Breakfast Routine!

"I want Smoothie! I want Smoothie! I want peanut butter smoothie!"

The cries get louder and louder as I walk down the stairs into the basement. Down the hall I turn on the light and walk to my son's bedroom door. The request seems so urgent, and frantic.

I click on the light in his room and remember to keep the dimmer low to allow his little blue eyes to adjust to the light. The flood of light from the play room into his bedroom stops him for 10 seconds and then the request begins again but this time with a smile and a laugh.

My Son is a Smoothie-aholic! When he got sick last winter and had to go on antibiotics, nothing I tried worked to help him take his medication. He hated the taste and would scream at me as I tried to give him the dropper of medication. I dreaded giving it to him and wished that he would co-operate with the matter. After two days of trying to give him the medication (3 times a day!) the thought finally came to me to put it into a smoothie. So that is just what I did! He sucked it back so quickly. And would request more.

To this day, everyother day I can hear my son saying from his bedroom when I get him up in the morning...."I want Smoothie!" It was cute at first, but not so much now. Especially when he demands it several times through out the day.

I am greatful for the invention of the smoothie, because it has saved me many a morning when we have to quickly get out of the house to Occupational Therapy or other doctor appointments.

I just make up a smoothie and take it with us in the car!

I have also gotten creative with them recently. I can put veggies in there too and he will suck it back just the same.

I would recommend buying a Magic Bullet if you want to make smoothies. It is small to store, and REALLY fast to clean up!

Here are a few pictures of this morning.