Buffet Baby

Superman has developed his taste buds and found his empty stomach. We are thinking about changing his blog name to Hoss (like the redneck version of "horse") because he eats like a horse. Over the weekend last week, we convinced him to eat some of Aunt Cindy's mashed potatoes and some ice cream. When we came home, we sort of dropped the solid food concept for a day or two. Then, Wednesday night Hubby and I were eating and Superman was crying for my mashed potatoes. I ended up feeding him tons of them. Now he is eating baby food peaches, cheesy mashed potatoes, and ice cream with enthusiasm, and baby food chicken without enthusiasm. Of course, we have to give him a few tries with each food before he becomes a big fan of it. All of the books say to wait a while between each new food, so we are giving him a few days between introductions. He now screams when his little plate gets empty! Maybe all this good, docile behaviour we enjoyed up until now was just because he was weak and hungry. He has gotten very demanding since he started on solids.

We missed church this morning because I have severe allergies and my right eye is almost swollen shut. I rubbed it so much yesterday that I think I tore some of the skin right at the corner so it is very sensitive and painful.

We are going to Homecoming in St. Stephens this weekend. I will be taking Superman and Rosy. III and I don't travel well together so he is staying with Hubby. (It is hard to modestly breastfeed a four month old when you are sharing a room with a 10 year old boy! Also, III tends to lose his ability to focus and listen when we travel which unfortunately coincides with when I most need him to be able to focus and listen. All in all, without Hubby to supervise him, it is best for III to not travel with me.)

We had a busy week last week. Rosy had a doctor's appt. She visits her pediatric endocrinologist every 3 months. We got a great report. Her A1C (sort of a blood sugar average over the last few weeks) was pretty much right on target. It was a big improvement from her last visit when it was too high. We usually get a good report, but the last visit covered the three months right after the baby was born and Hubby and I weren't getting any sleep. It also partially covered the time when their mom was driving them back and forth to her new husband's home two hours away several times a week. Now that both of those situations are settled, we can monitor Rosy's blood sugars a little better.

Report cards went out at Roses Preparatory Academy last week! (FYI-That's what we named our Home School as a joke when we thought that Rosy would only be homeschooled for K4 and maybe K5. Now we're sort of stuck with it because she really likes it. III pretty much hates it! Even their little brother on their Bio Mom's side attends Roses Prep.) Rosy made all As in her academic subjects and an Average in her penmanship. Penmanship is graded as Excellent, Average, and Below Average. III made a collection of As and Bs with one C. We are really trying to walk him through a process this year of determining when he needs to study and how much study time he needs. Kate Gosslin (John and Kate Plus 8) pointed out that boys and girls are different. She said that she never had to show any of her 5 girls how to put on their pants, but that with all three of the boys, she had to teach them how to put on pants. I believe it. Things that seem to be just part of functioning to me and to Rosy are real challenges to Hubby and to III. Rosy and I are trying to figure out how to train Superman so that he can be a manly man one day who is capable of thinking like a woman. Of course, this brings up the concept that God specifically designed men and women differently to suit the purposes for which he created them. It's a hard call, but I don't see any reason not to try a little training on the little one! Maybe he will at least be able to find things in the fridge and pantry without hollaring for his wife one day!