Lloyd said, "When you eat Fruit Roll-ups your head goes up," and proceeded to show me. I think he meant that when he tears into a bite all the work pulls his head back. I said, "Oh," and him: "You balance like a choo choo."

Oh, again.

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Dallas will hold the chipmunk, hedgehog, or border collie stuffed animals (the ones with "real" hair) up to his left cheek while sucking on his right middle and ring fingers. Or he will stand by Rachel or myself and hold a few strands of our long hair in the pointer finger of his sucking hand. Hair is comforting to the little guy!