I am SO happy to report that since our last eating appointment, the quest for Cole to eat all things crunchy has been a huge sucess...his favorites are chocolate cheerios and graham crackers... Today Debbie (his OT) said that we are just going to skip baby food period. So today we tried a fruit cup which was a struggle, but managed to get few bites down :) I'm not going to lie. I get totally jealous when I go into daycare and watch babies 4 months younger than Cole SCARFING down food. In my mind, I would lead a completely perfect life if Cole showed any interest in eating...one day, one day...
Anyway, so in our discussions this morning, Debbie mentioned that Cole doesn't have any sensory issues, and his mouth does exactly what it is supposed to do when we put food in. So I asked her why she thought he doesn't want to eat and she said that sometimes when babies have food allergies, their natural reaction is to refuse what isn't going to be good for them. So we have to take Cole in for patch testing for allergies. She also mentioned that babies who have food allergies are prone to eczema. Cole has crazy bad eczema right now....huge bright red splotches on his body. It's kind of all starting to come together. I really hope he doesn't have food allergies and that he is just a huge picky eater like his mom, but time will tell... :) Til then....chocolate cheerios and graham crackers it is!!
