March 19, 2004
On the Usefulness of Rug Rats

They get into everything, they stick whatever isn't nailed down in their mouths, and there's no such thing as a button that can't be pushed. Gotta love babies. Of course, sometimes it pays off:

The D'Onofrios keep their telephones out of the reach of 21-month-old Billy, since he likes to push the buttons and make random calls. There's tape over the television controls to keep him from changing the channel.

But the boy's inquisitive nature is no longer considered a problem since he opened the battery compartment on the television remote and uncovered a purple battery worth $100,000.

Olivia's starting to crawl now (and the little monster is fast), so I know it's only a matter of time before we discover a sandwich in the VCR. Ah, the joys of parenting.

Posted by scott at March 19, 2004 01:24 PM

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I just woke up, and had a dream she started walking.

Posted by: richie on March 19, 2004 01:51 PM

Hey, don't forget the mashed potatoes. A former coworker of mine was once dismayed to noticed that her daughter, upon determining that the VCR was hungry, proceeded to insert several spoonfuls of mashed potatoes into the device.

Posted by: James Sloan on March 19, 2004 07:50 PM
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