Our Lil Angel, Gabriel: Fruits are a Yummy Treat in the Summer Heat

It is hot hot hot here in Tokyo. Have been sweating like a pig everytime i go to fetch Gabe from his daycare. And I am getting frequent headaches too from the unbearable heat. I have to frequently keep Gabe hydrated giving him his water coz he can't hold his cup yet.

On top of water, i've been giving him lots of fruits too. He loves his fruits cold as in straight from fridge cold. If it has been out and not so cold anymore the lil rascal doesn't want it. He hasn't been introduced to that many fruits. Why? Ok, coz here in Tokyo i find the variety of fruits sorely lacking. In every supermarket, all i see are mountains of oranges & apples, heaps of Kiwi, plentiful bananas, alot of pineapples. But he's not supposed to take citrus fruits so that cancels out oranges. Kiwi may cause rashes so i haven't given him that. Apples, he eats abit then refuses more. Bananas were the first fruit i introduced to him, he's not so keen on them. Seriously not much choices left....in winter i practically forced apples & bananas on him.

Thankfully, it's summer now and we now have 2 additional lovely fruits: Honeydew and Watermelon!!! Yay!! 2 of my fave fruits. So i started with honeydew and it was a hit with His Majesty. I think for about 2 weeks he ate only that fruit....can;t blame him. In Japan, the melons are so so juicy and sweet. So everyday after lunch i give him half a slice, then the other half after dinner. He loves it so much, he now REFUSES apples. Turns his head away...bugger...

Then yesterday, i gave him watermelon and His Majesty loved it too..yay!!! And, strawberries...i mix them with bananas, puree it. Hmm...Gabe wasn;t crazy over it, but he did eat a few tablespoons, so i guess it's OK...but, sometimes he eats until he shudders and do the "it's sour" expression..watch the video below.

Mmmmm, yummy yummy honeydew...Gabe's fave

Watermelons are nice too...

With Mummy sharing a watermelon

Uh Uh...strawberries&bananas...little bit is OK..

If Mummy gives me too much, this is what happens...

He does the same for apple puree..i tasted it and it'snot sour...and i gave him lemon to suck the other day, he didn't even blink...he liked it!! funny boy...

Daycare Update:
On Tuesday, it was Gabe's 2nd time at daycare. He didn't fuss at all on the way there with Daddy in the car. But once Daddy passed him to teacher, he started crying. I thought it was going to be another bad day at daycare. When i picked him up, his teacher told me he did well! He managed to eat a little bit of bread, ate a few spoons of his rice and had his fruit puffs...big improvement from last time!! And he didn't cry much after the morning. He played with his friends too. Wow, i'm impressed and hope that he'll get better next time and eat much more, then i can worry less about him.

Some random pics taken throughout the week:

Plucking grass time