Unlike my other friends' kids(yes, don't you hate it when we start comparing?!), T does not feed himself nor does he like to sit down to eat with us. He would scream murder to get down from the highchair or an adult's chair!!!! I had changed so many spoons, forks, etc, thinking it must be the cutlery, bowl!!!!! Why doesn't this child want to sit down and feed himself??!!!!
He just wanted to run.
And I had to run with him to feed him.
Many many many mothers have frowned on what I've been doing since he started solids. But what choice did I have? I'd rather know he'd eat something than to know he'd be starving the day with the level of energy he has.
On Sat, came a breakthrough.
At 22months, he sat down on his highchair with us during dinner, and fed himself the ENTIRE TIME.
All because of a Thomas the Tank spoon that babes had bought for him.
Or maybe because he just suddenly *woke up* and realised that he could feed himself.
Or maybe I realised that I have to just trust my son that he can do things in his own way, his own time. Thanks, Ms Chocolate, aka Homeschool mummy, for making me realise this. *wink wink*
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