Get in Mah Belly!

Brennan has always had quite an appetite. From the moment he was born, the boy has loved to eat. He has an enthusiasm about food that is both adorable and infectious.

Over the last few days, his appetite has increased tenfold. He seems to be hungry all day, all the time. His first words to me this morning were, “I’m hungry Momma.” Throughout the day, Brennan, “I’m hungry again Momma.” On Sunday, he ate two bowls of cereal, a yogurt, a bowl of blueberries, two fried eggs and toast – all before 9 a.m. It must be a growth spurt.

Yesterday, Brennan came up to Chris and me and showed us that the heads from the boys’ Star Wars figurines are removable. The little, itty bitty, heads actually come off of the bodies. Brennan demonstrated the removable head to me, gazed at the head in his hand, and said, “It taste good?”

Me: “No Brennan, we don’t eat the heads.”

Brennan: “Yes, I eat the heads. They taste good?”

Me: “Brennan, we do NOT eat the heads. Do you understand? You do NOT eat the heads.”

Brennan looks at me sadly with brown eyes wide with confusion, “I can put all the heads in my mouth, Momma.”

I sigh and look at Chris for reinforcement.

Chris: “Brennan, if you eat the heads, we have to take the toys away. Do you understand?”

Brennan: “Okay Daddy. I’m sorry.” He shuffles away from us, still playing with the heads in his hand.

Chris and I look at each other.

Me: “What are the odds we are picking Star Wars heads out of our children’s poop sometime this week?”

Chris: “I’d say pretty good.”