Baby Airplanes = Bad Idea
There should be a warning label on babies…
WARNING: When playing with baby, shortly after baby has eaten, NEVER EVER, EVER play airplane with baby. (The baby-is-an-airplane game is when you are lying on your back and you hold baby high above you and sway them around like an airplane, making baby laugh and be obnoxiously cute). If this game is played, there is a potential for baby to lose their lunch all over your face, which includes spit-up landing in the eyes, nose and mouth.
Everything stated in the paragraph above happened to me. TWICE THIS WEEK. The first time I managed to get by with a thorough face washing and brushing of the teeth, however the second time she got me good. It was Spit-up-fest-2008 and I was the main event. There it went, In my eyes, up my nose, in my mouth, in my hair and a pool of it inside my bra. Oh yes, it was lovely.
Jake was nearby when the event occurred and he ran to get a paper towel which barely removed the top later of vomit. I handed Quinn to him and began to get up, but then realized that of course, since there was spit-up in my eyes, I couldn’t see… So he and Quinn guided me to the kitchen sink where I could wash my face. The sink only removed the 2nd layer – so I quickly proceeded to the shower to give myself a proper scrubbing.
I really should know better, you know, “fool me once” etc… See when I was 11, my family and I took the ferry to the San Juan Islands. I was looking after my 6 month old brother and thought it would be a good idea to play Baby Airplane with him. He, like Quinn, loved it. Anyway, we were on the ferry and the waters were a bit choppy… And all of a sudden, he spits-up and ALL OF IT landed squarely in my mouth. Holding my brother, I ran to the nearest water fountain and spit-up his spit-up.
And now that I’ve relived all three of these awesome events, I am go to bed and ignore this saliva that is building up under my tounge.
