Bonbon?

You would think that I feed my daughter junk food all the time by her recent food requests, but I promise I don't! In fact, my mother could hardly believe how few times Genevieve has tasted ice cream, (not even on her birthday!); and for those of you who know me, that's a big deal! In fact, Genevieve never seemed to like sweets until they infiltrated our home just before Christmas. A friend brought us toffee coated popcorn and, since that time, popcorn has become a regular meal request for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A few weeks ago, Genevieve asked for pretzels and m&m's throughout dinner as she refused to eat her food; I have to say that she was sorely disappointed that evening. I made the mistake of buying candy Valentine's hearts for February. Genevieve, without question, ate more of those hearts than Dave and I combined. I had to finally hide them away. After getting rid of any tempting candy or treats in sight, I thought we were good to go.

However, two days ago as Genevieve was searching through every inch of my bag on the floor, with hopes to find a binky (which I rarely keep in there now since binkies are only allowed for bed time), she found something that she now likes even better! She immediately came over to me with a roll of Smarties, that I had completely forgotten were in my bag, wanting me to open them for her. As I said "bonbon" in asking her if that was what she wanted, she picked up on that word and sign immediately! She has only pick up "popcorn" so quickly as this new one. Only she requests "bonbon" around the clock. We have had several extra crying fits at our home in the last two days. But when she does eat a good lunch or dinner, I am willing to give her a Smartie or two as dessert. She cracks me up! I can see that her days of being pleased with healthy foods are passing, but that doesn't mean that I'll give up! It's part of life, I guess!


This first picture is Genevieve signing "candy/bonbon" as she asks for one. The second photo is her begging for candy as she signs and says "please", (a regular begging method around here). Genevieve will often get a bowl out if she thinks that I don't understand in hopes that I will put something in for her; thus, the third photo. And, in the last photo, she finally got a bonbon! You can see her obvious glee in her result!