Tabitha's Food Quirk

I wouldn't say Tabitha is a picky eater, but she does like variety. For a time I was baffled why she would be eating fine and then all of a sudden refuse to eat any more, even though I knew she was hungry. I finally figured it out: she was bored with the same taste. So I started to feed her two different flavors, usually one a little sweeter than the other.

Today, I had a bowl of greens and a bowl of sweet potatoes. I started her on the greens, and about five bites into it, she leans forward, looks very pointedly at the bowl of sweet potatoes and grunts. I didn't catch on at first until I tried to feed her another bite of the greens, when she refused the food and again indicated to the other bowl.

I laughed and fed her the sweet potatoes. From then on, I could only do two bites in a row of the same flavor, if I tried for a third, she would close her mouth and chin point to the other bowl.

Smart kid!