A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about what a fab eater Audrey is.  Pride and falls.  That’s me.

Tonight, we went to BJ’s Pizza to celebrate my sister’s latest blood test results.  Kidney disease is losing this fight, buddy! Sis still has a long way to go but it’s great to see her cholesterol at 190–not 750.

All of the elements for a fun dinner out were in place- plenty of hands to help entertain, a loud enough restaurant that she could make a little noise, crayons, and an obscenely early meal time.  We left the house by 4:30 and she ate only bread until we arrived home at 6:30.

She would not eat:
pizza
sausage
potato
salmon
tomato
feta
chicken

We made it back to the house, grumpy hungry toddler in tow.  Did she want to eat? NO!  Eventually, I was able to bribe her with black olives to eat maybe an ounce of sliced turkey.  I remembered the way she demolished a cup of cut green beans in her cart at Target yesterday so I microwaved a bowl and she ate a dozen.  I think she also ate maybe three pieces of watermelon.

What happened to my eat anything girl???  She spent her time at the restaurant climbing in and out of her booster seat, playing with the ice water, and stacking pennies from my purse.  I guess her behavior could have been worse, but if I’ve learned anything, it is always feed the child before going out.  She can always eat more out.

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