If it's not one thing with this kid, it's another. Good lord lol

Okay, so this little boy is now 14 months old and he has decided he will no longer feed himself. It's been a while that I've noticed him not eating - stopped picking up his fruit, stopped picking up his cheese - I realized he won't pick anything up that is slippery or mushy. It's been a few weeks, and I've mentioned it to mom and dad and they just keep saying "maybe he's not hungry" or "he just likes to graze". He is 82 cm tall and 19 pounds! He is SO thin is makes me sad. He's not scarry skinny, like he's not being neglected, but he just won't eat. He's still eating pureed food at home, which I find rather funny.

Anyways, I thought the other day, that perhaps it was bc he didn't want to feed himself. Since he eats a lot of apple sauce and pureed veggies (mom says these are his favourite foods) he's being fed a lot. Well, I have four babies, and the last thing I am willing to do is feed him when he is MORE than capable of feeding himself. I mean, it's not like he never learned, he's just decided he's not going to do it.

Today, I tested it just to be sure. I was feeding them alphagehttis (too friggen messy to let them feed themselves lol) and he was so hungry he was getting impatient between bites. Then I put a spoonful on his tray and he didn't even look at it, just looked at the bowl I was holding. I dumped the rest of it on his tray (where there was also cut up strawberries, kiwi and ham) and he didn't even TOUCH IT. I give him milk usually at the end, and I find SOMETIMES he eats more once he has his milk but he didn't even touch his food. He just wants to be fed and fill up on milk. It's like he's regressing. WHY?? Mom is pregnant, about 24 weeks, do you think he senses it?

Anyways, next week I have a 2.5 year old and an 11 month old starting and I AM NOT going to be able to feed this kid. What has been happening, and will continue to happen, is that he doesn't eat, wastes all my food and then cries for the rest of the afternoon.

WHAT DO I DO?!?!?!

I put an ad up to replace the kid, but now I'm a little scared my son will be sad - my son is 11 months and the kid's been here since he was 8 months. He's his first friend lol

Anyways, what do I do in the mean time so I don't have to deal with an afternoon of crying and so the poor thing doesn't starve all day?