Presenting My Cracker

We've tried not to let Amelia slow us down much and we still find ourselves eating out just as much now as we did before she arrived (which is way too much). Lately, she's started to outgrow the car seat and has wound up more often than not in the high chair (always with something wedged in behind her so she'll fit). That sounds all well and good, but it mostly just means that Amelia wants to play with everything she sees on the big people table. Mostly, that means straws, plastic lids, spoons and the occasional half and half (toys just never suffice, besides we can't leave those all over the restaurant floor). That is, until we discovered these great "made for teething crackers". Amelia's first cracker seemed to keep her occupied for a good ten minutes while we scarfed down our sandwiches. What they don't say on the box is that towards the end, these crackers disintegrate into perfectly sized baby chokers. Just as we were finishing up our free ice cream (the best part of Jason's Deli), we heard a little cough, followed by a big cough, followed by a full on choking episode (ok, most people would just call it a cough, but we've got a little creative license as parents). Being the conscientious parents that we are, we finished our ice cream as Amelia learned to deal with the problem on her own. It will never read as funny as it sounded, but it went something like "cough, cough, cough, COUGH, COUGH, cough, coo, splat" and then, sitting beautifully perched on Amelia's little lips, like a sacred gift to be displayed, was the perfect little choker cracker and one proud little baby!