So I am dealing with a VERY picky 15 month old. He won't eat anything I give him. Right now he will only eat yogurt, grilled cheese and kix cereal.
I just don't know what to give him. Everything I try to feed him, he won't give a chance. He won't even put it in his mouth. He has a texture issue. If it looks odd to him, he won't even try it. I feel that he isn't eating enough. He takes interest in what you are eating, but the second you try to feed him what you're eating he turns his head or won't open his mouth. We've tried to let him feed himself what you're eating and he won't do it either, it just ends up on the floor.
His doctor says he'll grow out of it. The doctor says to not worry about it, he'll eat when he's hungry. We've been playing this "game" of his for over 3 months now. We are in need of some help. Any ideas on what to feed him.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
What A Week
This has been one heck of a week. I am so darn tired and no end in sight.
Michael will be gone the next 2 weeks. He may or may not be able to come home. It depends on the instructor. He is at some sort training for sgt's. I am going crazy. We find out when he comes home that day and it will be after the kids are in bed. So they won't see him for like 2 weeks. Ciarrah asked me today, Mommy is daddy at work, and I said yes, she asked how long will he be gone this time. ugh, I am so sick of him being gone.
Ciarrah has been having a rough week. She has gotten sad faces all week. She just can't seem to listen or sit still. She has been having a real hard time following directions too. Not really sure why she is having such a hard time. But I think we may go make an appointment for her to see her doctor and maybe she can help us with some ideas.
Cooper is WALKING. He finally can do it most of the time. He can get up without any help from anything. I so happy he finally figured out how to do it. He is so proud of himself too. Now he likes to climb on to everything. Its quite a task some days. I can't leave the room otherwise he'll be on something he's not suppose to be.
We are planning on turning our dining room into a play room for them. And putting our table in the kitchen since its big enough for it. Then we are putting up a gate from one wall to the other, so at least I can be in the kitchen and not have to worry about him being into something he's not suppose to be in.
I hope everyone has a great weekend, I am hoping we do too
Michael will be gone the next 2 weeks. He may or may not be able to come home. It depends on the instructor. He is at some sort training for sgt's. I am going crazy. We find out when he comes home that day and it will be after the kids are in bed. So they won't see him for like 2 weeks. Ciarrah asked me today, Mommy is daddy at work, and I said yes, she asked how long will he be gone this time. ugh, I am so sick of him being gone.
Ciarrah has been having a rough week. She has gotten sad faces all week. She just can't seem to listen or sit still. She has been having a real hard time following directions too. Not really sure why she is having such a hard time. But I think we may go make an appointment for her to see her doctor and maybe she can help us with some ideas.
Cooper is WALKING. He finally can do it most of the time. He can get up without any help from anything. I so happy he finally figured out how to do it. He is so proud of himself too. Now he likes to climb on to everything. Its quite a task some days. I can't leave the room otherwise he'll be on something he's not suppose to be.
We are planning on turning our dining room into a play room for them. And putting our table in the kitchen since its big enough for it. Then we are putting up a gate from one wall to the other, so at least I can be in the kitchen and not have to worry about him being into something he's not suppose to be in.
I hope everyone has a great weekend, I am hoping we do too
Friday, January 29, 2010
New Kitty
Well today we went to the animal shelter on post. We were looking for a kitty. I was told by a friend that they were better priced and sometimes have some really cute animals so we went. Michael, Cooper and I since they close at 3 and are not open on weekends, Ciarrah didn't get to help.
When we got there, we walked into the cat room, and they had about 10 to choose from. I saw a couple I really liked. But I really liked the calico looking one. At the time we didn't know age or gender. We only wanted a girl and it had to be under 1 year old. So I asked and well she was only 4 months. So they took her out, and she was missing a back paw. I felt bad for her. I asked them if it affected her when she walked, ran that sort of thing. So they put her down and she walks and runs, as if it were there. She hobbles a bit, but I didn't care. I really liked her. The lady looked hesitant to tell us about her leg, I am guessing because she has been turned away before. But I didn't care, she was a very sweet cat, and she has been in a foster home at night :)
So we decided to get her. It took about an hour or so, after the paperwork was done. We named her Kyra. We brought her home and she ran, of course. They told us that she would be a bit timid. She has been getting better as the night went on. She is alittle scared of Ciarrah, I think she moves too fast for Kyra. I am really glad that we got her, as Michael doesn't really "like" cats so well. But I think she will be a good thing for our family.
