Hallelujah, he did it!

(Insert Dora theme song here)

Recap of my son's eating habits since he stopped eating baby food:

Food he'll eat all the time:
Pop tarts, granola bars, mac n cheese, yogurt, peanut butter, banana bread, pudding

Food he'll eat once in a while:
apples, bananas, peaches, applesauce, celery, hot dogs, rice

Food he'll never, ever eat:
Everything else!

I decided I've had it. This kid is going to be so malnourished! So tonight I gave him his dinner: apple-raisin pancakes and peaches. He didn't touch it. He had many, many tantrums over the next couple of hours--wanting pop tarts, wanting juice, wanting anything else. I stayed strong. I didn't let those beautiful big brown eyes fool me. I refused to give him anything but his dinner. I finally locked him in his room to play out his tantrums in there. A while longer he came out, I asked him if he was hungry, he said yes and he said he wanted Cheetos. I told him he could have chips if he ate his dinner.

He did.

Excuse me? Did I just say that? Did my son actually eat something healthy? Wait a moment while I search my memory and make sure I didn't dream it...

Nope! He ate all but 4 bites! I'm so happy I could cry.