Hungry?

My sweet little girl has a very generous nature about her and likes to share her food. She will eat a piece of whatever it is on her plate and while chewing on it, pick up another piece and put it in your mouth for you to eat. She will actually put the entire piece she is feeding you all the way in your mouth. It is a bit hard to resist and not something you can easily say no to because it is so cute and sweet. Normally this is not a problem and since she is only eating regular, people food, you can't really go wrong getting a sample.

However, the other night, right before we left for our trip, we went to Glory Days for dinner and Sam took her 'sharing' a bit too far. Her meal came with a side of vegetables, which were carrots and broccoli. The carrots were the miniature kind and not cooked nearly enough for her to be able to chew. I only put the broccoli on her plate and decided against giving her the carrots. Sam's new thing is she'll start off eating sitting down, but prefers to really chow down standing up. It's a little strange, but for the most part harmless as we find ourselves in a booth when it seems to occur. So, with Sam standing next to me, she reaches over and gets herself a carrot. She manages to take a bite and really works hard to break it down and swallow it. Jeff and I were impressed. Sam then goes back and now puts the rest of the carrot in her mouth and begins to work on this piece. It was much bigger than I was comfortable with her having in her mouth and watched her like a hawk to make sure she didn't choke. After a full five minutes, she decides this is too much work and takes the carrot out of her mouth and puts it back on the plate.

Sam moves on to eating a piece of chicken tender and then proceeds to pick up the piece of carrot and try to feed it to me. Yes, this is the same piece that was in her mouth for a good 5 minutes. YUCK! I had just been fed some chicken and broccoli by her, but I had to draw the line at food she had been previously working on.

There isn't much I wouldn't do for her, but that was crossing the line. I am still grossed out by thinking about this. This piece of carrot was all mangled, soggy and the end was shredded where she managed to eat some. I guess Samantha felt like someone should at least enjoy it.

Next time I think I'll let Jeff sit next to her.