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April 5, 2006
Where I allude to my checkered past
Rex is back in New Mexico. He'll be gone until next Thursday, and I think I'm really going to miss him over the weekend. I mean, I miss him during the week, but we're used to him not being around for the better part of the day.
We went on a little tour of PETsMART today with the MOMS Club. We had a HUGE herd of kids under 5. Jamie and I have spent a lot of time in PETsMART's for one reason or another (ok, ok, I worked in one. Well, in the vet clinic in one.) we had already seen everything our guide showed us. The neat part was that he got out a few of the creatures for the kids to touch. A giant hermit crab, a very calm and relaxed guinea pig, and a blue-tongued skink.
As an added bonus, a bunch of us headed over to BK for lunch and decompression.
And this brings me to something about the way Jamie eats.
Jamie never admits to being full while there is food on her plate. I've never made her clean her plate, and I've always tried to be clear that she can stop eating when she gets full. But if you put a whole burger in front of her, she'll finish it. If you put half a burger in front of her, she'll finish it, but tell you she had enough if you offer her more.
I try to be careful about putting too much in front of her now. I'd rather get her seconds, thirds and fourths than have her eating food she isn't hungry for because for some reason she thinks she should.
I've watched some of the other kids eat lunch, and they don't seem to have any need to finish anything. They graze, leaving the table to play and coming back for bites every now and then. Jamie sits at the table until she finishes her meal. (I'm not complaining about this. I actually think it's more polite, and it certainly makes for nicer family meals at home.) Some of the kids eat two bites and call it a meal, others eat considerably more, sometimes all of one thing and none of another, or some of everything.
I'm trying very hard not to pass on my eating issues. Seems like I'm failing already.
Posted by me at April 5, 2006 10:33 PM