Ok, it's time for audience participation. I've been writing
to y'all intermittently for somewhere in the neighborhood of 185 days. I say
somewhere because I want to leave the possibility open of me screwing up on
counting days at some point. If I wanted to ensure accuracy, then I probably
should have been scratching tally marks into some tree a'la Tom Hanks in Cast
Away. As I failed to accomplish that, then you just have to take me at my word
when I tell you the number of days.
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| Congrats Tom. You've made it twelve days. Good for you! |
Where was I? Oh yes, audience participation. Raise your hand
if you like to eat out (side note, it'd warm my heart if someone, somewhere is
actually raising their hand). I know that I always enjoy to eat out for several
reasons. Among those reasons is the fact that there's no preparation, it's
normally tasty (and likely bad for me), and I get out of the house for a while.
Normally, I've been the only one getting to partake in the
meals when we eat out. Ellie has been resigned to sitting and watching me eat
while hoping I'll take pity and throw her a scrap. Well, that is the case no
longer as today marked the first time I purchased food from a restaurant
earmarked for Ellie and Ellie alone.
Per normal protocol, exposition first (I just really wanted
to use 'exposition' instead of 'background'). Bethany has been a loyal user of
the Chick-Fil-A Rewards App since they opened a location on Barry Road. She
especially loved the freebies that came along with it. Now that her company has
moved to Kansas, it's really not feasible for Bethany to eat out for lunch as
often. That's especially true as most of her co-workers have short lunch breaks
now. Therefore, I'm now the one to reap the benefits of the freebies. Muhaha!
With a free BBQ Chicken Sandwich to her name that expired on
Friday, Bethany knew it was unlikely she would use it and gave me the green
light to take advantage. So, once Ellie woke up from her mid-morning nap, we
loaded up and headed to Chick-Fil-A to grab some lunch. Now obviously, I was
already planning on my sandwich, as well as a Cherry Coke and some waffle
fries. Per Bethany's suggestion, I decided to treat Ellie to her own order of
chicken nuggets.
After getting our meal, Ellie and I sat down at a table
(with the assistance of Ellie's honorary "aunt", Tabi, who was working and spied us entering on the security camera). Now, if you know Ellie, you know that she is often transfixed by
everything happening around her when in a public setting. Therefore, I really
wondered just how successful I would be in my attempt to feed her something
new. Especially with her history of refusing to eat new foods for me. To my
surprise, Ellie was completely transfixed on the nuggets as soon as I removed
them from the packaging and began slicing them up with a plastic knife. She
even made desperate grasps at the tray to pull the food nearer to
her.
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| There is no significance to this gif outside of the nuggets. I just find it super confusing and therefore feel compelled to share. |
Finally, I handed her the first tiny piece of nugget and
watched to gauge her reaction. Ellie rolled the nugget around in her mouth to
confirm that she did indeed want to try eating it. Then, after passing the
first test, Ellie began chomping up and down ferociously before finally swallowing.
She then turned back to me with her mouth wide open, excitedly demanding more. Before
I knew it, Ellie had eaten four chicken nuggets, several of my fries, and part
of my bun. This all in addition to the yogurt/applesauce concoction she
consumed before leaving for the restaurant.
Overall, I think I would call Ellie's first fast food order
to be a success. We got to see both Tabi and Malachi by the time it was
finished. I also got to eat food that is less than optimal for me. Better yet,
I got to introduce precious Ellie to the wonders of processed food. What baby
doesn't want to experience that? #DaddyWrite
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