Warp Speed On! Seriously, the days are just chugging at super speed (which is not always a bad thing, I suppose). Between today and the last time I posted, DH returned after having FIL shifted to a nursing home, I made a quick academic trip to a nearby town (and I had assumed it would give me some breather, but it did not), and M ran a bout of Viral fever in DH's absence.
DH came back, and has been unwell since then. It started with a viral, and now it's a cold and body ache. M developed a fever again (yesterday), about a week after he had just gotten better.
Making M eat is a chore. It is not cute. It is an exercise in patience and perseverance, and remembering that his crying is unnecessary.
Don't get me wrong. I am not one of those parents bent on constantly feeding kids against their volition. I just try to make him eat a bare minimum, sometimes moderated by the fact that unless I count water as food, he has not had anything in about 5-6 hours.
When he demands/eats food on his own, we send a silent Hurrah to the stars. When he asks for a second helping, we even dance a little bit.
That sounds very stressful. :(
ReplyDeleteCan you give M some rules on eating? Like "Here's what you need to eat today - you can pick how much and when, but all of this food has to be consumed today." Would he respond to that? Or tell him the menu in advance or something?
Are you all being affected by the floods and bad weather? I hope not.