Frustrated

I was going to start fresh in the new year by getting back on the posting bandwagon. I can't wait! I could write for days with all of the nonsense going on my head, robbing me of my precious sleep at night. One thing at a time, I guess.

So, first thing's first. I need your help, and any input would be appreciated.

My little man turned 2 (!) last week. I still cannot believe it! I am not sure if this post refers to the terrible twos already, or what. I am beyond frustrated. I am teedering on the verge of insanity. I have a toddler that does. not. eat. I try and try, and nothing works. Right now he is on a Eggo waffle kick, and nothing else. He could live on juice too. Surely the nutritional value of a prepackaged frozen waffle does not meet the expectations for a growing child. He does take a daily multivitamin, which is a slight bonus.

His diet consists of bananas, dry cereal, some grapes, raisins, pizza, grilled cheese, fruit snacks, crackers, goldfish, banana bread, gobert (yogurt), and popcorn twists. That's it. Not a lot of variety, and only eats for what he feels he is in the mood for. I wish that I could say that it was because I am an awful cook, but sadly that's not the case. No meat, no veggies... just carbs. Also, he drinks soy milk, so he is getting protein.

So, what I am asking here is, how the heck do I get him to eat?? I've been told that he will never starve, but that does not ease my mind whatsoever. I praise him when he eats, I set up birdfeeder grazing zones for him to eat on the move (which seems to work the best), I try and limit the intake of liquids and jump on the 'meal' as soon as we get home. I try and make dinner time a family event, even though he eats a separate 'meal' than we do. I mix up a few different foods so he has options. Eating the same meal as I make is simply out of the question, and refused immediately. (Rice , chicken & broccoli for instance.) I use the same dishes so that he knows the food is 'his'.

I did also take him to the nose, ear & throat specialist a couple of weeks ago, and he told me that Hudson's tonsils & adenoids are HUGE and recommended that we take them out. I would think that with having a sore throat all of the time would make for little or no use of the taste buds and likely hard to swallow. He gave us a nasal spray to try for 2 months and hope that the steroid in it brings the swelling down. He's a pretty little guy at a mere 25 lbs to have surgery, (I think). There's not a lot of blood in him for me to be completely comfortable going under the knife or laser-- whichever the hell it is.

Today I went on a big grocery shop with him strictly in mind. I bought sweet potato soup to try in his sippy cup in hopes that the tetra pack looks appealing like juice... and banana flavoured tofu dessert in hopes of resembling pudding... back to trying toddler baby food/entrees... jello cups with fruit in it so he can't just suck the juice out of the fruit cup... back to toddler snack bars... I just hope that something works. Anything works.

Who knows... Maybe with a full belly he's sleep better too.

I'll Admit It...

I will admittedly say it, I have turned into the worst blogger... EVER. Truth be known, it is one of my resolutions for 2011. I feel good when I write, get a load off... vent a little. I even feel a bit social doing it. Cheers to a New Year and a fresh start to making some goals. I look forward to getting back in my groove.