Saturday, March 1, 2008
Family Day. Calling in the troops.....
Okay everyone, I AM NERVOUS....or I am wired on this Vietnamese coffee I am becoming addicted to. This is the morning we leave and I am frantically searching online mags for feeding toddler advice......so, all of my friends and family who have fed 15 month old babies with lots of teeth, please give me your best advice. How about the no-no's first. Scott's no help at all. He just told me not to feed him lego. I get the no grape thing, and allergy risks up until one year old, but what about inbetween 1 and 2? I do have access to some beautiful fruits and avocados, and our breakfast buffet is awesome with broths, and rice dishes, and soft cooked meats. Give it to me good girls...........go to town with your comments PLEASE!! Wish us luck today...and fingers crossed he figures out pretty quick we are not the enemy, and have some pretty cool toys to play with.
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Sounds like you two have it handled...he'll be fine. Oh, and Scott's right, the Legos don't digest well.
You have all you need - the two of you are IT! Of course, you are nervous - THIS IS IT! He will be your best coach - all the good books and advice are just that - good - but the "getting to know one another" has little to do with food or doing the "right" thing - it's a process that will be filled with bumps and figuring out how to adjust to him and the beauty, yet unfamiliarity, of the family that is now his forever! Trust yourself, Shauna, and appreciate Scott's humour - our guys are our solidness when we feel shakey! Just BREATHE and be yourselves!
love,
jami
Shauna, Just take one day at a time and breathe. Go slow - Zavier's care givers will give you all the information you need for now. He grew to a healthy 15 mo. old up to now. Keep up the old routine for him and just introduce anything new very slowly. The main thing is not to change his diet too quickly - even if it's going to be a better one nutritionally. It will all come very naturally. It's amazing what a little common sense can do and how resilient little ones are. He was meant to be with you so all will go well. We all love him so instantly.....that's all he needs.
Hope you are doing well - I echo what your Mom says - just remember - if his reaction is short - or long - of all the cuddly,romantic notions of child meeting parents - it isn't you and Scott - if he can't embrace this experience yet - it is so appropriate given his different entrance into the world - it has to be so hard to not personalize motherhood/fatherhood, and so important to try and not give into the confusion and excitement! Slow love is ALL you need!
XOXXO
Jami
Shauna think of all those times you took care of Kevin and how good you were with him feeding him and loving him and just having fun with him making him happy...you are a natural. Do the same for Zavier...You are an amazing auntie for kevin and kayla and you will be ten times more amazing in Zaviers eyes...you are his mommy for life and you will survive this because you are the MOTHER!! :) well one advice about food would be that just nothing to hard like carrots for now atleast things that aren't soft or dissolve easily in his mouth and you can experiment when you get home when you are in you own enviorment with him...OH and legos don't taste that good...so Zavier will probably just throw them...ha ha
You and Scott are balancing eachother out on this matter if you know what I mean. Scott will keep you in check :)
Steve said cook the legos long enough they will soften up! HA HA
Love you guys! you will be FINE!!!
Love,
Holly
oops I meant things that are soft!!I am sure you knew what I was trying to say!
love,
Holly
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