Climbing Mt. Crib

I was exhausted all morning, and looked forward to Maya’s nap with more excitement than you could ever imagine.

I read her stories, brushed her teeth, turned her music on, and let her get into her crib (she REFUSES to let me lift her in, she makes me lower the rail and let her climb in). I kissed her and raised the rail. I shut the door behind me, and took my pre-nap trip to the bathroom. I flushed, and as I walked through the kitchen heard “Maya, yeah, yup, yes, Maya do it”. The voice seemed very close. Almost like it was coming from THE HALLWAY. I said, “Where’s Maya? Maya?”

And a tiny person peeked out from around the corner and grinned at me. Which meant she climbed out, and didn’t fall (I don’t think, since there was no BOOM or BANG or THUD or crying). Then opened the door, and wandered around looking for me. Damn.

Feeding a Toddler Sucks

Feeding a toddler sucks. I hate making any sort of effort to feed her, just because of the dreaded “No” or the lack of eating anything I worked so hard to think up and create. Another tried and tested kid friendly recipe from the Jooshy kitchen! Just remember, they won’t starve themselves to death. They will eat when they are hungry, and ready to relinquish a bit of control.

Veggie Protein Pizza

one ready made pizza crust (Boboli is fine)

jarred pizza sauce

mozzarella cheese, shredded

chopped lower sodium ham

cottage cheese

grated squash, zucchini (place on paper towel for a minute to soak up the excess water)

thin sliced tomatoes (plum tomatoes are firmer and stand up to the oven better)

broccoli (the tops only, try to leave all the stems off, should resemble green crumbs)

Preheat oven according to pizza crust directions. Spoon on sauce. Place tomatoes on top, followed by some cottage cheese. Sprinkle on shredded cheese. Toss on your sliced ham, broccoli crumbs, and grated veggies. Bake 8-12 minutes. Make sure to let you kids help you prepare this. They will be more likely to eat it if they do. Check out other recipes I have posted as well. As always, I will keep posting recipes as soon as they are child approved!

Just a note: I use full fat foods for my string bean child. If your pediatrician has expressed concern about your child’s weight, using lower fat cheese and other products are great substitutions.