YOOOOO-yo

Colin has hit the incredibly fun toddler stage where he is perpetually refusing to eat.  Almost everything.  And unlike all the books/articles you see, he doesn't seem to "make up for it" the next day.  My son, Kate Moss.  *sigh*

This has been rather worrisome for us inexperienced first time parents, since we know our little guy is on the slim side to start with.  No baby fat on him - he's a lean bean.  So we offer him something healthy, then we offer him what we're eating (if it is different), then we offer him some of his favorite foods, but more often than not he simply flails his hands wildly, turns his head way to the right and arches his neck and replies "nnnnooooOOOO!"  Or "aaaawww-done!" accompanied by a crazy hand-waggle that his father taught him.  (Don't ask.)

The only foods that still seem to be on his "yes" list are scrambled eggs, yogurt, goldfish crackers and "squeezy tubes" (tubes of pureed organic fruits and vegetables) along with an occasional breakfast sausage.  And milk - he likes his milk, but even that depends on his mood.  He doesn't typically drink much milk during the day at school, but when I pick him up after work he chug-a-lugs his milk.  If there's any milk leftover I give it to him if (when) he wakes up after he's gone to bed.  A belly full of milk sends him back to sleepy-land.


Cheddar cheese is passe - he used to gobble that up like it was going out of style, but now it is just a tepid maybe.  On the other hand, he actually asks for yogurt - it is the first food he requests by name instead of just saying "more? please? more? please?"  He'll walk into the room and say "yoooooooo-yo?"  I know this means "yogurt" because when I get out the tub of Stonyfield I'm rewarded with a delightful smile, and possibly by applause as well.

Let's hear it for YOOOO-yo!!!!