Matthew now wants everything in its origional, but opened package. With string cheese he just wants you to open one side just a little bit. With crackers and raisins he want’s to graze straight from the container. With graham crackers he wants to eat them straight from the bag, which was a no-go, since there were still 6 in the bag and he wanted to just nibble a little on each one and then put it away. This is so frustrating because we know what he wants by what he signs (fish crackers, cheese, water, cookie, etc) but it is always a mystery on how he wants it, and if you get it wrong, he screams.

I do have to say, his indipendence can be nice. He is a cleaner eater than before because 9 out of 10 times he can use his utensils all by himself, and he will use the rag to clean his face and tray (with limited success and effectiveness).

Cute story, this morning he was making himself some ‘aquarium soup’ and drinking it. He was dropping about 5 or 6 goldfish crackers into his cup of water and then drinking them. I asked him what he called his new meal and he signed ‘fish-water’ and then said “yum”!