I posted in more detail on my other blog, but Sophie has joined the food allergy club. She is allergic to the artificial dyes. This explains MANY problems she’s had since she was smaller, and the results of a dye-free diet are incredible. However, the dyes are EVERYWHERE! So, I’ll be making more foods for her [...]

Sophie is finally over the plate-dumping stage! However, she is refusing most vegetables now. Even though I’ve been a parent for 14 years, this is new to me and was quite the surprise, since she liked them so much as a baby.  So, I’ve been getting creative. She gets a cup of V8 V-fusion fruit [...]

It hardly seems possible, but Miss Sophie is now two. Some days, she’s very much two, if you know what I mean. Full of independence and spirit. Former favorite foods are met with hands over the mouth and “I don’t want it!” Even the usual standby, pumpkin and cottage cheese, won’t make it past her [...]

I need help. Sophie has been doing somethng lately at mealtimes, and I am at a loss on how to stop it! She, almost every time, dumps or scrapes the contents of her plate or bowl onto her high chair tray. Even cereal with milk. Luckily, I don’t put much milk on her cereal and [...]

Babygirl isn’t a “baby” any more – she’s a full-on toddler! She is running, climbing, jumping, climbing, playing outside, climbing – have I mentioned she likes climbing? Last night after dinner, we found her on top of the dinner table. She can climb the steps on her slide, and the steps to get into the [...]