I get this all the time.
Henry: I love you so much. I'm going to eat you up. (Commences eating noises.) I ate you up.
Me: Thanks. What did I taste like?
Henry: You tasted like brown...furry... balls.
How to Endure and Possibly Triumph Over the Adorable Tyrant
who Will Ruin Your Body, Destroy Your Life, Liquefy Your Brain,
and Finally Turn You
into a Worthwhile
Human Being.
Written by Alice Bradley and Eden Kennedy
W. W. Norton & Co.

Bright Sky Press
The site that inspired the book!
At LET'S PANIC ABOUT BABIES, Eden Kennedy and I share our hard-won wisdom and tell you exactly what to think and feel and do, whether you're about to have a baby or already did and don't know what to do with it.
Henry: I love you so much. I'm going to eat you up. (Commences eating noises.) I ate you up.
Me: Thanks. What did I taste like?
Henry: You tasted like brown...furry... balls.
Reader Comments (43)
My 20 month old doesn't talk much. But the cutest thing he's said to me is "Awwww..." as he hugged me. He hit me in the nose and I pretended to cry. So he caressed my hair and said, "Awwwww....."
I love it. How could I be mad after that?
Thanks for all your wonderful posts. Always a pleasure.
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