Everyone knows that toddlers can be picky eaters, but I think mine takes the cake. She’ll eat exactly two vegetables (corn and cucumbers), one meat (fish sticks), pizza, and some other not-so-healthy things. Quesadillas are a staple food in our home. I’m super picky, but she makes me look like I have a diverse palate. I’ve been assured that she’s perfectly healthy and that she’ll eat other things within time, so there’s that at least.
But this post isn’t going to be about my food concerns as a parent so much as it is about Baby Girl’s lack of consistency regarding things that go into her mouth.
To set the stage for the doodle, you should know that green beans are met with a look of disgust. I’ll try to coax her into eating one, but eventually have to settle with her just licking one so she gets a taste and hopefully gets used to it enough to eat later. Carrots? “Yuck, I not like it!” Grilled chicken makes her cover her ears (because this is how to keep food from going into your mouth, apparently) and say, “No, Mommy, no!” as if I’m trying to poison her.
So, that’s how she reacts to normal food. You’d think that she’d apply this…high standard (or whatever you’d call it) to other things she’s willing to taste, but no. She’ll let the dog lick her sucker and then pop it back in her mouth; she tasted dog food once willingly (no siblings tricks on this one) and wasn’t fazed; and, in a significantly more disgusting move, this taste-testing happened:
Diaper changing time is going smoothly, and then…
It is what you think it is; here’s a close-up:
I heard the retching sounds Sam made and asked what was going on.
“A piece of poop fell out of her diaper and she picked it up and licked it!”
Was Baby Girl retching? No. Was she at all grossed out? No. She did look rather pleased with herself for the reaction she got from her dad, though.
Green beans – 0
Poop – 1
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LOL my husband was intrigued by our oldest’s first poop as a baby. Put it right up to his nose and I thought he was going to taste it too. YUCK. By the third one the novelty wore off.
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Gross!!!! Haha!
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ROFLOL!!! Great post…
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My pickiest eater never comes close to other picky kids, so I cannot complain. Although, I do feel the need to tell you that Moo ate dog food over and over again. Like, no amount of swoopin her up and sayin EWWW, ICKY, NOT FOR BABY! deterred her. At least she did not eat poo and the dog was amiable to sharing.
I love green beans and carrots. Those are the two veggies I eat the most.
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LOL! I’m sure you remind her about this now and then, right?
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I do. For instance, just after I typed it to you 😉
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Sounds familiar: corn, carrots, and chicken nuggets! As for the diaper mishap I didn’t see that twist coming in terms of inconsistent things in the mouth. Haha, great post!
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Haha grossest thing ever!
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BG may eat more things in time,,, what about you? 🙂
The cool thing about blogs is that when the kids grow up they can read all this stuff about themselves heh heh.
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Touche!
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