Pears

Just a quick little story.  Since this blog serves as the baby book I never started for Hannah (which I feel terribly guilty about), I'm going to try to do a better job of posting the little things that she does, so that down the road we'll both have a way to remember her milestones and accomplishments.

I'm always trying to sneak healthy foods into Hannah's diet. She's still pretty picky and only eats what is already familiar to her. She really likes baked macaroni with ground beef.  I've been able to puree a can of mushrooms and half a bag of mini carrots and "hide" it in with the tomato sauce and ground beef. Only I know it is there!! It makes me feel a little better about the fact that she doesn't eat veggies.

Tonight I tried to get her to eat pears, which was one of her favorites 6 months ago. I took a slice of pear and dunked into applesauce (her current favorite). She didn't know the pear was in there so she opened her mouth willingly.  She scrunched up her face knowing something was different and said, "Mama, Pears!"  She knew EXACTLY what I had done! Mark and I got a good laugh out of it.  Fortunately she didn't put up a big fight and finished the rest of the pears I put on her plate.  

The biggest challenge still remains...vegetables.  I may never win that one...