Fifth helpings

Julia's appetite is a mystery. Normally, she subsists on cereal, chicken nuggets and fruit snacks, but sometimes she seems to have developed a second stomach.

Tonight was such an evening--we ate salads and macaroni and cheese and the girls had hotdogs too. We told the girls they had to eat some green beans to get a refill on their macaroni and cheese.

Allie, Greg and I finished eating and I cleaned up while Greg worked on the mess that the cats have been making with their water dish. Julia dithered about eating her green beans, which usually means that she's about to say that her stomach hurts (which it doesn't) and that she's done eating. That lasts for about ten minutes normally, until she starts asking for fruit snacks.

She walked away from her plate to go to the bathroom, then came back and perched on her chair. She asked for more macaroni and cheese and I reminded her for the third time that she had to eat her green beans. She settled down and started eating them, then I was happy to get her more macaroni and cheese.

And more macaroni and cheese. And more macaroni and cheese, and more macaroni and cheese. Yes, she had five helpings of macaroni and cheese (big tablespoonfuls).

Then she took some bites of out of her Easter chocolate bunny and she was done for the night. I guess the second stomach was momentarily satisfied.