For months and months I've been cutting Tash's food. We give her a fork/spoon at mealtime and sometimes she uses it, sometimes she does not and we are indifferent to it. We figure she'll use it when she wishes. And since the majority of her meals are fruit/veggies/toast they are not things that really require utensils.
For fruit, I continue to cut it. It never crossed my mind that perhaps at 22 months old she just may be able to eat a banana without having to slice it up. I guess I got into a routine? Last weekend on the drive home from Fernie Tash was freaking out in her carseat. Really, a combination of being in the seat for 3hrs straight (on the way there we had stopped 2xs but on the way back home we stopped early on and then not again, stupid really) so I reached back in the cooler and got out a banana, peeled it and handed it to her. I shouldn't be shocked but she ate it just fine without slicing it up.
Today, I had the fridge open putting groceries away and the fruit tray was opened. She reached in and took an apple. I casually said "Mommy will cut it for you after I finish this Tash". Well while I was putting the rest of the food away my 'big' girl started to eat the apple. Of course after several bites she tossed it on the floor and then picked it up and continued to eat it. She did this several times while eating the apple. Silly girl!
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Yesterday while I was cooking Lunch Tash was outside in the backyard playing, I moved from the picture window to stir the macaroni and turned around a minute later to have Tash behind me holding out "Flowers" for me. Dandelions, but none the less flowers. Melted my heart. :D
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