Nothing earth shattering going on around here except that in that past week, my son has ingested three servings of blueberries. Pretty amazing for a kid that had declared a ban on all fruits and vegetables and would cry at the request to try even a new variety of candy.
I have seen a greater willingness to try new foods over the past few months and decided I was going to start pushing fruits again to see what would happen.
So I put a few blueberries (seven, to be exact) on his plate with lunch the other day. He was upset at first but then agreed to try one in exchange for one of his favorite candies. He ended up eating all of them in exchange for additional candy.
I offered them again at dinner and he said he would eat them if he could have more candy. I agreed, and down the hatch they went. The next day at lunch I asked if he wanted blueberries again, and he accepted and ate them without even asking about a treat.
Of course, I was very calm and just went about my business, but inside I was doing a little happy dance!
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Happy dance indeed. You two are well ahead of the curve, well done both.
Cheers
I keep hearing Dory in my head, “Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming” only it’s “Just keep trying, Just keep trying!” Yay, Michael.
And did you know, you’ve just opened the door, the tiniest bit, to a world of wonders: blueberry pie, blueberry coffee cake, blueberry pancakes, blueberry muffins, blueberry smoothies, blueberry cobbler . . .
Yeah, I know. Easy there. I like blueberries. What can I say?
Sorry
I got a little carried away 
Yay Michael.
Yay!!! I’m doing the happy dance with you! We tried blueberries yesterday, but they were refused…but I won’t complain because Daniel ate almost all of the red grapes I bought!! I was shocked! It might have helped that when I offered him the grapes the first time he was VERY hungry…so while I was thrilled that he ate them, I felt sort of bad at the same time.
Right on!
Congrats! Re-iterating TGM – just keep trying stuff. Food variety is a worthy goal for all children.
Nice work! It’s amazing what bribery cab accomplish. Now we know why God created sugar.
Nice!