We haven’t been posting as much, i think, because there aren’t as many major events as there were in infancy. But their second year is flying by and I feel that we won’t really remember what it was like. A lot of little things happen; every evening Bernard debriefs me when he gets home. (I usually have the kids in the evening since Bernard tends to work late.) I think I’ll start posting the debriefings here.
- Tonight, the kids were sitting together flipping through the same book when Eleanor drooled on Miranda’s hand. Miranda had a digusted look on her face and wiped her hand on Eleanor’s pants.
- Dinner is always a struggle with Eleanor. Tonight she ate two meatballs and a cup of milk, then, I told her to eat her rice. She said, “No”. I said, “You have to eat some rice.” She scooped some rice onto her fork and made a big show of opening her mouth wide, holding the fork at the edge of her mouth, and, after a few seconds, putting the fork into her mouth. I praised her and watched her eat two more bites. Then, she put her fork down and smiled. I said, “Are you going to eat more rice?” She said, “No”. “Okay,” I said, and took her out of the high chair. It seems like she’s learned to humor us when it comes to food.