Weaning Meanie or Weanie?

Ok, I have heard everything from you should wean them at 9 months to some babies aren't weaned until they are 4 years old. I know there are some reasons why to wean him as soon as possible such as...the longer you wait, the harder it will be...and the concern over teeth development, but I am still confused.

We give Carson solid food, but the fact is that he just doesn't eat as much as the "books" say he should be eating. With his milk allergy, it's hard to give him the foods many moms rely on (like cheese) for getting their kids to eat more solid food. The formula is his mainstay.

That doesn't mean I am giving up. I guess I'm just whining about weaning. There are many foods he does eat without worry such as fruit, chicken, and beans. Also, I am going to give him his formula in a sippy cup at least once a day from now on. Even though he knows it's not a "bottle" and sometimes throws it because it isn't (I guess I am in for a battle over this bottle issue.) Maybe I should have started this before he could say "bottle."

I just wish I knew if what he is eating is enough. I was looking for a free online food diary to track his food intake like I used to use at fitday.com, however, it is impossible to put in the nutrition information for five Cheerios and other such small amounts of food that he eats. I hope someone invents a nutrition tracking website for toddlers some day. I'm probably not the only crazy mom out there who would use it.

Three new unrelated developments:

• Carson can say "horse" and he knows what it is.
• Carson knows how to say George (as in Curious George) although, this morning he tried to tell me that George was "Bob"
• I invented a "double door wedge" to secure our swinging door in any position. I used two rubber doorstops duct-taped to a painting stirring stick. It's not pretty, but it works.
  
  

This picture shows Carson's horse and the double door wedge.

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