Food and Eating

  • When Puffalumps Eat Puffs

    Gracie is seven months old now (gasp!) and I started to panic because he daycare teachers told me today that she’s about to move up to the next classroom. In that class, they…

  • Feeding the Calvary

    Having two kiddies in daycare is, among other things, not cheap. In fact, I write a $375 check every single week. Feel sorry for me. Feel very, very sorry for me. I know…

  • Feedin’ the Bambino

    When Gracie turned three months old, we started putting a little cereal into her bottles during the day. We did this with Bean to help him sleep through the night, but for Gracie…

  • Country Crock My World

    I have a confession. I am a butter lover. I have another confession. I don’t eat enough veggies. I have a final confession. I don’t let Bean eat butter and I make him…

  • Graaaaaaacie Girl

    Through all the change that’s been going on around us lately, there has been one constant, shining, bright spot. One place I can always go for a little break in the day’s hectic…

  • Cookie Monster

    Either Cookie Monster is in my kitchen in the flesh…. Or Bean is the only 19 month old child with a 5:00 shadow.

  • Dinner Time Conquered!

    Well, my imaginary friends, you all helped me a ton.  More than the suggestions you gave me on how to get Bean to eat dinner, you just made me take two deep breathes…

  • Eat, Child! Eat!

    Don’t let this happy “say cheese!” face fool you. Meal times at our house have become exhausting. Well, for Chris and I. Bean thinks it’s a lot of fun. He gets to sit…