I'm not sure what's going on here with Lulu, but over the past few weeks she's lost complete control over her table manners. It's never been great, but it's never been this bad either. I will enumerate, in hopes that you all might have some advice on the various and sundry ridiculousness that is Lucy.1. The kitchen table. She WILL NOT eat there, at all. She used to...usually not for long, and it was never pretty, but she used to be willing to sit there. Now, freak out the minute it seems we're heading in that direction; if we force it, she throws a major fit (and most of the tableware).
2. Spitting out food. Pretty self-explanatory...she spits out her food. Fairly often. What the hell?!
3. Other tables. For a while I've been trying to have her sit at the porch table outside for a change of scenery; that works maybe 40% of the time. The other times, it's just like the kitchen table.
4. Throwing her silverware. Pretty self-explanatory, too. I understand that at school she eats fairly well and fairly civilly, although she is certainly not good there either.
5. Speaking of fits...when she does, which is pretty much at the end of EVERY SINGLE MEAL at home, it is uncontrollable sobbing completen with real tears, and also clawing at her mouth. She can't STILL be teething, can she? For the love of The Tooth Fairy, she's almost 3!! If we don't get the fit under control, she also will eventually lash out and scratch or hit either (or both) herself or us.
So. What IS that, anyone know? Is it finally the terrible twos, as she's almost three? We thought we'd perhaps skipped them, but maybe she's just on her own timeline as she is with everything else? She's getting enough nutrition because she'll drink liquids without a problem, so she's drinking yogurt smoothies, soy milk, and pediasure. And she eats well at school. She also eats better at restaurants than at home, for the most part. And the last embarassing fact I need to share is that she eats ok-ish in front of the TV, which is what we too often end up doing after we've fought the good fight (and lost).
OK, on that less than happy note, let's move on to this weekend at the farmer's market. Have you ever seen such a happy joyful kid (when we're not torturing her by making her (horror of all horrors) eat delicious food)?
This, I think, is a strong contender for my favorite picture of her ever. It really shows her personality -- happy, mischevious. She's sneaking her hand into my bag there at the bottom of the screen.
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing
"Up up up up up up up!"
The only thing better than swinging, perhaps: balloons. Here, her goofy face is because she's asking for help detatching one to take away with her ("helphelphelphelphelp!!?").
Dora is her latest obsession (especially the episode with babies -- she hates them in real life but is facinated by them in doll or TV-form). She does the "We Did It" dance so adorably.
And then we went home. And she sucked (and seemingly got stoned) on a green marker. Oh, Lu.
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Goodness, all of the pics are just so fun and adorable! I really love the balloon one and last one of the Dora dance. What a hoot! No insight on the eating thing though. We have some of that on our end too, stubborn and difficult and challenging, but not to the degree you have. I'll have to check back and see what others have to share!
Sounds a lot like my 14 year old at that age. He just could not be contained and thrw out all the stops to show it at meal times. Restaurants were the worst. I promise he is now completely normal at meals! LOL
Addy hates to sit at the table too. All day she acts like she is starving but the minute we are all sitting to eat she won't have anything to do with it. Annoying.
It sounds to me like she is experiencing the terrible twos in her own way.
Have you checked her mouth for blisters? (When Gabe was three he picked up a lovely virus called Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (coxsaxie (sp?) virus) at daycare - he only had a few spots on his hands and feet but his mouth was a mess.
It is soooooooooo frustrating to have a kid who won't eat. I have allowed my kids to watch TV and eat more often than I care to admit, or run back and forth between the table and whatever they are playing with, because you have to do what you have to do to get food in their mouths...don't feel bad.
I love the photo of Lucy on your shoulders!
I of course have no advice, as I now have 2 children who refuse to eat, but just wanted to say that I feel your pain! And that she is ever more adorable!
Sorry, I have no advice on the eating issues. But the pictures? Absolute adorableness!! (which probably isn't a word, but whatever).
here's the problem with your posts. if i had any advice at the beginning about any issue at all, i'm so distracted by her absolute stinking adorableness and sillyness (green marker "oh, Lu") by the end and am laughing too much to remember what it is i might have advised you on, which probably wasn't much to begin with because i was already distracted by her cuteness.
plus her Dora dance had me dancing in my chair and i'm not even sure I like Dora yet.
Little Lu is a most beautiful sprite! Her eating habits are terrible two-like so waiting it out with a bit of 'modeling' is the best that you can do---if kids learn by example, continue to sit with her, eat with her and for goodness sake, you and Matthew must stop throwing food and utensils as a first step please!
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