So, we were at my parents house last week for a combination of family events, and one evening we were all gathered around the dinner table. Hayden even joined us in a high chair! He had already finished his dinner and was no longer content to just sit and observe, so my mom took him and he sat in her lap while she ate.
After a few minutes of trying to not let him eat off her plate, I decided to have him try some of the food at the table. Now, before you freak out, it was just fruit. And it was watermelon. I thought it would be harmless. Watermelon is like 99.9% water, right?!
Hayden did NOT enjoy the texture, but seemed to enjoy the flavor or juice in his mouth so he would spit it out, then want it back. Over and over again. At one point he apparently got the little piece of watermelon in the back of his mouth (and it was very small mind you) and gagged. He also seems to have inherited his mother's super-sensitive gag reflex. He seemed okay, but he wasn't quite done. After one more gag half of his dinner came up and was all over my mom. The other half came up and got all over the floor and my dad. I jumped up and whisked him off to the tub for a bath. Feeling totally stupid that I pretty much made my son puke. He recovered quickly and seemed to be back to himself within a matter of minutes.
I felt so bad.
Hayden won't be getting watermelon for a long, long time...
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