At his last pediatrician appointment, they sent me home with bullet points about the next few months. One of the points said that, at this age, many kids develop "toddlerexia" and don't eat so well but every few meals.
Not my kid. I think he might have a hollow leg.
I met friends at Firehouse Subs for lunch today, partially because kids eat free there on Wednesdays. I decided that today would be my first attempt at ordering food for R in a restaurant. Typically we always just take food for him, since he mostly eats fresh fruit and veggies.
I ordered him the kid grilled cheese sandwich. I cut off the crust (because it was really hard) and cut the sandwich into little pieces for him. He demolished it. I'd also brought a banana and a fruit cup as sides. He downed those in no time. Then...he reached onto my plate and ate the last two inches of my Philly cheese steak. Then he grabbed the crust from his sandwich and ate all of that. THEN he stole my pickle off my plate and fed that whole thing to himself.
After that, I think he was still looking for more! But we'd been there an hour and a half and he'd eaten more than I had, so it was time to go!
I've decided he eats more than most 3-year-olds (including the two who were with us).
Oh...and he definitely figured out how to make room for all that food. He smelled rotten before we ever got into the car. And when we got home, I change one stank nasty diaper. Whew.
1 comment:
WOW!! He's a hungry growing boy!! You're in trouble when he's a teenager. hehe On another note, Nathan had his first pickle at Firehouse too - been in love with them every since ;-)
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