You knew it had to happen…

So, now that Oscar is getting a little older I can be a little more playful with him. One of my favorite things to do is to let him stand up on my lap and we just laugh and giggle at one another. I also like to bounce him around on my knee, typical father-son stuff. I think what I enjoy the most is lifting him up over my head and seeing him smile down at me with complete trust and joy, not realizing just how high up in the air he is. If he knew the potential danger, he might not be smiling so much. The truth is that the danger is all on my side. The potential, as one might guess, is the wellspring of liquids this kid contains (especially shortly after a meal). I mean this kid used to spit up like nobody’s business and you would wonder if he was actually keeping any of it down.

Well, up until today I have been able to sidestep this hazard. Oscar had his dinner about an hour before, so I thought we were passed the danger zone but I was wrong…seriously wrong. We were sitting in the office and just chilling out and having some fun and of course I lifted him up above my head. If you’ve ever done this before with a little one you can understand just how great this really is…usually. This time, just as Oscar was at full arm’s length, the floodgates were opened. I suppose it could have been worse and ended up all over my face or even in my mouth, but my shirt was completely covered with half digested milk…yummy.

This may not seem that bad, but I took pride in the fact that I do this with him all the time and it hasn’t happened until now. I guess the next time won’t seem so bad.

(I hope you’re happy now, Christie.)