Yep. Kateli is eating like she has never eaten before!! She seems to amaze me each day with the things that she eats and asks for. She has quite the appetite since starting her treatment to beat this leukemia. Well, and we were warned by the doctor that the medications would cause her appetite to increase tremendously--but we were a little skeptical. After all, our little girl has always been so petite and eaten such small portions! Well, no more!!
The other morning she had TWO scrambled eggs. That's right, not one but TWO eggs and a tall glass of milk. A few minutes later she shared abuelo's oatmeal! For snack, she will ask for a string cheese and after she's done with the first, she comes up to me and says "more cheese, please" The girl eats two string cheeses!! She will also eat two yogurts, when she wants that for her after nap snack!! Seems like everything lately comes in twos. Something else I've found that she asks for a lot is "ham and cheese"...usually that is one or the other. Like I said, when she wants cheese; she will eat two string cheeses. When she wants ham, she will eat 3 slices of honey ham. We take it out of the fridge, roll it up like a taco and she's happy snacking on that. Yesterday though, she surprised me with her request. After she woke up from nap, I usually offer her something to eat; apple, yogurt, crackers etc etc; usually she takes me up on one of the offers. This was our conversation yesterday afternoon....
Mommy: "would you like some yogurt for snack?"
Kateli: "no, mommy. Papas"
Mommy: "Would you like some apple?"
Kateli "no, mommy. Papas"
Mommy: "what about some melon?
Kateli: "no, mommy. Papas"
Mommy: "what about some cheese? or some ham?"
Kateli: "NO. Papas!"
The girl wanted mashed potatoes for her snack!!! I had to get up and make her mashed potatoes at 3:30 in the afternoon!! She ate about 3/4 of the potato at that sitting, and finished it off after dinner!! A WHOLE potato!!! My goodness!!! Then for dinner she had a request as well. She wanted "arror con chicha"; that is her way of asking for rice, red beans and sausage! How could I refuse. We ate just that for dinner last night and she had a pretty good serving!!
We'll see what she comes up with today!
3 comments:
That is good that she is eating a lot! Funny on her wanting Papas... cute!!! She knew what she wanted and did not go for anything else! She will be cured from the Leukemia!
You better keep your cupboard well stocked of various items!!! Give her a kiss for us as well as Joshua!
That's so great! I'm glad she is eating so well!
Amanda Fortney
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