She ate peas!

Yes - Amanda has had her first taste of peas where she didn't turn them down just because they were green. She actually opened her mouth and let them come in! Now, she wasn't thrilled with the whole experience and I think she would rather have gotten those peas out (she tried, but I tried harder). I've been teaching her to put her spoon over her mouth to show that she shouldn't spit stuff out. She ate a bowl full of mushed peas. Hooray! Then, to top off the eating miracle, she ate vegetable/beef soup pureed. And she didn't even flinch! Brett said it was a "God sighting" for him. That's a moment when the Kingdom of God shows up in our ordinary lives.

Now, for those that are thinking - isn't this child 2 1/2 and shouldn't she be over all this stuff with trying new foods? Well, according to her sheets from the orphanage, she was eating rice porridge, noodles, bananas, cookies, cake, and apples (which we highly doubt). There were no vegetables in her diet and not much variety. The first time I even attempted anything with color, I had to hide it. The first time I attempted green, she wouldn't even open up and turned her head. So, variety in her diet is a big step. If she would just eat what we eat, I wouldn't have to double cook - meal for us - meal for her...This is huge!