Picky eater?

We've been making a bit of progress with Bridger's eating habits. He became a picky eater sometime last year when instead of adding new foods, he decreased the food he would eat dramatically. Breakfast has never been a problem--he's had sausage every morning of his life since he turned one (see photo). Although he's always eaten a variety of food groups, it was getting on my nerves having to always make something different for him for dinner than what Ryan and I were eating. So, last month we started making him eat some of what we eat. First we started with making him take a bite and if he didn't like it he could spit it out (he always spit it out). Then, he had to take one bite and swallow it. Now, he has to eat a few bites of everything. It's such a beautiful thing to actually see progress in him. A few weeks ago every dinnertime lead to tears, tantrums, prayers, and usually spankings, but now he is consistently eating more and more bites, though there's still some occasional tears (and sometimes he asks us to hold his hand like he's going through a medical procedure or something). The Lord is faithful!