Dipping Sauce

Two things Sarah has always been is a good sleeper and a good eater.  Someone asked me the other day when she first slept through the night, and though I can't remember exactly when it was, I know by the time I went back to work in January she was sleeping quite well, and I suspect it was well before that.  She's gotten to the point now where she sleeps 11 - 12 hours every night, regardless of when she goes to bed.  She's even gotten to the point where if she's tired enough she'll go to the gate at the bottom of the stairs, say "ah dee" (all done) and walk herself upstairs, lay down and go right to sleep without fussing.  I know, I know, I'm extraordinarily lucky.

She's also always been a good eater (one of my first posts on this blog commented just on that fact) but perhaps it is the impending "terrible twos" but recently she's sometimes let me know what she wants and what she doesn't (goldfish, yes, cheerios, no).  Even old staples like grilled chicken are often passed over for an extra serving of yogurt or peas.  And yes, at least at this point in her life, a serving of yogurt or corn can pass as dessert to one who does not know better.  In order to attempt to stem this tide of picky eating, we recently introduced the idea of "dipping sauce". The other night we had turkey burgers for dinner that wasn't going over too well with my little eater.  As one cannot subsist on legumes alone, I pulled out ketchup and tried to see if that would get her to eat better.  See below for evidence!

 Not the cleanest experience ever, but a protein enriching one.  Last weekend when we were out of town, my mom told me that Sarah was dipping her fake peanut butter sandwich into her yogurt.  I guess she learns quickly.