We hope everyone has a great weekend. As we will as long as it doesn't rain :)
When we got there, we walked into the cat room, and they had about 10 to choose from. I saw a couple I really liked. But I really liked the calico looking one. At the time we didn't know age or gender. We only wanted a girl and it had to be under 1 year old. So I asked and well she was only 4 months. So they took her out, and she was missing a back paw. I felt bad for her. I asked them if it affected her when she walked, ran that sort of thing. So they put her down and she walks and runs, as if it were there. She hobbles a bit, but I didn't care. I really liked her. The lady looked hesitant to tell us about her leg, I am guessing because she has been turned away before. But I didn't care, she was a very sweet cat, and she has been in a foster home at night :)
So we decided to get her. It took about an hour or so, after the paperwork was done. We named her Kyra. We brought her home and she ran, of course. They told us that she would be a bit timid. She has been getting better as the night went on. She is alittle scared of Ciarrah, I think she moves too fast for Kyra. I am really glad that we got her, as Michael doesn't really "like" cats so well. But I think she will be a good thing for our family.
We hope everyone has a great weekend. As we will as long as it doesn't rain :)
Monday, January 18, 2010
It's Been A Long Time
I know I know...Its been a very long time since I last blogged. Things have been very busy. I haven't been on the computer much lately. But as of tomorrow Michael goes back to work and Ciarrah back to school. So that will free up alot of time for me.
We enjoyed his time with us at home. We have had a great few months with him to ourselves.
Over Christmas we went back to Nebraska. While it was fun, it was VERY cold. We got snowed-in an extra 3 days. So that meant that we couldn't head out East to see the rest of the families. But we should get leave in March so that is when we will head out that way. We had a blast while in Nebraska for Christmas. It was nice that he got to be there with us too.
Ciarrah, is doing well in school. She has about 2 days a week where she doesn't get a smiley face, so we are working on getting that corrected, ever since she went back after Christmas, thats when our problems started. Not much new with her. She is getting an attitude, but all in all, shes a great kid.
Cooper is growing into a fun kid. He still doesn't walk yet. He'll be 14 months old soon and you would think he would walk, but no not him. He would much rather crawl. He can walk, we've seen him take 5 or so steps, but he'll drop right down and crawl. He is finally eating regular food. Although no meat for him, we are taking it one step at a time with him. All in all he is doing well.
Things in Texas are great. We recently bought a new car. A 2008 Dodge Caliber. I love it. Its my car, which is nice cause its got just the right amount of space for traveling. The weather has been nice down here. It has been in the high 60's for a couple days. The rest of the week looks nice too.
Again, I apologize for the lack of blogging. But now that we are going back to normal, I will continue to blog.
I hope everyone has a great week:)
We enjoyed his time with us at home. We have had a great few months with him to ourselves.
Over Christmas we went back to Nebraska. While it was fun, it was VERY cold. We got snowed-in an extra 3 days. So that meant that we couldn't head out East to see the rest of the families. But we should get leave in March so that is when we will head out that way. We had a blast while in Nebraska for Christmas. It was nice that he got to be there with us too.
Ciarrah, is doing well in school. She has about 2 days a week where she doesn't get a smiley face, so we are working on getting that corrected, ever since she went back after Christmas, thats when our problems started. Not much new with her. She is getting an attitude, but all in all, shes a great kid.
Cooper is growing into a fun kid. He still doesn't walk yet. He'll be 14 months old soon and you would think he would walk, but no not him. He would much rather crawl. He can walk, we've seen him take 5 or so steps, but he'll drop right down and crawl. He is finally eating regular food. Although no meat for him, we are taking it one step at a time with him. All in all he is doing well.
Things in Texas are great. We recently bought a new car. A 2008 Dodge Caliber. I love it. Its my car, which is nice cause its got just the right amount of space for traveling. The weather has been nice down here. It has been in the high 60's for a couple days. The rest of the week looks nice too.
Again, I apologize for the lack of blogging. But now that we are going back to normal, I will continue to blog.
I hope everyone has a great week:)
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Today is the Day
I have been waiting 11 1/2 months for him to come home. And well today he finally does. He will be here at 430pm. I am so excited. Ciarrah is too! She can't wait to see daddy. We have done alot to get ready for him. We have a driveway lined of flags and a big sign on the house! I am going stir crazy waiting, but it is almost over now! A friend of mine is going with us, so she is taking pictures! I am so excited. Well I need to finish cleaning. Pictures to come sometime soon!!
Hope everyone has a great week.
Love ya!!
Hope everyone has a great week.
Love ya!!
Monday, November 9, 2009
As most of you know...
