Baby Book - Lunch
Today was mama's day to drop him off to play with his friends. He patted her cheek as she set him down on the floor. There was Joey and Suzy was right next to him. They were playing with the fuzzies. Oh, good. He hurried over to them as fast as he could. They sat on the floor and rocked back and forth, hugging the fuzzies and crooning to them. Everything was fine until Pete came over and started tugging at the fuzzies, trying to take them away. Grayson got mad and hit Pete for bothering Suzy and Joey. Pete cried and the attendant came and fussed at them.
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Grayson's tummy started to growl. It was time for lunch. He looked around. Yes, here came the attendants with the wet wash cloths, cleaning up everyone's hands and faces. Then they picked them up and sat them in special chairs. They needed to have chairs like this in the mess hall. These chairs had nice little trays already attached to them. Grayson bounced and kicked, wanting his lunch, NOW.
The nice new attendant came and put some small cubes of cheese on his tray. Oh, he liked cheese! Carefully he pinched one piece between his thumb and finger and lifted it to his mouth. Yum. Now there were some pieces of fruit on his tray, too. And some crackers. Which should he eat first? He looked over at Joey. Joey was eating a cracker. Okay, he would eat a cracker, too. Nice crunchy cracker.
What was this? Something new. He looked at it, not sure what it was. It was about the same size as baba's little finger, but more the color of mama's fingers. He poked at it, not sure what to do with it. He looked over at Suzy. She had this new thing clutched in her hand, sucking on one end of it. Okay. He tried that. Interesting taste. He bit into the end and chewed. He held his hand out and looked at the new thing. He liked this. He took another bite, feeling the new thing give between his four little teeth. Interesting.
The attendant with skin the color of mama's came and gave him a sippy cup. What was in it today? Oh, just milk. But it was nice and cold.
He finished the last of the new thing, searched his tray for anything he might have missed. There was a small piece of cracker, a crumb of cheese, a tiny piece of fruit. All gone now. Grayson's tummy was full now and he found his head nodding. When the attendant came and lifted him up, carrying him over to the cots for a nap, he didn't complain at all.
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"What did he have for lunch today?"
"We gave them soy dogs. He really liked his."
