So yesterday I came home from the grocery store bags full- sweet potatoes, apples, mangoes, chicken, pears, blueberries, plums, avocados, and BEETS. And I might add this was all for Carson, yes the child eats a lot! So last night I made a new puree- sweet potato, beets and apple and as I was cooking it I told Mikey, "I don't think I like beets, well actually I don't think I have ever even tried a beet." Then it began this whole conversation..."How do you eat a beet? Raw? Cooked? How do you cook it? I think I have seen beets at a salad bar before!" Then he proceeds to tell me, "I ate beets growing up, they are good." And I am a little surprised, how did I not know I married a beet-eating man? But, it got me thinking...if someone asked "Do you like beets?" I would probably respond "no", but the reality is I don't ever recall trying a beet (till today), so how do I know....
Then I started really thinking...how many things in life have I decided I like/don't like without really knowing whether I really do or not. And how many things have I passed up trying because I assume I wouldn't like them. That's the true difference between a baby and an adult- a baby will try everything, and without hesitation, because everything is new and a first for them. Whereas we as adults have decided either through bad experience, culture, peer pressure, or example of others what we do/don't like and what we are willing/not willing to try.
How many new things has my little guy tried in the short 7 1/2 months of his life...monthly, weekly, and almost daily he embraces the chance to try something new. And nothing makes this momma prouder than seeing the look on his face when he accomplishes a new skill that once seemed so out of reach for him.
How many new things can I say I have tried in the past week or year even? And how often do we approach new things with negativity and apprehension vs. positivity and excitement. Although new foods and life experiences often seem daunting at first, they often surprise us with how much we end up liking them.
So today Carson and I both had our first beets... and they received two thumbs up. I am so grateful for my baby who loves everything edible thus far.
I do hope I can teach Carson through life to embrace new things and give them a try before deciding his true preference. More than anything I hope to have a son that sees life for the taking and puts himself out there, not hindered by fear of the unknown...and who knows maybe he will always ask
"More beets please!"
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