Welcoming a return home from Minnesota, Sam was greeted with a Monday morning departure for Chicago, where she will be all week for work. It is the first 4-day stay away from him/us, which in no uncertain terms places my parenting faculties to the test. Adding to the stress of the situation, yesterday marked an additional test for Dale as well: migrating from sweet potatoes to peas. And the results are as follows:
Make no mistake – and from the picture above, how could you – Dale positively hates peas. He now despises rice cereal too, and will bring himself to gagging when I offer it to him at dinnertime.
However, we jettisoned the peas for pears, and his mood has improved drastically (above). He has also been insistent on making little videos for Sam, which we send to her each evening before he goes to bed. A doctor’s checkup on Monday put him at 17 lbs, 8 ounces, which means he’s been keeping the stuff down. Furthermore, he’s starting to take fewer cat-naps in exchange for a large mid-afternoon nap, and seems to welcome the routine of being back home – I’ve been able to put him to bed at 8pm and he sleeps soundly until 4.
Maybe it’s the pears. But definitely not the peas.
I guess he likes “siestas” like aunt Maite!!
4 days without Sam! whow! be strong daddy David!! you can do it!!
I love all the pictures and videos:) Keep them coming! I miss my guys!
Beware of too many pears, by the way, or you’ll soon run out of diapers. Just sayin’. We learned that the hard way.
That’s my grandson…my feeling exactly on peas.