...any of my daughters' mouths.
Breastfeeding. What a miracle in so many ways. That a woman's body produces sweet milk that can and does sustain babies is a miracle. The time spent gazing at your sweet baby as you nurse her is a miracle. The bond that is wrought through the act of giving of yourself to your baby is a miracle.
I love breastfeeding. It has been especially fun with Lily. She likes to cling to my wrist and smoosh my hand against the side of her face while she's nursing. She likes to look up at me and chatter and coo. It is the sweetest thing ever.
Leave it to Lily to burst my bubble.
Today I was nursing her after a particularly tiring afternoon and she was desperate for a bit of comfort. I'm feeling pretty darn good about myself because only I can give her the comfort that she's deriving from nursing. Suddenly she stops and does that thing with her mouth. You know...that thing you do when you get a piece of popcorn stuck on the back of your tongue. That's what Lily is doing. She finally conjures up this thing that's stuck on the back of her tongue and presents it to me on the tip of her tongue. I get this thing out of her mouth for her and I'm thoroughly disgusted because...
...it's the butt-side of a half eaten bug.
8 comments:
Oh gross! Let's hope she found it half-eaten. :)
Oh, come on Jo. A little extra protein - what can be the harm? :)
Right, like John? Ugh.
I'm sure I wouldn't find it so funny if it was my own child! But since it is yours...it's still a little gross - I agree.
But you know what? Del laughed. What is it with babies and picking up everything and putting it in their mouths? I mean, where did she get this bug and why why why did she put it in her mouth.
Ewwwwwwwwww!!!!!! My Cassie was a bug eater. She loved to put things in her mouth, including bugs. YUCK!! :-p
Oh my that is so funny. It just brings tears to my eyes.
Poor girl so hungry she is reduced to eating bugs! Feed that child!
ha ha ha ha ha
ewwww!
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