2003-06-29-1:06 a.m.
We went to the health food store last night, which used to be challenging just like all shopping trips because Ro baby hated the whole check out process. Giving up his toy or snack even temporarily caused him to blow a gasket. Anyhow, several months ago, he realized he got his items back -- so the check out problem has slowly been abating.

However, last night was the first time he actually helped us shop. I just grabbed a basket because we were only going to get a few things. I handed every thing to Ro baby and he dropped it in the basket. Eventually, he realized he could push the basket up and down the aisles like a sledge. So, that's what he did. He steered the basket around after me as I went up and down the aisles. And, if Mommy stopped for awhile, then he happily pushed the basket back and forth nearby. They have kids carts there but they're extremely crummy and difficult to steer. I'll have to take him to the mega-Wegmans, so he can try out a "shopper in training" carts. I feel like he might be a bit of a hazard with one of those though. Wheels have a tendency to go to his head.

un peu de poo
Thursday was a culinary high point for Ro baby. After months of trying, he finally managed to evade Mommy and eat some poop. Argh!!! Lately, every time I changed a poopy diaper, he's been scrabbling his hands around down there trying to get a "sample". It's been driving me nuts, but because I'm an extreme diaper changing expert I've been able to ward him off with special mommy kung fu blocking techniques.

Anyhow, I knew he was about to have a poop but I went and put laundry in to wash first because he wasn't quite done yet. By the time I came back, he'd wandered off to play with his trains in his room. Instead of going to sort him out immediately, I checked my email instead. Bad Decision!!!!! A few minutes later, Ro baby wandered into the living room looking like he'd been feasting on chocolate cake. His face and lips were smeared with brown goo and so were both his hands. I wish I'd taken a picture for future blackmail purposes but all I did was shriek in horror and then clean him up. I wish he seemed a little more disgusted with it -- but he wasn't. I have to make sure he never gets seconds. Ugh.

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