Isaac The Scavenger
I have noticed at daycare Isaac portrays a certain notorious member of the food chain: the scavenger!
Just like a hyena or vulture on the nature shows, he lurks on the African savanna among the high grass…and by “savanna” I mean the baby dining room and by “high grass” I mean stuffed animals and toys, of course.
When the other babies are up in their high chairs eating their snacks, Isaac begins to stalk them based on what is on the menu. The usual fare of Puffs and Lil’ Crunchies are somewhat interesting to him, but the big winners are things he knows he cannot have yet, such as cookies, grapes, and mac n’ cheese.
Isaac keeps his eyes on the prize, or prizes depending on the snack selection, and lays in wait. Sometimes he hides in one of the baby tunnels or behind a baby bike, and other times he just sits in the middle of the floor silently, not making a sound or moving a muscle. Just watching…and waiting.
At this point my little guy is more like a predator than a scavenger with all the recon and ninja moves, but wait, he soon goes back into scavenger mode.
The second anything that looks edible to him hits the floor, the race is on! Isaac army crawls as fast as he possibly can to attack the piece of food on the floor and stuff it in his mouth before anyone notices what he is up to.
Luckily the majority of the time myself or another teacher will catch him before he is in full scale snack attack, but occasionally he is too wily and quick and manages to sneak something before he is caught.
This of course means I need to scoop a pinkie in his mouth and fish out whatever today’s catch is, ew, a little gross, I know, but I’d rather my baby not choke (:
FYI: After a couple days of being the class scavenger, I decided that even though Isaac was not eating as many meals/snacks as the other babies because he is still being breastfed a lot, he should be up in a high chair when they are regardless to avoid any future sneaky snack attacks.
Is your baby a scavenger?
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