Most people who know Noah are aware that he has an obsession with brushing his teeth. Well, not so much brushing as holding the tooth brush under the faucet and sucking the water off of it. Occasionally he'll throw in a scrubbing motion. Oh and the toothpaste--that is very important. he loves that candy flavored, fluoride-free toothpaste. He will run to the bathroom 3-5 times a day yelling "teeth!"
This shouldn't be a bad habit--it should be good. Just need to tweek the technique a bit. Problems have arisen however.
Problem 1: Seeings that he want the faucet on the entire time (which is a substantial amount of time), his shirt, inevitably gets soaked. Baby not like wet shirt. Baby need new one. Baby not wait till shirt dry. Baby not go shirtless.
Problem 2: Also likes to carry tooth brush around the house. Sometimes he'll lounge on the couch and happily chew away at it (yes, like a dog). constant chewing action tends to ruin toothbrush. He now owns 3 or 4--couple for chewin', couple for brushin'
Problem 3: (linked to #2) This travel brushing that he partakes in leads to lots of other brushing. Brush the couch. Brush the counter. Brush the toys. Brush your own head. Brush the dog. Brush the toilet. (don't worry--that one was thrown out immediately) His is the only toothbrush that i know of that gets washed and disinfected regularly.
Problem 4: this is a new one--just the past few days, but he's quite taken with it. Use other people's toothbrushes! He started out stealing David's. And why not? Davids is awesome! It has Buzz Lightyear on it! It happened a few times, i put the smack-down on that one, and he quit... Till the next day when he realized that Daddy's toothbrush is way better! look how much bigger it is! this one holds lots more water! and it cleans the counter lots faster!
I have made it abundantly clear that it is not ok to use daddy's tooth brush--and he was quite remorseful. Let's see if the remorse holds up till tomorrow...
oh, Noah.
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