It’s  march 2nd & I don’t want to jinx myself, but I think my son has an appetite. Not sure where it came from, but I don’t care. I mean, maybe I would care if a little green goblin came in the middle of the night and gave it him because that’s a little strange, but for the most I really don’t care. He actually said he was hungry 2 nights ago. I have never heard him say he was hungry…I  don’t think I have ever heard him say “hungry” period! I was in total shock! And what do you do when your son, who hasn’t really eaten a full days meal in 2 1/2 years says he is hungry? Well, you drop whatever your doing and get him some food dammit! I mean literally drop those dishes, that cup of coffee and get it NOW! You don’t want to miss your opportunity..because as mothers of children with eating issues know- the opportunity can disappear as fast as it appeared.

He still is very very limited on what he eats (still eats a very beige diet) but is getting better with allowing unperferred foods to stay on his plate. They just sit on his plate….maybe a lick every now and again. But this is amazing progress from 1 year ago. If you put grapes on his plate, he would cry, throw the plate on the floor and refuse to eat anything. Now, he tolerates them on his plate and continues to eat his preferred item! Amazing! But just because he is eating better, doesn’t mean Jesse and I have stopped being cheerleaders at mealtimes….we have to coax him with every bite….praise him for eating….its like he thinks eating is bad! I wish I had that complex…I would be 75 pounds lighter! But no- I love food…it’s one of my homies!

As always one proud mommy and keeping it real!

Joy