"Big Night Out"

We decided to do Thanksgiving a little different this year. As I learned last year, there is no part of the traditional Thanksgiving dinner that you enjoy. We did make a lot of progress last year and you ate a few bites of everything but as I said then, you gagged on just about every bite. So, instead of having you gag, and anyone sitting in your general area have to watch the show you put on, I decided that we would go out to eat. It was also an easy decision to make considering we have not been Ohio all that long and we were unable to go back to VA for this holiday.

Mommy, feeling somewhat courageous, decided we would attempt the Melting Pot. Anyone who has been here knows that you go for the entire experience, not just the food. I also had to take a deep breath and decided that I would not battle the food with you. If you enjoyed it, wonderful, if not, it was not the time to fight it and we were just enjoying our Thanksgiving. In the long run, you ate a lot of the first course cheese (you preferred not to dip anything in it and instead just eat it by the spoonful), you had a little bit of the salad, and then the main course of meats came. I know I picked this mostly for me as we had lobster, shrimp, steak, chicken, and pasta. I cooked the chicken first for you and put it on a plate. You didn't even touch it UNTIL that lovely pot of chocolate fondu came out. The chicken was gone immediately and you loved dipping all the fruits in the chocolate for dessert. Overall, the entire "experience" took about two hours and you behaved perfectly.



Later that night we did video chat with Uncle Mike and Aunt Suzanna. For the first time, you actually understood the concept of talking to them on the computer and carried on quite the little conversation, you even used some "real" language that was understandable. They were very proud and impressed with the progress you are making just as everyone else is.

Keep on Truckin Baby
Love
Mom