I have this theory about baby boys and their inherent grossness. I'm sure a mother of a young daughter would be happy to set me straight, but I can't help but imagine that a little girl couldn't possibly be gross in the way that a little boy is. Every time Forrest lets out a huge fart in the middle of dinner (then claps for himself), or licks the drippies from his runny nose (and goes back in for more), or burps and laughs uproariously like it's the funniest thing he's ever heard, I just think, "A baby girl wouldn't do this. There's no way. Only a boy." I was a little girl once. I remember a lot of tea parties, hair brushing, and twirling. I do not remember clapping for farts.
Although this is nowhere close to the grossest thing Forrest has accomplished, I can't picture a little girl walking around for 5 minutes with the world's most resilient snot bubble pulsing at the end of her little nostril:
Do you see it? Should we get closer?
Ah, there it is, in all its snotty, boyish glory. It was an impressive sight . . . especially in profile:
No wonder these two are so close. Daddy gets it. Mommy doesn't understand.
LOL, this is so TRUE!! Great post!
ReplyDeleteLOL so gross! I'm pretty sure Jeff was exactly the same way when he was Forrest's age!
ReplyDeleteYou know how the nursery rhyme goes'"frogs and snails and puppy dog's tails"...and boogers and farts, and stinky feet. That's a little boy for you.
ReplyDeleteI think a lot has to do with how male-male a boy is...It looks like Forrest is a male-male. Jeff was pretty much the same way. I don't believe I was like that...but who remembers since my memory no longer extends that far back! Some things are best forgotten anyway.
ReplyDeleteWhat I really wanted to say...Forrest is cute no matter what's going on...IMHO
ReplyDeleteGrossly impressive. I'm pretty sure that's the biggest snot bubble I've ever seen--so way to go, Forrest.
ReplyDeleteHas your baby boy eaten his own feces while giggling? Twice? When he does, then let's talk about gross.
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