When you have a child classed as having a development delay, you often find yourself celebrating the oddest of milestones and this has certainly been the case with Max .
Yesterday I celebrated Max having this first Happy Meal to himself! An odd celebration you may think and certainly not something we celebrated with Max’s big sister, but it signifies a journey we have been on with him.
It signifies a long weaning process with Max, as we have tried to introduce him to new food textures and consistencies. A journey that has been made longer than we would have expected by the various colds/ chest infections etc that have all meant Max hasn’t been keen on moving on from the comfort of the food he has been used to.
Upto recently we have had Max friendly food with us at all times as we couldn’t be sure that he would eat the food when we are out and about. We’ve also had support from Speech and Language for 6 months as they monitored what he was happy/ not happy to eat. The conclusion from the experts and us a like, was, he would move to the next stage when he was ready.
So this Happy Meal shows how much he has come on and although we still need to have a back up with us just in case, we can normally find something for Max to have off the menu. Although he still thinks fish fingers are the work of the devil, so plenty of food still to conquer! 🤦♀️