...what has happened down here on Thursday. It was a crazy day for all involved. I am very thankful a friend called me and told me I needed to leave post if I wanted off. At the time I had no idea what was going on. I had been watching a movie that afternoon and Cooper was napping. When she called, I about fell over, I was extremely scared. She had told me that it was at the PX, which is maybe 1 1/2 miles from my house. Then I just got everything, and left my house, headed to school to pick up Ciarrah.
After pickup I went to my Jess' house. Where we continued to watch what was going on. It wasn't til about 7pm I had heard that they were letting people back on, so I packed up the kids and headed out. We sat at a stand-still for almost an hour and a half. Then finally we got moving.
That is when I saw something that I have never seen except in pictures. There were at least 5 humvees and a lot of soldiers weapons in hand standing at the gate. I almost lost it. As soon as I got through the gate I called me mom. Begging her to calm me down. I couldn't believe what I had just seen, we are in American on an army post, I would have expected to see that in a foreign country, but not were I live.
That next day we didn't leave the house. I was pretty scared to leave the house. After what had happened the day before, I didn't feel safe. I know everyone was doing everything they could to keep everyone safe, but I didn't matter.
As Sunday rolled around I decided to leave the house. So I was driving on the highway, past the on-post, off-post housing and then I saw soldiers with weapons and humvees at every exit/entrance. It caught me off guard.
Then as Monday rolled around, I drove by an on-post school, and I saw 2 or 3 soldiers with weapons standing at the entrance of the school. That frightened me. I mean how in the world are you going to explain to a very young child what is going on. I am thankful that Ciarrah didn't have to see that. I couldn't even imagine how I would be able to explain to my 4 year old, why a man with a gun is standing at her school, and to get her to believe me, yah right.
Obviously things have changed down here. Which is a good thing when something like this happens. You see it on the tv, but you never expect it be this close to home.
Although I was grateful Michael was not home yet, because he could have been where the man was shooting people. That is where they do all of their stuff to get them up to date with everything upon their return. But Michael will be home in just a few weeks. He is scheduled to leave Iraq on Cooper's 1st birthday, then it will only be a matter of days til he is home again.
Other than the incident last week, we are hanging on, barely some days. I can't wait til he is home with us again.
I hope everyone has a great week!!
After pickup I went to my Jess' house. Where we continued to watch what was going on. It wasn't til about 7pm I had heard that they were letting people back on, so I packed up the kids and headed out. We sat at a stand-still for almost an hour and a half. Then finally we got moving.
That is when I saw something that I have never seen except in pictures. There were at least 5 humvees and a lot of soldiers weapons in hand standing at the gate. I almost lost it. As soon as I got through the gate I called me mom. Begging her to calm me down. I couldn't believe what I had just seen, we are in American on an army post, I would have expected to see that in a foreign country, but not were I live.
That next day we didn't leave the house. I was pretty scared to leave the house. After what had happened the day before, I didn't feel safe. I know everyone was doing everything they could to keep everyone safe, but I didn't matter.
As Sunday rolled around I decided to leave the house. So I was driving on the highway, past the on-post, off-post housing and then I saw soldiers with weapons and humvees at every exit/entrance. It caught me off guard.
Then as Monday rolled around, I drove by an on-post school, and I saw 2 or 3 soldiers with weapons standing at the entrance of the school. That frightened me. I mean how in the world are you going to explain to a very young child what is going on. I am thankful that Ciarrah didn't have to see that. I couldn't even imagine how I would be able to explain to my 4 year old, why a man with a gun is standing at her school, and to get her to believe me, yah right.
Obviously things have changed down here. Which is a good thing when something like this happens. You see it on the tv, but you never expect it be this close to home.
Although I was grateful Michael was not home yet, because he could have been where the man was shooting people. That is where they do all of their stuff to get them up to date with everything upon their return. But Michael will be home in just a few weeks. He is scheduled to leave Iraq on Cooper's 1st birthday, then it will only be a matter of days til he is home again.
Other than the incident last week, we are hanging on, barely some days. I can't wait til he is home with us again.
I hope everyone has a great week!!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Quick Wrap Up
Things have been very busy around here the last month or so.
We are gearing up for Michael's return to us, in just a few weeks. Ciarrah is getting more and more excited all the time, she knows he is coming home. Cooper doesn't seem to really notice the change, at least I don't think he does. We have recently been told that we can't bring signs or banners welcoming home the guys to the parade field. We can't even bring balloons. I understand that people can't see behind people that have the signs, but when you have hundreds and hundreds of family members coming to see them home, you want your solider to be able to find you. Thank goodness, I send Michael a cellphone, so he can call me as soon as he gets there. He is going to call me once he lands in the states, just so I am positive that he really is there. Because we have heard that sometimes the FRG leaders and the Rear D are not always correct on when they are here. So I don't want to go up there and them not come in, cause that would devastate our daughter!
