STALLLLLIIIIIIINNNNNGGGGG

Ryder is ALL about stalling lately! And it's been getting worse. I try to always give Ryder a warning about what's coming next because most kiddos function better when they know what's coming. However, I almost can't give him a warning when we're doing something like eating lunch and then taking a nap. Because then lunch turns into an hour long affair. And for anyone with a toddler, you know that's a lonnnnnnng time to sit at the table. But it's not just to get out of nap for a little longer--it's partly about the books. In an effort to get him to eat more, we will read him books at breakfast and lunch as long as he keeps eating. He loves books, so this used to be a good tactic since he then ate a lot more. But lately he's figured out that the slower he eats, the more books we read. So he will just sit at the table and suck on his food--sitting with the same mouthful for 3-4 minutes. It's getting a little ridiculous. Not quite sure what we're going to do about it.