Flying Fruitloops And The Fussies

Lately, I have been having problems with Kaiden getting grumpy in the morning just before breakfast.

In some effort to try and stop the onset of the fussies that he has been getting, I have been trying different things.

I tried changing breakfast foods. I have learned the hard way that this is NOT the answer!

Baby breakfast at my house MUST consist of nothing less than a blueberry waffle each, slightly buttered as not to make it soggy and still be toasty, and a smattering of Fruitloops for color.

Well, maybe that last bit is really just their way of getting a nice sugar fix, who knows!

But anyways, I have learned not to deviate from the normal and usual breakfast fare!

So, I tried going direct from the crib to the feeding chair, skipping that oh-so-necessary diaper change that I usually require prior to breakfast.

This only resulted in yet more screaming from the wet seats and spoiled breakfast all over the floor. What was a Mum to do?

I know they have been sick for the past three weeks with awful runny noses and that they most likely have a huge sore throat, but I was at my wits end.

Then I had an idea. It might work, and it seemed like a great idea at the time.

I brought them downstairs this morning, and performed the early morning fresh breeches and panties routine.

I was even able to get them into their feeding chairs without much fuss from Kai for once.

Breakfast was served as usual and in the usual manner, making certain to give Kai a few more Fruitloops for good measure.

Then I gave them their dinner forks with their breakfast. Usually, they had considered waffle bits and Fruitloops finger food.

But, apparently, Kai now considers breakfast worthy of requiring a fork. That fork avoided the fussies this morning!

As not to tempt fate, I very carefully inched my way from the dining room into the living room, and made sure that Kai's favorite movie played in time to avoid any idea that the fussies might make an appearance.

It stayed quiet for the first time in nearly a week! Well, all except for the little pinging sound coming from the dining room.

I turned around from my work at the television only to find Vivienne desperately attempting to spear her Fruitloops with her fork.

When her attempts failed, the Fruitloops would go flying. Some flew to the buffet. Others were launched seemingly inadvertently at her brothers, but I can never be certain of her innocence!

The rest of the Fruitloops crumbled, and she managed to put them to good use by mixing them with a bit of left over waffle-butter and making finger paints out of the concoction.

Sure, there was quite a bit of mess from giving the babies forks with their breakfast.

But, forks keep the fussies away, and sweeping up breakfast mess made from accidental Fruitloop launching is a lot easier than sweeping up after super sad screaming crying babies!