Snap just literally (I’m soooo not joking) snorted (yes…up his nose) a blob of Sunbutter. He picked up his sandwich, unfolded it, held it to his nose and inhaled. And I’m sure you’re wondering why I just sat and watched instead of intervening. I suppose I didn’t expect him to actually do it. Inhale Sunbutter? Nope, I didn’t see it coming. And I think I was just watching it all in slow-motion with my mouth hanging open in disbelief. After he sneezed a bunch and his eyes were all watery, he was fine. I used some saline and a Q-tip to fish any residual stuff from his nose (go ahead…admit it…you wanted all of those fine details). Once I knew he would be OK, I asked the inevitable question.
Me: Why did you do that?
Snap: It smell so nice Mommy.
Well, there you go. It smell so nice. I suppose Snap thinks that he must have something as close as possible to his olfactory receptors to appreciate it’s full aroma.
I jumped up VERY quickly when I later heard him telling Split and Sweet that the "geeps (grapes) smell nice too." I really, truly, earnestly do NOT want to explain that to Dr. Shrub.
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Wow. Sunbutter up the nose. Sounds like no fun!
Well, the sense of smell is actually closely linked to the sense of taste and maybe, Snap just “tasted” the food with his sense of smell.
I am a vegetarian but I sometimes cook meat dishes for my family. I just smell the dish I am cooking and I always get the taste right – even without actually tasting it. Snap must be pretty attentive to details for appreciating food that way.
Being an Aussie I am not exactly sure what sunbutter is… but it doesn’t sound like it is supposed to go up your nose! LOL If it makes you feel better my 4 year olds snorted 100′s and 1000′a (sugar sprinkles) last week with no ill effects!
i knew a kid who stuck a bean up her nose and it was there for months. finally when her parents could not stand the way she “stank” they took her to the doctor. the bean had srouted and rotted in her nose.
yea i was wondering how they missed that for so long too. bizarre!
HolleeAnn! That is sooooo disgusting! Ewwww. I was babysitting a kid once who put a little Lego man up his nose. The Lego man’s head snapped off while he was trying to pull the dude out of there. I had to call him parents to meet us at the ER. Thankfully (I sooo should not jinx myself like this) we’ve not yet had any such ER adventures around here. I’d love to keep it that way!