An Apple a Day

Finley's a fruit-fanatic. With so many fruit options out there, I can overlook a fruit or two for weeks. On Tuesday, while perusing the produce at Wilson Farms, I remembered that Finley hadn't had an apple in a while. I bought three different kinds of apples (one each) and after dinner, I took a bite to get him started and he took it from there. He LOVED this apple, he looked as if he was the happiest baby in the world while chomping through it. He ate the skin, the flesh, and even nipped at the stem!

I truly enjoyed just sitting and watching him spin the apple around looking for his next bite. I took lots of photos and then scrambled to find the video camera. There are two videos below and since I haven't posted a video in a while, I figured you all could handle them both :)

So after a while, Finley tossed what was left of his apple on the floor. This is one of his more annoying habits that lets us know he's finished eating. However, after dropping it, he looked over the edge of his highchair quite longingly at his discarded dessert. I got him out of the chair while Dan went to grab the apple to toss it out. Finley got very upset and begged for the apple, so Dan rinsed it off and handed it back to him. He took a tiny bite and then took off.

He basically carried the apple around like a security blanket for the next fifteen minutes. Wherever Finley went, he took the apple along too.

The funniest part was when he walked over the plastic giraffe. This giraffe came with some blocks that you can put down the giraffe's head/neck and they come out at his feet. Finley decided to use the apple as a block.

It came flying out the bottom and onto the floor! I laughed out loud, it was hysterical. Before we could "dust" it off, Finley grabbed it and was off again!

Soon it was time to head to the bath tub, but we had to distract Finley with every toy in his playroom in order for him to drop what was left of his beloved fruit. Luckily it was a successful endeavor and without his knowledge, we discarded the apple in the trash on the way to the tub.

An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but (note to self) an apple a day also pleases Finley to no end and can provided both nutrition and entertainment for hours on end.