Things My Children Have Eaten...

Last week my oldest stuck a Lego up his nose. Luckily, once identified (it was a black translucent one, so it was hard to see), it was easy to remove. It made me think that we've had far more "in the mouth" incidents than "in the nose" incidents. That's a losing game if I've ever seen one! So I made a list for the baby book, "Things You've Eaten." Perhaps this will come in handy for future reality show competitions. What's on your list?

• Half-eaten cracker covered with ants...at least it was originally his cracker and he got some protein


• Long-forgotten sample found under the meat case at Costco...no amount of Purell can make you feel good about this, you honestly feel like they need some kind of vaccine


• Chewing gum found in the dugout at the Little League field...I thought it was an leaf, which I was allowing him to eat...


• Chocolate-pecan cookie...seemingly harmless, but nuts are hard to eat if you have no teeth...and you're not allowed to have nuts...sadly, this is probably the most dangerous of the bunch


• Peach pit...it's probably not the eating that was the bad part, it was the coming out

I'm also figuring my youngest has a belly full of legos, crayons, and other harmless (hopefully) items. He always makes a beeline for the toilet when the door is open, so we're working on the importance of flushing with my oldest. Ahh, the glamorous motherhood indeed.