So my oldest daughter has always been on the petite side.  She eats well, but is very active, and never seemed to put on any significant weight.  At one point, her pediatrician actually accused her mother and I of not feeding her, which was downright insulting.  Eventually she started gaining weight, and compared to my youngest, she is my “good eater.”  Now it is Gabby that wants to take her time with dinner, sometimes eating very little.  Since she is currently in the middle of her age’s weight percentile and that her sister eventually snapped out of it, I am not terribly concerned.  I just wish that they were not grazers and instead ate whole meals with smaller healthy snacks in between (as opposed to the other way around).  Again, thankfully, those snacks usually consist of cottage cheese, grapes, strawberries, carrots with hummus, and deli meat, as opposed to just cereal and gummies.  Either way, I try my best to make mealtimes fun in the hopes that they will leave the dinner table with both a smile and a full stomach.

It may seem like I am quite the prolific writer for a blog that is only two days old, but after being a single Dad for more than 16 months, there is still a lot that my family has gone through that I have yet to post about.  I figured the next topic to tackle would be something that single Dads (and single Moms, for that matter) can have some trouble with:  Cooking and Meal Planning.  Not only can it be a tall order for any parent to find a delicious and nutritious meal that their preschoolers will actually eat, but it adds to the difficultly level when you have to find the time before or after work to prepare and cook this amazing meal.