Hunger Strike!

My little man has been on a hunger strike for a month now and I am at my wits end. I have tried everything but he just would not have anything much. I mean he is still having milk and maybe about 3 to 4 spoons of whatever I am offering him but gone were the days of him eating the whole portion (half a cup size). Even then, I used to think that he ate quite little for a boy. I have seen baby girls gobble up adult portion in each meal. Was so upset that I even stopped cooking for him to see if all he wanted was commercially bought jars....but not even his favourite 'pork casserole' jar could tempt his fussy palate. Everyone tells you that babies would not starve themselves but that would not stop a mom from worrying.

Meal times has lengthen from 20 minutes including dessert to 1 hour without dessert. He just would not open his mouth and when I manage to trick him into opening it - he would keep the food there until he looks like a chipmunk collecting nuts for winter. I have tried every trick in the book from playing games, letting him watch DVD whilst eating, making him laugh, singing to him....man, I am now unable to really take him out and have lunch because I would look like an idiot in the restaurant. So the very few times we have gone out, he just went without lunch.
We are going to Ireland soon and I don't know what would happen then.

Advise from my mom included, cleaning his tongue - done, boiling barley - done, changing menu - done. Advise from my friend C who even cooked for him, cook his food like adult ie stir fry and simmer instead of boiling - done, reduce milk feeds - done....

S just says that he is like me - fussy, fussy, fussy about food. Rats, hate it when he is right!

Anyhow, here's some pictures of him refusing food.

Some other happier news, after five months of doing laundry almost daily, I have just discovered that I have been using fabric conditioner to wash my clothes instead of the proper washing liquid! Sheesh....minus 100 points. To make up for that, I made my very own salmon avocado sushi with the seaweed from my mom. Even made the rice with the Japanese vinegar to make it taste better! Add 500 points!! Hahaha....

Yummy....

S and his giant handroll - Josiah looks quite interested! Maybe we should feed him sushi...