So my usually try-anything toddler has, in the past week, decided that he'd rather pick at his food and avoid most of it. Breakfasts are usually okay, but lunch and dinner are a hassle. He doesn't even want his favorite stuff and I'm reduced to being happy if he eats a couple of bites. He doesn't even always want fruit! Please tell me this is 1) normal and 2) just a stage!
On the plus side, in the past month we went from barely drinking 8oz of milk a day to wanting to drink twice that at each meal. I usually won't let him have more than one cup at a time, because I'm worried about him filling up on milk, but on the other hand, I don't want to discourage him drinking that much if it's what his body is asking for.
Re: Food issues
Oh, I hope this is it! He does seem to be cutting at least one molar right now (I can't ever get a good look at the back of his teeth, or get my fingers in there anymore). Last night we had dinner at a friend's and their three year old was being a fussy eater, so BabyCrown was being an especially good eater. As in, his mom would say "You need to eat a bite of broccoli" and BabyCrown would look at him and put a piece of broccoli in his mouth. Nothing like a little competition to get him to behave better. Sigh. I can hope that my kids will try to outdo eachother in manners, right?