Do you see that plate? Do you see it? Carrots and Chicken and Salad (lettuce with dressing) and Macaroni and Cheese (called "cheesy noodles") ... Do you SEE THAT PLATE!? I'm not kidding... we started OT two years ago (has it been two years!?) hiding a shred of a carrot INSIDE a GOLDFISH! Does anyone remember that?! We worked months on that little carrot goldfish scene. Then we moved to chicken. One tiny bite at a time. Weeks and weeks. Then bread products. Eventually we added salad. Translation: lettuce you dip into ranch dressing. We started with one bite. For weeks. Then two, then three. Then five. Then dressing ON the lettuce. Oh that was a day. Now, salad with no problems (as long as nothing is in the salad) 5-10 bites with no whining or even gagging or anything! Last night's "try it Tuesday" was the noodles. He was to eat three bites, since he had "tried" it before. We'd done one bite of noodles a couple times now. Well, there were tears but he pulled it together and ended up eating 3 bites but I missed the third one, so he showed me a fourth bite and waved four fingers proudly in the air. Matthew has turned into such a good eater -- when given foods he's able to tolerate. We're still working on the crying. That has got to give at some point right.... but look at where we've come!
This is from JULY 2010 *two years ago* juice box, bacon and apples.
That's it. That's all I could order him out anywhere, that and croutons...
Look at him now, smiling about SALAD!
Hello WORLD of difference!
My other eaters...
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