After seeing the above picture, I know you already know where this is going...
Spoon Feeding. I've been trying to avoid it but know that eventually I have to teach them. With encouragement from their therapists I put aside the clean freak in me and gave it a whirl... and holy chef boyardee... IT. WAS. A. MESS.
Baxlyn was the only one who KNEW what the point was and did her very best to come through. I'm tellin ya this girl is a perfectionist and likes things to be done the proper way. Poor girl would work SO SO SO hard to get a noodle on her "spork" only to have it fall off if it even got on at all. (please ignore her gigantic snot bubble. they're impossible to get rid of the past few days)
If one way didn't work. No problem, she would put her fork in her other hand and give it another whirl...
...and when that didn't work she would turn the fork around and try the other end.
75% of the time it just didn't work out like she had planned and she'd pick it up and eat it like the others. "A" for effort baby girl, you did your best!
The others... a completely different story. Noodles flyin', sauce slippin', bowls slidin' everywhere!
Can't I spoon feed them forever please?
Oh my gosh this is soooo funny!!!! Lol korbin's hair!!! Aaahahaha
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Oh my! You are one brave momma! Our son is almost three and there are still some things I'd rather feed him in order to keep the mess down! He's a neat freak too because I was always wiping up after him! I love how much fun your kids had eating though! What great memories in the making :)
ReplyDeleteDiapered babies and big bath after every lunch - the only way to train them!
ReplyDeleteHurray for Baxlyn! At least she got the point of the exercise!
I would like to say this get's easier with time but even with one child that would be lying!
LOL.........I LOVED the pics!! Only a mother would enjoy ever sec. of those and remember her kids doing the same thing. Precious!
ReplyDeleteSo cute. Will they self feed?? Im gonna assume they will. Try that for awhile then add a fork/spoon. I dreaded it also with our son, he was SUCH a messy eatter. and he still is at almost 3 :)
ReplyDeleteAnon, yes they self feed, but only finger foods. It's this messy stuff that I'd rather spoon feed them forever! lol
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness how cute (messy, but adorable! :) When it was time for my son to feed himself I was so neurotic about it, and hated the messes. I can't even imagine that times FOUR!!!!!! :) Just think, each time it will get a little less messy and a little less messy! :) Hang in there! :)
ReplyDeleteI know you can get suction cup bowls and plates so they don't move. I don't know that it will help with the mess but it might.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the self spoon feeding. It can be fun and stressful at the same time.
Very impressive that you started right with the messy stuff. I started mine with spoon feeding by having them do oatmeal, yogurt, vanilla pudding. Once they got the hang of that I then moved onto messy foods. Although, I'd admit they don't self-spoon feed everyday. I also just introduced a fork and was amazed that with some help they seem to understand how it works. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteVery funny, great pictures. Take them out to the backyard and hose "em" down. Looks like they enjoyed the food.
ReplyDeleteHaha!! This is adorable!!! They self feed the spaghetti when I was there but it was also a mess!!! They will get better!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute with them wearing their noodles! Soooo cute to see the messes and the sauce in the hair. Thank you for the post on my blog. I hope to get to know you better in time. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteKorbin looks like he's been in a really bad accident!! I know it's stressful going through this stage, but the day will come when it's actually a fond memory!
ReplyDeleteWell, I started mine with spoon feeding by having them do oatmeal, yogurt, vanilla pudding.
ReplyDeleteI just literally LOL! That last pic of Brody w/ the sauce ring around his face from the bowl is priceless! Hilarious!! Hope their skills have improved just a little since this experiment. ;)
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