Working on: Getting to bed soon!
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The past couple days, again, Roman has been whiney and cranky when we get home from daycare. Those "long dark tea-times of the soul" hours between 4:00 and 6:00 get SO LOOONNGGG.... he is tired from daycare, he wanders around, and all he wants to do is watch tv, which we won't allow.

Well, today I tried an experiment. I was making a quick phone call and Roman went over to the food pantry, slapped it with his hand a few times, and whined. I thought to myself, okay, let's just see how much he WILL eat if he thinks he's hungry. Raisins commenced at 4:30. When Daddy got home a little after 5pm we had worked our way through the whole box of raisins, a slice of cheese, 3/4 of a container of yogurt, and were halfway through a hot dog. Dispersed throughout this meal were probably about 50 Gerber Fruit Puffs, which are more air than anything else.

Then at dinner around 6pm, he had a handful of croutons and a few bites of spaghetti, along with 1-3/4 of a sippy cup. Plus most of his bottle at 7:45pm.

So, um... I think I know why he's been cranky! The rest of the night Roman was absolutely wonderful. Followed directions, put things away, and played well with us. Why do I even get frustrated? I should just give the boy some food!