Don’t you ever wish that you could really enjoy food again? Don’t you wish you could wolf down whatever was put in front of you without a single worry about your waistline, or whether you were getting food on your face, or whether someone watching would think you were being too energetic in your consumption? Don’t you wish you could clap when you saw your meal being prepared (or for that matter, don’t you wish someone else prepared your food at all)? Don’t you wish you could hum and yum and groan with pleasure as you savor each bite of food?
When we were at Jim’s Nana’s place earlier this week, she insisted that the girls try an ice cream sandwich while she and I ate coffee cake. As I fed the girls their first ever bites of that delectable goody and watched as they nearly bounced out of their seats with excitement at this new taste sensation, it struck me that I had seen this level of food appreciation before. I looked over at Nana eagerly eating her cake as she hummed with happiness and dropped quite a bit of it into her lap, and I smiled at the family resemblance. The girls may not have Nana’s puppy-dog eyes, but they have her deep, abiding love of food. Since the girls already enjoy snacking on the leftover cheerios that fall into the depths of their car seats, and last week I caught Susie stuffing food into the pocket of her bib, I fear that it won’t be long before they’re following Nana’s lead and stuffing jelly donuts in their coat pockets at all-you-can-eat buffets!
So are the food allergies out of the way now? Back when the girls were really little weren’t you having a problem with them (or maybe just one of them) injusting your milk and you were trying a dairyfree diet? Hopefully that has all worked itself out! Is there anything better than the mounds of sweets that comes from Grandma’s house??!??!?!
Hi Brittny! Yes, while I was nursing, I tried dairy-free for about a month or so to help Susie with some symptoms, but she soon snapped out of it, and I happily jumped back onto the milk and cheese bandwagon. And then I took Becky off of dairy for a few months when she was about a year old, because she was getting rashes around her mouth, but then when I reintroduced dairy, she was good to go. So right now, we have the green light on all foods – hooray!