Trial by Toddler

I'm finding that an almost 2 year old can be very trying. Sometimes, yes, I admit, I come very close to pulling my own hair out. This is even after I get done trying to explain to Alex that 'we don't pull hair!' It's fun, but a little crazy at times. Today Alex showed me a thing or two about how surprising kiddos can be. I went in to the bedroom to change Abby and put her down for her nap (which she later decided not to take today). I heard Alex carrying on a conversation about something. I heard the word "chip" quite a few times. But he had just eaten lunch an hour earlier so I figured he was merely talking about his lunch. No...this was not what he was doing. He had somehow gotten up to the counter in the kitchen, got the bag of plain corn chips down, opened them up, took them into the living room to his bookshelf, made a pile of chips to eat on the floor and then proceed to take the chip bag back. He went back to his little book corner and read himself some books while eating his pile of corn chips. He looked at me, smiled and said "chip." What a little monkey he can be!

As if this wasn't enough, he decided that he would fast through dinner yet again. Could be the pound of corn chips he ate, could be the fact that he hates nearly all food in general. I'm not sure. But I always thought that children loved spaghetti. I did. I've tried all in my power to get him to eat what I make him, but to no avail. With a milk allergy, cooking in this house has become quite trying. I make almost every single meal Alex-friendly. Of course, this seems to always just get me down after I make dinner, because he NEVER eats what I make. What does he eat you ask? Tyson chicken fingers and green beans. That's about it. This Friday I will be trying to make an Alex-friendly pizza with some vegan cheese that I found. I've heard it tastes pretty good, but it costs a mild fortune. I've tried mac and cheese with the cheddar version of this stuff. I thought it didn't taste half bad. As for Alex...he thought it was ok as long as he doused it in ketchup. Some days I just want to give up on the whole trying new foods thing. But I keep on truckin'. My friend Mandy just got her little one year old, Wesley switched to whole milk. I think I actually started to tear up that I don't get to do that. It's just not fair to have to drink soy-milk. It tastes terrible in case you were wondering. To all you people out there with kids that have zero food allergies, I can only say one thing. Thank God that you don't have to deal with it. It's sad and annoying, trying, and aggravating all at the same time. One day i hope to be past all of this insanity. We just keep praying for his healing and that Abby doesn't end up with the same issues. Until the day God blesses us with healing of his allergies, I guess its chicken fingers and green beans with a side of fruit for this little monkey.