Thursday, March 5, 2009

any ideas appreciated

Luke has started doing this thing while we're feeding him where he likes to rip off his bib before we are finished feeding him. He is by far NOT a clean eater, so I really want him to wear one, thus saving me extra time spent trying to remove stains from his clothes. We can usually tell it's about to happen when we get this face:

Because then he starts to refuse the food.

My solution? I've been using an alligator clip to secure his bib in place.

He is not a fan of this method at all and continuously gives me dirty looks as he presses his head to the back of the high chair to figure out what's going on back there. I've been looking for a place to find bibs that tie in the back, but haven't been successful with that so far. I've also looked in to making some, but I haven't found a pattern that I like enough to follow yet. I've thought about the bibs with snaps instead of Velcro, but Luke is incredibly strong and I'm fairly certain he'd rip those right off too.
Any help or suggestions?

6 comments:

Traci Tenkely said...

Duct tape?! That oughta hold it.

Karen said...

I started using Crayola art smocks on my girls. I like that they're longer than bibs so it covers more clothes. :)

Heather said...

ayyiyi. Easiest but anti Katie thing would be shirtless feedings, but hmm aprons tie?! :) Way to use your teacher supplies for the time being though! ;)

Eric Hildwine said...

If he hates bibs so much, why don't you just have a few food shirts that you don't mind getting dirty? That's what we had to do with Emma for a while. Much less of a battle...

Sara White said...

They make ones with a T-shirt neck that slips over their heads. Have you tried those?

Kyle said...

I would go for the topless feedings. Much easier clean up, less laundry, and kids need to get dirty sometimes! As soon as he is feeding himself (if not already) it's gonna get everywhere anyway!