Xuan fell asleep on our way home from the mall, so En was left to lunch with Ya Ya and myself once we settled down at home. Ya Ya fed her rice with potatoes, eggs and vegetables and she happily finished her meal. But just when we adults were about to start our fried bee hoon lunch, our little glutton walked over, did a QC inspection on our food, and decided she wants a share too. So we brought out her plastic bowl, a dessert fork and scoop a handful of bee hoon (without the chilli sauce) into it.
En insisted on feeding herself, very unusual for a toddler who has always been given the "princess" treatment. Anyway, self feeding is one of their KPIs I've listed on the routine chart for them, so I decided we'll just let her be.
It was a very amusing sight initially when the bee hoon simply won't remain on the fork by the time the cutlery reaches her mouth. Slowly, but steadily, she managed to put a strand into her mouth, then use her fingers on her left hand to push the noodle in! And she just keep getting better. By the time we were done with our lunch, our little princess had almost got everything in her bowl into her tummy, on her clothes and everywhere within 20cm radius of where she was, which is not too bad considering she's not seated on her high chair but standing at the coffee table.
Well, looks like its high time to get the bib (with a holding pocket) out for meal times. Not forgetting the picnic mat as well. Self feed training will start from today!!!
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