Things I probably shouldn't let my son do (but I do anyway)

#1: Eat dirt.
I took him out on our deck to check on our newly planted chives and tomato. Next thing I knew, he had taken a big chomp of chive-dirt. I figured this is a childhood rite-of-passage--all of us ate dirt at some point or another--so I let him chomp away on his clump of dirt. Unfortunately, now every time we go outside he thinks he has a right to dig in the chives and eat the dirt...

#2 Play with Easter candy and/or nuts.This is actually a series. We begin with the picture above, which is how this whole chain of events started. First, he loved to dig in the eggs. Then, an egg or two fell out and he liked how it sounded. Then he started intentionally dropping the eggs on the island. The grand finale involved pitching them off the island and onto the floor. Obviously, this made a giant mess:I tried to contain it, but it just didn't have that lovely "candy hitting Pergo" sound that Seth loves so much:Finally Jon had the clever idea to use the base of Seth's Jumperoo as a containment ring. It seemed to satisfy him (by this point the Easter candy had been replaced by nuts and golf balls):Unfortunately, now he thinks all nuts are made just for him to throw on the floor, even if we're at Grandpa & Grandma's:And yes, he did try to eat some of the candy. Generally I'd catch him before he swallowed, but I pretty sure he got a few jelly beans down, and I know he's enjoyed a few Robin's Eggs (I'll find pink or blue drool down his front). Luckily the nuts are too big for him to fit in his mouth--though that doesn't stop him from trying.

#3 Put his hands in other people's mouths.My only explanation is that he's really into teeth right now.

#4 Be immodest.We usually don't have this problem, thanks to onesies...

#5 Get a tattoo.See that adorable skull and crossbones on his chubby thigh? It's a good thing Aunt Kenna decided to slap that on AFTER Seth saw the Mikesell grandparents. Otherwise, that thing would have been scrubbed off the second Grandma laid eyes on it.

If he's this much fun now, I can only imagine what life will be like once he's mobile...