Feed Me

As with any proud daddy, I coo and ahh in amazement at any little thing Caitlyn does and think she’s the awesomest little being on earth. Even a fart garners a round of applause from me. But if there’s one thing that she truly deserves praise for, it’s being able to sit quietly and feed herself.

Plenty of parents have problems getting their kids to eat or to sit through an entire meal or to feed themselves, but not us. I can put Caitlyn’s meal in front of her, go watch TV in the living room and then come back 20 minutes later to find her quietly finishing up her food, mess-free. It’s something that still baffles me since she cannot sit still for anything else. As much as I’d like to credit our awesome parenting skills, I don’t think we really had much influence. She just likes eating, which is the complete opposite of what she was like when she was little.

And for something so little, she can definitely put away her food. A typical meal might include a full bowl of rice filled to the top with veggies and meat, some soup, and then fruit for dessert. Half the time, the wife’s worried there’s something wrong with Caitlyn because she eats so much in one sitting. And the other half, she’s worried that she’s not getting enough to eat.

I’ve seen Caitlyn eat more food than some kids two or three years older than her. But for some odd reason, she doesn’t seem to pack on any weight regardless of how much she eats, which means she’ll definitely be the envy of her friends when she becomes older. And I’ll finally have a buddy to frequent buffets with.

Snack time

Clowning around

Sharing a laugh

Come to Mommy!

 

Whee!

Hanging around

 

Check out my battle scar

Great weather = happy baby

Cute as a button

Yummy!

Beautiful big eyes

Wood definitely isn't softer

Helping hand

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