How to eat an Olive

As a child, how did you eat your olives? Did you simply just pop an olive in your mouth? Or did you strategically place an olive on each of your fingers so as to imitate being an alien? Duh, of course you stuck olives on your fingers! That is the only way to eat olives!

Well, apparently placing olives on your fingertips is not just a desire you have to be cool but rather an inherent decision. Keido, our 11 month old baby was given (sliced) olives for the first time this past week and without us showing him, he chose to place the olives himself on his fingertips. Can you believe that? Wanting to have alien hands is apparently a desire from birth. I love my little alien.

First they’re sour and then they’re sweet

Boyd: Have you seen those commercials for sour patch kids? The one where the life-size sour patch kid does something mean -- like setting up a wall for a boy to ride his bike into -- and then does something sweet like giving that same boy a band aid. Well, I totally just had one of those experiences.

The other day, I had just gotten home from work and I went downstairs where Charlotte and Keido were playing. I was kind of tired from work so I just collapsed on the floor, staring at the ceiling. After lying on the floor for a couple of minutes, it was only natural for me to close my eyes while I talked to Charlotte about the day’s events as Keido puttered around.

Without noticing, Keido snuck up on me, stood by my head without me noticing, and just decided to slap me right in the face! (Keido is so a ninja). Keido caught me so off guard that I died laughing despite my face being in pain. While I lay there, hands clutching my face, Keido then leans down and gives me the sweetest kiss ever. Gosh, is that not totally a sour patch moment?! Despite the fact that Keido hit me, I love him so much.

What a good Eater!

I've been really impressed lately with Keido's ability to stomach whatever we put on his plate. Today's menu consisted of blueberries, Japanese pumpkin, brussel spouts, peas, broccoli, veggie crackers, a noodle dish, raisins, rice (his favorite), and a few cheerios. Not too bad for an 11 month old. We've been getting more and more adventurous with the things we have given him and have found that he'll pretty much eat anything he sees us eat. Keido just loves food! However, no matter how many times I try, I still can't get him to eat bananas. Something about the texture I think.

Here's one more example of Keido's food love: We went to the sto

re a couple days ago and there was a little girl with a doughnut walking around. Keido followed her all over and kept trying to take her doughnut. Needless to say, she didn't really appreciate it and ended up running to her mom crying. We definitely know that the way to Keido's heart is through his stomach; what a boy.

(It's hard to say who won, Keido, or the Blueberries)