Friday, February 05, 2010

Mile Stone


It was a grey rainy day outside our kitchen today. Inside it was warm and dry. And two little girls hit a mile stone. They climbed into their booster seats (formerly high chair seats) and they ate their lunch at the dining room table.


They have been eating so well with their forks and spoons that I just decided to take the plunge today, making sure to serve them a pretty clean lunch; chicken nuggets (aka "bach-bach"), apple and yogurt. They were precious. Sitting so proudly at the table and grinning at each successful stab of their fork. They even jabbered to each other like their were making meal time conversation. The eating of the yogurt was a group effort. I feed them with one spoon and they each have their own spoon that they can dig in and feed themselves with as well. It is still pretty messy but they get better at scooping each day and soon I will be willing to let them take this one on their own as well.



I am so proud of my girls. They will be 18 months old tomorrow. So hard to believe. It was hard for me to put their little trays away in the cabinet after lunch, but seeing their happy faces as they ate their messy dinner of beef stew and black beans (which they promptly smeared on the table once they were done eating) was priceless and I know I made the right decision. They are ready, probably have been for awhile but I guess I wasn't ready to A) take on the new challenges associated with them eating at the table B) let go of those little footsie moments in the high chairs.... onward and upward right?

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

OOOHHH! I too am proud of them and their momma for letting them continue to grow up. Those footsie moments will be a sweet memory for all of us. But I bet new ones are right around the corner for these big little girls, and I'm looking forward to them. Love you, Grammy

Summer said...

Precious! Love the chubby hands clutched around the utensils. Last week, I have Mae a fork and some ribbon noodles, and she gave it one (unsuccessful) try and then looked at me like, "this thing is totally cramping my style," and chucked it across the kitchen. Apparently we're not quite "there" yet. :)

Summer said...

Whoops, and by "have" I meant "gave."

Unknown said...

Is one of the girls a lefty? They are really too cute!

SMS said...

Ada sometimes eats with her left hand Nicole.. not sure what that's about :)