Plated Dinner

David, as you know, is not in love with meal time. To that end we have tried letting him help us more in the kitchen with certain tasks. We have also begun letting him
eat with our plates, utensils, etc.... Because of this, in the last few weeks, we have lost a dinner plate, salad plate, soup bowl, and tea cup. All were casualties for help unloading the dishwasher, David wanting to feed himself, and pure frustration with not wanting to eat. So, last week Angie and David went to Target to buy a plastic plate to try out. Upon returning home Angie and David were washing the plate together. Then dried it and placed it on the island. Angie then began washing out a cup for David. David climbed on the step stool, got his plate, and dropped it on the floor. Yes, another plate broken.:(
We decided to try one more time. Angie and David headed back to Target and purchased another plate on Thursday. David had his first plated meal Thursday evening. Here is how it went.
Chicken rice and cheese, pureed green beans, baked carrot sticks, and one of his happy pumpkin cookies.

As you can tell this dinner like all others started off with a frazzled Mommy and baby just trying to get him in his seat. But Mommy was happy David chose green beans first. Although this is one of his favorite foods.

Second bite... cookie. Which then was thrown on the floor.

Mommy got David to finish the carrots and green beans and then David was "All Done!"