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Buttpuffs are the name for those casualty Puffs that don’t quite make it to Princess Tater Tot’s mouth when she crams them in 5 at a time and get stuck on her butt when The Mommy picks her up after the meal.  The Daddy doesn’t like that name but it makes The Mommy laugh and that’s all that matters!  So the name stays.  They do more than just make The Mommy laugh, too.  They serve a convenient purpose.  You see, when the meal is over, Princess Tater Tot tends to throw a minor fit.  Yes, she likes food as much as her Mommy and is upset when the meal is over.  So Buttpuffs serve to transition us from sitting in the high chair eating to whatever activity comes afterwards.  The Mommy picks Tater Tot up while crying, picks a Puff off of her backside and conveniently pops it in her mouth while moving on to the next activitiy.  Okay, I can hear the collective “Ewwww, gross!” but a Mommy’s gotta do what a Mommy’s gotta do!  Hey, it works!  And I do clean off the high chair (and her backside) between meals so I DO know that it’s not a week-old Buttpuff.  Oh God, what a concept…week old Buttpuffs!  That’s enough to even make ME gag!

The other morning while Tater Tot was eating her breakfast of scrambled egg with cheese, cereal and yogurt with fruit, she asserted her independence in a way that had me rolling on the floor!  Normally I let her eat chunks of fruit so she can practice feeding herself but that particular morning I had blended yogurt with frozen blueberries so she didn’t have any finger foods.  She was really enjoying her eggs and put out one of her little fingers to touch them, I thought.  She often likes to touch her food with one finger to see what it feels like.  Before I knew it, she had grabbed MOST of the eggs in one little fist and crammed them into her mouth!  I started laughing so hard I was almost crying!  It was so cute because between chewing furiously and trying to cram the rest of the eggs in, she started laughing along with me.  She’s serious about her food.  Or as The Daddy says “She’s an eater!”  Like Mother Like Daughter….