That Jakey

Teacher Linda C.’s Jakey Binder is a blogging gold mine.  This picture forever commemorates the day Mommy forgot Jakey’s lunch on the counter…  So, I went to the “Grab & Go” to find baby friendly foods for a 9-month old.  What did I find?  A cheese platter featuring 2 butterfly crackers, Jake’s first strawberry, and pepper jack cheese.  Perfect.

At the time, we laughed unknowingly.  Ha ha ha!  He ate all the pepper jack cheese.  That Jakey.

This weekend we spent an afternoon in San Jose’s Japantown as I was doing some research for my other writing gig: James’ monthly mailing (http://www.jamesfucillo.com/building-character.asp).  Our Japantown is one of only three left in the United States!  If you want to learn more, keep your eyes peeled for the May edition of Building Character.  In any case, we decided the perfect evening would include sushi of course.

Jake was all smiles in the restaurant, probably in part because he loves all women who remotely resemble Teacher Linda C.  They began our meal with little complementary bowls of pickled or fermented bean sprouts of some kind.  Immediately, MO(re) started up in his primary colored high chair.  You want some of this?  OK.

He loved it.

The experiment was on.

Jake ate tofu.  Big bites of pickled ginger.  Tempura.  Bite after bite of raw tuna sashimi.  He was certain we were feeding him with drum sticks, which just made it all the more exciting.

A picture of Jake’s Japanese dinner buffet.

MO tuna MO sashimi MO raw MO fish.

The one and only thing Jacob spit out at dinner: white rice.