power at the table

it has absolutely nothing to do with teething...

picture this.

she, hesitant of her first spoonful of baby yogurt (in spite of the fact that i had made a smoothie out of this before and she loved it).

the first spoonful passed the taste test.  then, she was happily eating it and was happy to be fed.

christian came and sat next to me.  he used to dig this stuff but a year or so ago, decided he didn't like it.  you know what they say about rotating foods and to keep trying? exhausting-stuff because a mom could only remember pine-nut-sized list (well, this mom, for sure).  anyhoo, christian took the "bait" and was sold. 

eric gave christian one.  the boy ate it and told me it was 真好吃！(delicious!)

the girl saw that the bro was eating the same stuff as her...  decided she didn't want to be spoon-fed. grabbed that yogurt pot out of my hands, proceeded to dig her hands into it and squish it.

no, she wasn't self-feeding.  she was just squishing it.

power-struggle?  defiance?  i don't know.  She's a textbook baby... by textbook, i meant the "The Wonder Weeks".  And if the book was right, she's now into initiating her own "program"... sort of like "anything you can do, i can do better", "i can do anything better than you (insert humongous exclamation point)"

maybe it does have to do with teething... maybe a wee bit... i'm giving her the benefit of the doubt... but if this is a power struggle... i'm gonna sit it out and not make a big deal out of it.

yes, i worry she's not eating enough.  her weight gain has been painfully slow for the last 4 months.  the pediatrician didn't seem that concerned...so, chill pill it is... that's my diet for the day...