Great Toddler Invention

It is no secret to any mother that babies and toddlers LOVE Cheerios. For you new mom's, they are, seriously, like Baby Crack. They can't get enough of this bland tasting cereal and Kyra is no different.

We keep Kyra's crack stash in a zip-lock bag in my purse/diaper bag. It is handy, convenient, and we can take it anywhere and everywhere. "What's that Kyra? You want to scream and throw a tantrum for no apparent reason in the middle of the store? Here, have some Cheerios." Yes, folks, Cheerios. It works every time.

The problem is, the zip-lock bag worked great when we could hand feed it to her and it wouldn't make that big of a mess. Now that Little Miss Independent wants to not only feed herself, but hold the bag too, this zip lock bag just isn't doing the job. This wouldn't be such a problem if Kyra understood the concept of gravity. When the bag gets turned upside down, there are no more Cheerios to tame the monster with.

Thus I have been searching for the better part of the week for this Cheerio/Baby Crack holder contraption. I have looked all over our little town to find this stupid cup. Wanna know where I finally found it? Either one of the local Wal-Marts? No. They had some other snack holding contraption that was worthless, and did not hold in the crack stash when Kyra tipped it over. Did I find it at Target? Um, nope. Not there either. Same cheap crap that Wal-Mart carried. Only in Target, they'll charge you a dollar more for it! I had to venture to Babies R Us. The one baby store I hate to go into. Why do I hate this store? Because it is so damn convenient and there are thousands of oh-so-adorable clothes that Kyra really doesn't need, but I have the will power of an ant when it comes to baby clothes.

So yes, there is my major find for the week. I am loving it right now. Kyra is happy. She has her crack, she can feed her self, and she can hold the container too. This is a wonderful invention.

Oh, and Jeremy will be happy to hear I went into Babies R Us, picked out several oh-so-cute outfits, stood in a long line, and before I made it to the cashier, decided I'd wait until he goes out on his next underway to treat Kyra (and myself) to some new, cute, toddler sized clothes.