food fun

I am trying very hard to instill good, healthy eating habits into Liam. At home, we try to eat well-balanced meals with lots of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins. (You might not be able to tell that given the extra padding I have acquired but I attribute that to my weakness for pizza, ice cream, and wine).

When we first started feeding Liam pureed solids (isn't that an oxymoron??), he ate pretty much anything we put on his spoon. Peas, carrots, beans, broccoli, cauliflower, apples, pears, avocados.

Once the teeth came and he graduated to soft solid food, he still gobbled up whatever we put in front of him. Pasta with pesto, gnocchi soup, and chicken stir fry were favorites.

The Little Man is 14 (and a half) months old. The old standbys- grilled cheese, cheese enchiladas, chicken, hamburgers, macaroni and cheese- just don't cut it. He snubs these foods just as top chefs snub anything canned or bottled. He now eats things like spicey shrimp tacos, asparagus, green chile enchiladas, bagels with salmon cream cheese, hummus and pita bread.

There are certain things we feed him that you would expect a toddler to eat- turkey lunch meat and turkey hot dogs, cheese slices, toast, waffles, mixed veggies and fruit. Lots of fruit. Especially bananas. He ate three yesterday, each in about 60 seconds flat.

I am pleased that Liam is interested in what we eat, however just when I think I have him figured out, he goes and changes his mind. Asparagus on Friday night was fine. Asparagus last night ended up on the floor. And so the battle continues...

boys will be boys

Liam picking herbs eating dirt.

busy boy

Our little guy is 14 1/2 months and is all boy. He loves to "dink around" with everything he shouldn't- remotes, phones, cords, outlets- and make messes. I pick up toys, cups and plates and spoons from "Liam's" drawer, and books at least 16 times a day. Liam definitely has a lot of energy. Check out this cute video:

scotland

Hay Wedding Day
Troon, Scotland (May 9-16)

Liam's first flight was surprisingly pretty easy. He didn't get too agitated by having to sit in his car seat for 8 hours at a time. The on-demand videos were a huge help. He loved to watch Nemo, even though there wasn't any sound (ever try to put headphones on a 1 year old?). We had a great time, but a vacation with a toddler is definitely not as relaxing as we are used to. Nana, Grandpa and Sharon were all great helpers.

We packed a lot of fun into the short time we were there. We spent an afternoon in Troon checking out the shops and the park near the beach. Niall and Emily arranged a day trip by bus to Edinburgh where we toured the Royal Yacht Britannia, had lunch at the City Chambers, and visited Edinburgh Castle.

Nana, Sharon and I took the ferry to the Isle of Arran while Phil, Dan and the guys played golf.

The wedding was absolutely fabulous. Emily was gorgeous, the food was delicious and the dance was a blast.

Thankfully Liam is a good little traveler as we hope to take many more fun trips with him in the future.