Wrigley Won't Eat His Peas!

In the beginning of our new food regiment, all was well. Nobody fussed, least of all Lucy. She wolfs her food down like there is no tomorrow. Wrigley, he's in no hurry, but there's nothing new about that. He's NEVER in a hurry, except when the mailman comes. Anyway, so I've noticed after the first pot of rice cooked, he started leaving a couple of green beans in the bowl. Now, he's leaving the peas! Mind you, they are all mixed in with the rice. We are on our third huge pot of rice. The second pot had frozen peas, the third pot; I just tossed in can of peas. One little can to a 5 gallon pot of rice. I know most of the peas stayed towards the top which is fine but still, he shouldn't be getting that many where he should be that picky! Anyway, now he is licking his food and all the rice and picking the peas and putting them in a pile.

Lucy on the other hand knows he's leaving these little treats and thinks he's leaving them for her. She waits and watches for him to finally finish so she can go clean his bowl.

I thought I was being a good mommy by getting them dishes on stands. Each one a different color. After Lucy had her leg surgery last spring, she stopped using hers because she started eating laying down. She would start out eating standing up, but half way through her meal, she would have her chin on her bowl as she slouched to the floor. Then she started laying down...WHINING! So, I set her bowl down and then she started eating again. Now, she just plops herself down where she wants to eat and I put her bowl between her legs. If she moves, and the bowl is not close to her, she won't come to the bowl, she wants the bowl to come to her. LOL Spoiled? Naw!

Wrigley is making a mess when he eats and then making a mess around his raised bowl thing, so I've decided he probably doesn't need his either. After he's done eating, he must wipe his face...ON EVERYTHING!, the blankets, along the couch, the chairs, the rug. LOL, he doesn't like a dirty face and if I wash it for him, he still goes through his own little ritual. Yeah, I have some silly kids I wouldn't take a million for!