I can recall being maybe seven or eight years old, reading the book How to Eat Fried Worms wondering what sorts of strange things I might have eaten when I was younger. At some point or another, every kid probably asks their parents if they ever ate anything gross when they were little, like dog food for example. Well, Tyler, when you are older and reading this, let me be the first to tell you that yes, you ate some pretty gross things when you were little. You have a particular affinity to dog food. Iams Chunky Bits, to be exact. Lucky for you we have the sweetest dog in the world who doesn't growl or snarl when you approach his bowl and grab a handful for yourself. I have pulled many pieces of dog food out of Tyler's mouth and sadly must accept the fact that for every five pieces I remove, he probably swallows one piece. YUCK! Now I know why Chili inhales his food so fast these days.

There must be some ingredient in soap that Tyler is attracted to. In fact, he is a known soap thief. When I'm bathing the baby, Tyler grabs the bottle of baby shampoo and runs away, giggling, down the hall and around the corner where he tries to hide and eat it. I thought it must be the aromatic berry scents I douse the baby with. But, Tyler does this with Dove soap as well. When we're blowing bubbles, Tyler prefers to catch the bubbles with his mouth instead of his hands. He asks to blow the bubbles himself, dips the wand into the soap and promptly sticks the wand in his mouth. Yummy.