Meal time at the Jarboes

Ever since the kids have been off baby food, meal time has been a very interesting time at our house. Sometimes they gobble their food right off of their plates/trays, sometimes they throw it on the floor, sometimes they just play with it, and sometimes it ends up all over them!

As time passes we seem to be getting a better idea of what the kids like, when they want to eat, etc. It has been especially helpful that Olivia can say "eat" using sign language so it is pretty easy to understand when she is hungry as she will walk over to her high chair and sign "eat"....and Alex just gets fed at the same time!

I am in charge of breakfast in the morning as Ben has already left for work. Breakfast always seems to be a success, although when I am running late and Alex is eating slow (which happens often), I sometimes find myself taking food away from him! It doesn't help that he loves his milk and once he gets his sippy, he instantly forgets there is food on his tray!

Ben is a saint for taking care of dinner as dinner is probably the worst meal all day. Veggies are always a big hit, especially with Olivia. We also found that we were feeding the kids too early so I think a lot of the problem was they just weren't hungry. But a lot of food ends up in places other than their mouth at dinner.

Alex for the most party stays pretty clean....Olivia is a whole other story! Olivia's latest thing is sucking on her sippy cup, but instead of closing her mouth and swallowing the milk she leaves her mouth open and let it drip down her bib.

But just when we are completely stressed about meal time......the following happens......


and makes you stop stressing about the kids eating and enjoy them.....well until the chaos begins again!

Thank you to all of our friends who have kids who we have solicited advice from regarding meal time! It has all been very helpful!