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September 14, 2006
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We went to pick up Gus and Eli from daycare on Thursday. All the kids were playing in the backyard, enjoying a reprieve from the rain-soaked week. As soon as I got to the back, Cristy tells us that Gus didn't want to drink milk that day, which was very unusual. I then looked at Gus, who was smiling at me, closed mouth. I instantly knew he had something in his mouth. He is a talker and an open-mouth smile kind of kid.
Do you have water in your mouth, I asked.
*shakes his head no*
Do you have a cracker in your mouth, I asked, thinking he had a snack.
*no*
Cristy brings a kleenex over and puts it under his mouth. Gus opens his mouth and out spills...
unchewed pieces of vegetables.
I look at the contents, then look up at Cristy as she gasps.
"Lunch!" she said.
It took me a second to understand what was going on. Then it hit me... Gus kept unchewed food in his mouth for FIVE HOURS. And if he kept food in his mouth for FIVE HOURS, that means he took a nap with food in his mouth.
My initial reaction was to giggle a bit (inside... didn't want Gus to think it was funny), but then I felt so lucky that he didn't choke on his food while he slept. Reflecting on it now, I'm just impressed with his fortitude to keep it together for five hours. And for what? When I asked him why he did it, all he could say was, "Because."
Of course. Why not?
(I'm happy to report that Gus has had no problems since then. Our little chat must have worked.)
Posted by janna at September 14, 2006 10:36 PM