Variability

One frustration of childrearing (for a change-o-phobe like me with a Protean child like Fuss, anyway) are the sudden shifts in dietary philosophy. Thankfully, he has an educated palate and a wide gustatory range- who can forget his dinnertime query "more grouse?" during our recent UK swing. Problematically, he seems to choose what he'll eat at any given meal by spinning a mental roulette wheel to ensure random selection.

You'd think his evolving facility with speech would help.

You'd be wrong.

The list seems to be repopulated moment by moment- it often changes completely between asking "would you like eggs and toast for breakfast", receiving an affirmative nod and having the resulting plateful greeted with by a sour face and turned head.

Well, his love of Gummi Bears is unwavering. But other than that.

Having Meek downstairs happily solves many of the leftover problems created by his Roulette Diet plan. I'm reasonably sure 'baby leftovers' form one of her dietary staples, ranking ahead of poached eggs but behind Tecate.