These Cheeks Are Gonna Kill Me
Bean grows like an inchworm. He gets pudgy and fat and then he stretches out. Then he gets pudgy and fat and then he stretches out. It’s pretty much awesome. My favorites are the pudgy and fat stages, which is what he’s in right now.
Now I ask you, how am I supposed to get anything done with these mushy cheeks laying around?
Everybody knows that mushy cheeks have to be pinched and poked and kissed and nibbled on or else they’ll grow to gargantuan proportions and Bean’s head would just topple right over under the weight of them.
Which means that it is my parental responsibility to gnaw on them and blubber them and poke them with my finger. It’s for the well-being of my child, you see.
Yes, I do love the cheek nibbling stage of Bean’s growth. Though, I do continue to check and see if he’s lengthening out any.
Nothing happening south of the knee caps lately though. Other than the unfortunate arrival of some cankles. Don’t worry. I’ve begun to nibble on those, too, and should have them back to their normal size in no time.
For now though, I’m focusing all my maternal attention on these cheeks. They need me. Really. They do.
17 Comments
Clare
Oooh those are just the best bits! Thighs are good, and you get more meat on those too, much more nibbly’ness. You are doing a good job Mum.
deepa
Ah! So cute!
(Is it sad that I get excited over the fact that our sons have the same exact wardrobe?)
Katie
(Isn’t that the cutest outfit ever??? It’s my favorite of Bean’s! I use that shirt with all his pants!)
deepa
I know! We call the get up the “double monkey”, bc it’s a monkey wearing a monkey. 🙂
The shorts are what caght my eye. Even though I tried to talk him out of it at the store, my husband has the exact same pair…
Nate's Mom
LOVE that top – ah-dorable! And the cankles? Too much cuteness!
Tiffany
Aw, yeah. Baby-nibbling is awesome. You’re lucky to have one hanging around at your house that you can nibble on any time. My boyfriend is still scared of babies (he thinks their skin is TOO soft? weirdo!), and the whole we’re-not-married thing is a problem too, so I have to borrow a baby when I want to squish and love on ’em. Luckily about 10 of my coworkers have friendly babies!
Lisa
Heart melting…..sigh
Jen at Cabin Fever
Baby cheeks! So adorable. And then suddenly they will be gone and he will look like a boy not a baby! *gasp* you better be getting ready for that. And then tell Chris to run because that’s when wanting baby number 2 kicks in 🙂
Cabin Fever in Vermont
Tressa
I just melted into a big pile of mush……….way to cute!
I WANT A GRANDBABY SO I CAN NIBBLE!!!!
Or, you could loan me Bean Man 😉
susansamson
My son is in a stretch out phase right now. I feel like he is growning an inch every day, though really he isn’t. Enjoy the pudgy cheeks. And the thunder thighs…lol.
Holli
I have to say (in a completely non creepy way..) our children would make the cutest chubby cheeked babies. I too nibble on Adehlei’s cheeks..it’s impossible not to! The cheeks, thunder thighs (not sure if Bean received those), cankles, wrists so chubby that they look like Barbie hands that were screwed onto Barbie arms. Oh the insanity!
Megan
My baby girl is losing her cheeks and her cankles. 🙁 Her little newborn creases are going away. It’s so bittersweet.
By all means…do you motherly duty and nibble away!!
Megan
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Ann
I love the pudgy bellies myself! Nom nom!
Heather in ND
ACK that outfit is TOO CUTE!!
Also the cheeks are too much!! I would gobble them up, too!
pam-tastic
OMG! Too adorable… I’m so glad you’ve taken the time to notice those cheeks. You know what’s funny? No matter how old they get..whenever they’re asleep, you will always see those cute cheeks in your mind’s eye. My girls and 16 and 9…and when I see them as they sleep, I can still see those cute little baby faces from so long ago.
ps…i’ve also decided that God makes babies cute so that you’ll fall so deeply in love with them and therefore not throttle them when they’re teenagers 🙂
Katie
He is wayyyy too cute! I love his little ankles!
Ashley
I could nibble right through this computer screen to those cheeks 🙂 Consider yourself lucky that you get to nibble them right back down to size :):)