hey baby.

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i am never kissing you again.

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of course he doesn't seem to mind! He's six months old! What if he gets sick from it?

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Then he'll have a stronger immune system. Doctor Krober said he was fine just last week.

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Did you tell Dr Krober what you did to the binky he dropped?

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No, but the nurses saw me do it in the waiting room. Another mom did, too, and I saw her suck the snot from her kids nose with her mouth.

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So you're using that mother as a yardstick as to what is acceptable to do to your son?

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If he gets sick, I'll stop. But you can't put a kid in a bubble, I'm pretty sure I'd swallowed coins by his age, and I used to eat dust when I crawled under my crib.

[ and he came out alright, right mako? right?! ]

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[ .....................................................that explains a lot. ]

But we can't expose him to every possible pathogen either, Raleigh.

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I cross my heart that I vacuum and sweep regularly enough that he's not going to catch anything, okay?

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When you said you dropped the binky on the ground, you meant at home and not outside?

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Yeah. And that time in the doctor's office. And a couple times in the car.

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The doctor's office and the car?

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He put the building blocks in the doctor's office in his mouth anyway!

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[ SIGH. ]

The two of you are going to be the death of me.

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No we won't, babe. He'll grow out of binkies.

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Unless he doesn't.

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Mako. Don't jinx us.

[ are oral fixations genetic?? ]

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[ let's hope not. raleigh and mako go down on each other, a lot. ]

It's... not likely, is it?

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We might as well start weening him off now. Can't have him sucking his thumb, that'll mess up his teeth.

[ raleigh knows from experience or something... ]

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[ what's he talking about, raleigh has adorable teeth. ]

Right now? You saw what happened the last time he lost his binky.

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[ aw yeah braces. ]

Slowly. We'll go slow.

[ did he see what happened last time, excuse you mako. ]

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[ ......................... ok technically that one was her fault. ]

How do you go slow with a screaming baby?

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Don't ween him to the point where he starts crying. Just a little bit at a time, and eventually distract him so he doesn't scream and doesn't need the binkie either. ]

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[ has mako ever mentioned that you're a very sexy dad? ]

Where did you learn that from?

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All Things Baby Vol. 2: 6 to 12 Months

[ you best believe he's read ALL the baby books. ]

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[ ALL of them? ]

I love that you're a very dedicated father.