Keeping my Toddler Fed

One of the things I truly dislike about being a Working Momma is that I'm not with Dexter for the majority of his meals. I use his meals on the weekend to try try out new foods. He is a super good eater. He LOVES fruits and veggies!

Ever since he started eating foods I've tried really hard to make sure that he is getting a well balanced diet.  (Dexter is a vegetarian, like us.) If I was with him all of the time giving the best foods would be a lot easier. I pack his foods for each day the night before. Since I started my new job a couple months ago I have been unable to make dinners very often. I'm working a ton, rushing to pick up Dexter, then trying to get him fed. This makes me a shitty wife. Poor Justin. I used to make dinner most nights of the week.

When I need to give Dexter packaged foods I try to give him mostly organic products. 

Here are some things I keep on hand...

2 in a pack!

These are great to have when we are out shopping or whatever and he needs a snack.

Lately his daily menu has also consisted of oatmeal with blueberries, fruits, veggies, hummus or pb&j sandwiches, raisins, cheese, applesauce, and loves Lentils!

Easter

Mom and Paul (Grandma & PaPa) came down from PA for a few days for Easter. Dexter had so much fun! Of course we have a ton of pics of Dexter playing outside with his new water table from Grandma and PaPa, but they are on Justin's camera and need to sorted and resized. 

"No" Means "No" (And "Yes")

Dexter is starting to say a few more words, including "No". Sometimes it's "No No" and he knows that means bad, or don't touch. He's also doing what a lot of toddlers do, he's saying "No" when he means "no' and when he means "yes". Over the past week we've really been trying to teach him "yes" and what that means. 

Spring has arrived here in NC and Dexter loves being outside. Hopefully we can get a move on our house upgrading plans soon. Our yard is super small and isn't really toddler friendly. The house we've been watching and wanting lately has a giant yard that would be perfect for a swing set play yard thingy. But, before we can make a move on the house two things have to happen: 1. Justin has a classic car that his Dad gave him for his 30th birthday that we are trying to sell for money for our down payment. Once the car sells the money has to sit in our account for 45 days. 2. We need someone to rent our current house. We are keeping it as a rental property in the hopes that in a few years maybe the market will be better and we can sell it and at least break even. 

Hopefully the house we like right now will still be on the market when all of the above falls into place. 

In other Dexter news he loves to love (harass) Spitfire.