Since I have posted last, we did Ciarrah's birthday, which was alot of fun. Got Ciarrah's ear's pierced. She was a real trooper didn't even cry. I have had a birthday, oh hooray. We have been making some homemade Christmas ornaments with my friend Jes. She has been really helpful the last few months, I think we have kept each other sane. Her husband just got home last week, so I haven't talked to her much, cause I don't want to bug them.
I have realized that Cooper is very demanding the last few weeks. If he doesn't have what he wants he throws a fit. He has decided that he wants to bite and hit now. He still has no ambition to walk. He will stand up alone, but won't walk without holding on to anything. He has decided that he would rather eat baby food forever. I have tried and tried and tried with no success to get him to eat food from the table, but he won't touch it. I have tried everything even things that I was sure he would like, such as chicken nuggets and fries. Won't touch it. He does like to eat dry Kix and animal crackers. He won't even feed himself. I have given him a fork and spoon with luck. So I guess we will just to stick to baby food, maybe someday soon, he'll want to eat real food, I hope.
Ciarrah is loving school. She loves to hang out with friends at school. Her best friend Haidyn, is so much fun, they are so much alike as well. Haidyn's mom and I have been really good friends as well. We keep each other sane some days, I think. It is still hard to believe that Ciarrah is 4. Today, is the first day she has missed school. She woke up with her eyes matted shut, so we are off to the doctor, just to make sure it isn't anything to worry about. So much for perfect attendance, darn it.
I guess that is a real quick wrap up of what is going on. Michael will be here for Thanksgiving which is nice to hear. My parents will be in Texas at my stepdad dad's house on the border for Thanksgiving, but on their way back home they are stopping by to see us. So we shall have a busy few weeks soon. I can't wait. Hope everyone is well!!
We are gearing up for Michael's return to us, in just a few weeks. Ciarrah is getting more and more excited all the time, she knows he is coming home. Cooper doesn't seem to really notice the change, at least I don't think he does. We have recently been told that we can't bring signs or banners welcoming home the guys to the parade field. We can't even bring balloons. I understand that people can't see behind people that have the signs, but when you have hundreds and hundreds of family members coming to see them home, you want your solider to be able to find you. Thank goodness, I send Michael a cellphone, so he can call me as soon as he gets there. He is going to call me once he lands in the states, just so I am positive that he really is there. Because we have heard that sometimes the FRG leaders and the Rear D are not always correct on when they are here. So I don't want to go up there and them not come in, cause that would devastate our daughter!
Since I have posted last, we did Ciarrah's birthday, which was alot of fun. Got Ciarrah's ear's pierced. She was a real trooper didn't even cry. I have had a birthday, oh hooray. We have been making some homemade Christmas ornaments with my friend Jes. She has been really helpful the last few months, I think we have kept each other sane. Her husband just got home last week, so I haven't talked to her much, cause I don't want to bug them.
I have realized that Cooper is very demanding the last few weeks. If he doesn't have what he wants he throws a fit. He has decided that he wants to bite and hit now. He still has no ambition to walk. He will stand up alone, but won't walk without holding on to anything. He has decided that he would rather eat baby food forever. I have tried and tried and tried with no success to get him to eat food from the table, but he won't touch it. I have tried everything even things that I was sure he would like, such as chicken nuggets and fries. Won't touch it. He does like to eat dry Kix and animal crackers. He won't even feed himself. I have given him a fork and spoon with luck. So I guess we will just to stick to baby food, maybe someday soon, he'll want to eat real food, I hope.
Ciarrah is loving school. She loves to hang out with friends at school. Her best friend Haidyn, is so much fun, they are so much alike as well. Haidyn's mom and I have been really good friends as well. We keep each other sane some days, I think. It is still hard to believe that Ciarrah is 4. Today, is the first day she has missed school. She woke up with her eyes matted shut, so we are off to the doctor, just to make sure it isn't anything to worry about. So much for perfect attendance, darn it.
I guess that is a real quick wrap up of what is going on. Michael will be here for Thanksgiving which is nice to hear. My parents will be in Texas at my stepdad dad's house on the border for Thanksgiving, but on their way back home they are stopping by to see us. So we shall have a busy few weeks soon. I can't wait. Hope everyone is well!!
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