Monday, March 28, 2011

Post-sickness Blues

Matthew isn't sick anymore. That's the official word. Unfortunately, it has been more stressful to have "non-sick" Matthew than "sick" Matthew!!! Help me out! Ever since this "sickness", my boy has been STARVING all the time. I mean asking 30 minutes after breakfast if it is time yet for lunch. His "tummy is hungry" 24 hours a day! We are feeding the beast, and he's eating! Occasionally he will pick at a meal and we know he's been snacking too much. We aren't big snack people around here, so I feel like I am really doing him a disservice. When is it just "I want to eat" vs. "My tummy hurts because it is hungry"??? How can I tell? We are serving up (mostly) healthy snacks (fruits, veggies, yogurt, crackers) but still I worry... any advice?
We are also reverting back to many potty accidents. This child went over a MONTH with no problems, but here we are having 5+ accidents a day! Blame it on sickness? You bet.
Ugh. Hoping for some relief soon!

1 comment:

jenny said...

If he asks for snack close to meal time just get out the fruit or vegetable you were going to serve and don't worry. All kids pick at meals sometimes!