Smuggling Cheerios

Jack ate Cheerios in the nursery today. Good for him! Last time he tried plain Cheerios, he didn't like them. (I don't blame him--I don't like plain Cheerios either!) Maybe today's attempt at an unfamiliar food item was due to peer pressure--the other kids were eating a snack too--or maybe his sense of taste or sense of crunch is improving. Regardless, I'm glad he's acquired a taste for the simple snack!
So I went to get Jack out of the nursery to feed him (as I do every Sunday so we're not rushed to get home after church) just as they were finishing snack time. I helped him finish the last few Cheerios on the table (many had already made it to the great abyss of the floor) and took him upstairs. As he was on my lap about to nurse, he opened both fists and looked down at his palms, where he had smuggled two Cheerios out of the nursery, one in each hand! He transferred the left Cheerio into his right hand and looked at the two together, in awe of his secret snack. I told him, "You'd better eat them!" so he slowly brought his right palm to his mouth and crunched on his last two Cheerios with enjoyment.
Thanks, Lindsay, for re-introducing Cheerios to my son! It adds to my ever-widening snack options and made for a very cute moment in the Lactation Station today!