zeke-friendly dinner menus? I'd love to hear your ideas!
