Food and determination

It's been a great season for sweet corn, and we've had it several times. Evie knows corn is yummy. Today we came home with several ears, and she looked interested in helping with the shucking duties. Grabbing her first ear, she tried biting into an unshucked ear. It was not yummy, so she stopped. Then stared it down. You could just see the little wheels turning inside her head. There was yummy stuff to be had here, perhaps it's just a matter of determination. So, with visions of sweet corn, she took a huge bite out of the side and kept going until there was finally recognition that you just can't chomp into corn like an apple.

That's our girl, she know what she likes and is going to need something significant to deter her.

Next up was snack time. Some animal crackers, cheese, bread and a few Teddy Grahams for dessert. She ate and drank till she was full, and clearly indicated her fullness by pushing away her plate and cup, then pushing away from the table and starting to work on the safety belt on the highchair (again, wheels turning - I WILL figure out how to get out of this thing myself). That is when this full, content child saw the donut holes on the counter. A baby Homer Simpson has nothing on Evie. The best description I can give is "grinning, gaping maw". It looked like she instantly developed the snake talent of unhinging her lower jaw to enable her mouth to open as wide as her head to accept the entire package at once. This was done with an expression of pure joy, finger pointing at the sweet treat, and a clear audible indication that a direct order was being issued. It was so cute that she earned herself a donut hole. She is just scary-good at parental manipulation already. We're in so much trouble.