jaden too - he was super excited that he got to play on the older kids' playground (there's one for 1st grade & under, and another for 2nd thru 5th grade)
both were zonked last evening - that first week of school is killer!
jaden even had jiu-jitsu training after school.....but he was still pretty cool - no meltdowns, no tears......he fell asleep the minute his head hit the pillow, but nothing else out of the ordinary
gabby on the other hand, was VERY tired! i had thought about slowly adjusting the kid's bedtime as we got near the start of school.....but it never dawned on me to have her daycare lady adjust nap! duh! i've always had good nappers & gabby was used to getting in about 2hrs a day.....but of course in school, they only get a 20-30 minute "rest time"......when i asked her last evening if she got to actually fall asleep during rest time, her answer was "nope, it was really short!"
gabby even had issues at dinner - and usually she is not the one to have trouble at mealtime (jaden is - cause he's VERY picky).....but last night - the salmon cakes, au gratin potatoes & green beans i made were evidentially the absolute worst thing i could have ever created!
she shed tears & even did some gagging! i'm not one of those parents that forces their kids to clear their plates completely - i don't want them to have food issues growing up....but i do make them try everything! and if we're having dessert (which is pretty rare), they have to make an effort to eat a decent amount of "real food", if they want sweets.....wouldn't u know it, i had made chocolate pie this past weekend & it's one of gabby's favs.....she soooo wanted that pie! she forced down 1/2 a salmon cake & ate most of her green beans.....for whatever reason, the potatoes were the worst for her - so i only made her eat 2 bites......and she did it! and she asked for some baby carrots too.....then she DEVOURED her pie! ~lol~
believe me, jaden wasn't at all thrilled with what we were having, but he cleaned most of his plate, with the assistance of ketchup - his favorite food ~lol~
corinn, of course, ate TWO salmon cakes, a TON of green beans, a fair amount of potatoes.....PLUS like 5 or 6 cherry tomatoes & some baby carrots! that's my girl!!! ;0)
day 2 of school - rainy day....jaden didn't feel like having his pic taken....and u can see how tired gabby still is.....i'm lovin' the new do's - they look so cute! and sooooo much easier to manage!
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The girls look so cute on their 2nd day!
I have some info about getting kids to try new foods and good books to read on the subject. Got info packets at our last parent training session. Let me know and I'll email it to ya! Their's a really great book called Food Chaining in the info pack and the techniques really worked on our kids.
i definitely would b interested in that! the girls are generally pretty good eaters, but jaden has this whole texture issue & we struggle to get him to eat veggies - he's a real meat potatoes man! ;0)
Such good news to hear that everyone is doing so well, at school anyway:) Lani is sooo very picky. I totally feel your pain. I have tried all the "tricks" and NOTHING works. I just pray that she grows out of it. Right now her dinners consist of chicken nuggets, bologna, hotdogs, and pizza (cheeseless of course)!
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