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By: joker the lurcher

joker the lurcher — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:57:41 +0000

i have bitten my nails since i had teeth and i am sure this has been the cause of my cast iron stomach. my boy used to have to eat the whole of whatever he started and on one occasion had eaten the whole of a can of black olives (aged about 3) when he threw up in the bath. he never touched them again although it became clear afterwards it was a tummy bug…

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:30:42 +0000

Rosie detests taking a bath. Until she was 5, it was sort of like trying to stuff a cat into a sack. Now, she showers. Hates it, but she does it.

She is a gnawer, not a licker.

I love that he finds his sister salty. Chuckle.

By: dgibbs

dgibbs — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:49:27 +0000

We are starting with the licking around here though he never really has had an avoidance with anything in his mouth. Most times it seems the licking is cleaning a spot off to bite.

By: misha_k

misha_k — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:52:00 +0000

I hope your little guy feels better soon. I dread the day J gets sick. It’ll last most of the school year. I remember the struggles of getting him to bathe when he was younger. Now it’s a struggle to get him to take a shower every day.

By: Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:47:18 +0000

As ever, I am completely pulled into the moment with you, which means I’m thanking your husband, too, for his bathroom fixture choices, if they included the bidet. Needs a softer seat, though.

I’m glad the bath monster has been defanged.

By: BetteJo

BetteJo — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:40:35 +0000

My son couldn’t be bothered with his sister long enough to lick her!
Since he’s grown I don’t remember all the ‘quirks’ he had, but most are gone or well hidden now. His not being autistic but somewhere on the spectrum – I can relate to some of this, it’s incredibly magnified for you. You seem to deal with it wonderfully and find the humor in it all. I keep saying it but my God I wish I had blogging when Andy was little!

By: mary

mary — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:51:40 +0000

My boys would say that licking a sister is definitely illness inducing!

Fortunately for me they love the bath.

By: Frog's Mom

Frog's Mom — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:40:13 +0000

I’m so sorry he’s been ill- both for him and for you. We have the same oral issues here at the pond. We’ve been very fortuante that Frog’s immune system is made of steel. When he does get ill, I can only imagin what he’s gotten into. I guess, home schooling, I’ll be privy to all that is tasted. He’s recently added spitting to his routine. I don’t know which I say more during the day – no mouth or no spitting. Baths are another story – he would live in the tub if we let him.

Good health to you and the rest of the family!

By: Cottontales

Cottontales — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:52:32 +0000

Oh, don’t get me started on oral issues… we have been fighting them my son’s whole life. I swear I say “hands out of your mouth” at least 5000 times a day. As far as Pavlov, my son goes into a tisy everytime I break out the pots, and pans. He can not understand why he can see and smell the food, but can not eat it.