As a parent, I run the temptation of taking pride in the fact that our son's a good eater. It's true though. He will eat kale, mushrooms, garlic, meat, fish, spicy foods...you name it, he's downed it at some point. However, I think the Lord is up there chuckling as he keeps our pride in check, because sometimes, being a good eater can backfire on you.
(WARNING: the following may not be appropriate for germ-sensitive peoples. Plus, it was worse when he was actually in the put-things-in-your-mouth stage. This is just residual from that time...)
This is a parasitic wasp-egg bulb that forms on the oak trees and the falls off. Josiah loves them- I warned you, this can be pretty gross.
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Acorns and their caps have been a favorite since crawling times. I can't believe he's never actually swallowed one. It's actually pretty amazing considering how many times I've fished these out of his mouth.
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80% of the time, this is the incriminating cheek-puff that alerts me to a foreign object hidden inside. Paper, plastic, rocks...once I even caught him trying to eat an old bell pepper out of the compost bin!
And then there are the signs that show up after-the-fact.
I just took something out of his mouth. This little face may look cute (or a little scary), but emanating from those sweet little lips is a high-pitched, incredibly annoying Velociraptor scream. That's right, Ryan and I have named his screams of protest the Raptor Screams. I'm pretty sure you could dub them over the Raptor calls in Jurassic Park and you wouldn't even know the difference.
And what's our sweet little girl up to this whole time? A whole lot of this. It's tough work being a baby and lookin' this cute!
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Oh, man, I hated that stage! I had to turn Jason upside down and save him from choking more that once. God must have some reason for having kids learn through their mouths, but I have yet to figure that one out!
Anyhow, your kiddos are so cute and I'm glad you had a good trip and special Christmas. :)
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