A Bad Parent Tale

Josiah is still very hesitant about solid foods. Over the past few months he's gotten some bites of cereal and banana, but basically all his chubbiness is mommy's milk. I have tried various baby foods, but he just hasn't ever taken well to any of it. Without having any evidence that this could possibly be true, I contribute his lack of eating solids to his very strong sucking reflex. And of course, he still has a bit of a tongue thrusting reflex.

Josiah likes to eat lots of things if he can suck on them. He has sucked very contentedly on banana, cherries, watermelon, avocado, and most recently orange. Now I realize that his digestive system is probably not ready for some of these foods, but I enjoy seeing him eat real food, even if he's actually only sucking on it. (Refer to the title of this post.)

Anyway, Sunday night we went to a Chinese buffet. And I got some orange slices at the end of the meal. I decided to let Josiah lick some orange. And then he very readily opened his mouth and went back for more, which he rarely ever does. So I gave in. And he sucked and sucked and when I pulled it away he wanted it again. After he pretty much devoured the slice of orange, Nathan held some honey dew to his lips. And again, he went for it. Only this time, his very hard but teeth-less gums, bit off some pieces. He seemed to do alright for a moment, but then the gag reflex kicked in, and well, kicked everything out of his system. Poor baby.

I was mortified watching my baby choke briefly and then throw up all over the place, especially when I knew better.

I should have opened my fortune cookie sooner. It read:

"Think before sharing with others."