FREEDOM!!!

As you all know very very well, Ashtyn is the pickiest eater of all time! He basically lives on chicken nuggets, wheat thins, bacon, strawberry milk, V8 juice, toast, french fries, chips and the occasional cookie or m&m. Sure he eats most crackers including chicken-and-a-biscuit, goldfish and ritz but really that's about it! We continue to offer him new foods and sometimes it results in tears and stubborness but every now and then we find success!! One of the most tiring and frustrating times for me as a mom having a picky eater is breakfast time. So far, since he has started school, I have gotten up every morning to make Ash an endless supply of bacon and toast so that he won't get hungry at school. Well...this week Ashtyn tried a new food!!!! YIPEEEE!!!! We finally got him to eat a pop tart! He prefers the cinnamon and brown sugar flavor! I couldn't be more proud of Ash and also couldn't be more happy to have FREEDOM in the morning! Now I can simply hand him a pop tart and then sit with him while he eats and have my coffee...instead of cooking in the kitchen. My mind is reeling with the realization that now when we go to stay in hotels we can simply pack along a box of pop tarts instead of worrying what Ash will eat in the morning and calling ahead to see if our hotel room has a fridge and microwave so we can take along our own bacon. I know it seems like a small thing but WE ARE SO EXCITED!!! Good job Ash!!!