The terrible ones?

Everyone talks about the terrible twos - and don't get me wrong, I'm sure that they are going to be challenging - but here in the Eliasson household, we're starting to wonder if they're starting just a little bit early.

Anna is starting to refuse to eat. She takes one look at the food and then gives us this kind of reception with her mouth:


Now just add to that a very clear shaking of the head in a "no" fashion. I think that she is actually starting to give her dad a few grey hairs with this behaviour.

Part of the reason is that she most definitely wants to feed herself these days. Now, this is a good thing, right? She needs to learn this skill, without a doubt. It's just that her technique involves turning the spoon upside down before getting to her mouth, which means lots of food on the floor, her tray, and her face, and very little food in her mouth. Sigh...