Fruit Fanatic

Dear Vinny,

You absolutely adore fruit. If you see a whole apple within arm's reach, you will grab it and start chomping down on it, skin and all. You also love pears and grapes.

Last week, grapes were really expensive, so we decided to introduce you to strawberries (which were, weirdly, cheaper per pound than grapes). You are now a huge fan of strawberries too.

I don't think there's been a single fruit that you have tried and have not liked. We gave you a piece of lemon to try once, and you were fine with it. Most kids' mouths pucker at the sour taste, but it did not faze you in the least.

You also enjoy cooked carrots quite a bit. We give you peas and carrots sometimes, and you eat a couple of peas but all the carrots. Another food that we've recently introduced you to is pizza. You definitely enjoy pizza too, although we have to make sure that it's not too hot for your mouth.

We've let you feed yourself non-finger foods, with mixed success. You ate some brown rice with pork marengo sauce on it with modest success. You really liked the flavor so you made an effort to use your spoon (concave side downward or clutched in your hand, of course), and some of it made it into your mouth. But there have been other things you haven't been so crazy about. No matter your eating habits though, we are crazy about you!

Love,
Mommy