You put *what* in your mouth?!
Oh, my little Lily.
Lily, Lily, Lily. She’s a pretty girl. She’s a smart girl. And I’m pretty sure she was sent here from Heaven to teach me that the body can truly put up with a lot of crap without getting sick.
I used the word “crap” intentionally.
You see, not only is my little Lily Bean fascinated with her poo (as told in Oh the Poo-manity), she also enjoys putting anything and everything into her mouth. This isn’t an occasional thing, either. It’s, oh, daily. Yes, every. Single. Day.
Where does the crap reference come in? Well, at my shower for the twins, my lovely little Lily picked up dog poo from the grass and… okay, so we caught her before she could put it in her mouth, but still, gross, right?
She licks shopping carts, picks up gum or candy up off the floor or ground (yes, especially in public), and happily chomps down on it with an emphatic, “Yuuummm!” Each and every time she does it, it’s when I can’t get to her fast enough. It’s as if she just knows my hands are tied, so she puts whatever gross thing she can into her mouth.
Several months ago, I had my iPod USB cord plugged in to the computer, but the iPod wasn’t hooked up. Lily put the bare end in her mouth and I freaked, thinking she would get electrocuted. Thankfully, nothing happened, but I did glance at my computer screen. In the bottom right corner a little info bubble popped up that said, “New device detected. Click to download software.”
I really wish I could download some sort of software that would help me figure Lily out. I don’t even need a full manual, just a quick user guide would be fantastic.
That way, I would know what to do when she eats handfuls of dirt. Or sticks. Or those mini pine cone things that she chomped on while we were on our walk yesterday. But especially the gross stuff…
I’m tellin’ ya, this girl is going to have a superhuman immune system.
Photo Credit: Lindsay Maddox
