I was trying to think of a creative way to start this post, and after sitting here for 10 precious minutes that I won't ever get back, I've decided to forgo creativity and just jump right in: we cannot believe what Jane eats these days. For the girl that would have nothing to do with nursing, bottles, or even her sippy cup until lately, she certainly makes up for her disinterest in drinking with her love of food. And not just any food, some of the most bizarre things that I never would have imagined her to enjoy. We sort of subscribe to the mentality of letting her try anything despite what our opinion or preference of certain foods might be. Because I find this so fascinating, and more importantly because I love lists, I thought I would detail for you what she loves these days....
- Tomatoes
- Guacamole (eaten by the spoonful)
- Garbanzo beans
- Green Chiles
- Mustard (new discovery this week - licks it off her fingers like icing!)
- Black olives (taking after her cousins!)
- Cottage Cheese
- Asparagus (eaten twice already this week)
- Pumpernickel toast
- Anything spicy
And the most unbelievable thing she ate for the first time: SAUERKRAUT! (Did I even spell that correctly?!) Not only did she eat it, she would pick up a strand, tilt her head back, open her mouth, and dangle it in her mouth, smiling.
Who knows what else will be next.....
Embarrassingly enough, I only eat a couple of things on this list. The girl is out shining me in the food preference category. Nice work. It's like when Emily's girls told me they like escargot. Really? Garbanzo beans, huh? Pumpernickel toast? I had a sandwich given to me this week that was on some weird pumpernickel/white bread spiral mix. It was so nasty, I didn't even eat half of it b/c the taste and smell were making me sick. Jane would have loved it, apparently. Way to go!
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