Mmmmm... Fingernails

I am not very good at fingernail maintenance, whether it's my own or my kids'. Occasionally I'll file or cut Belle's fingernails, but not often. Usually I just wait until her nail starts to rip off, then I'll bite it off. She has learned this and now when she has a nail barely hanging on, she'll come to me and stick her fingernail toward my mouth.

Tonight, Little Ms. Independent decided to fix her nail problem on her own. She showed it to me, then said "No" when I offered to bite it for her. She didn't bite it herself, but she pulled at it until she was able to pull the nail off. Then, like a good girl, she held the pulled off nail up to my mouth for me to have. After all, doesn't her Mommy like to eat fingernails? Haha!

P.S. No, I don't actually bite my own nails... ironically nail biting is one of my pet peeves!

3 comments:

Angelle said...

Isn't it ironic, don't ya think? :)

Christina said...

I hate this task also. I'm terrified of chopping the tips of his fingers off. I usually wait until he makes me bleed by accidently scratching me before I get the clippers out.

By the way I love the latest pics! That outfit on Corgan is so cute especially the hat!

Christina said...

Last night, Zach actually drew blood on my stomach! Do you think he needs his nails clipped? The doctor asked me today why my belly had a big yucky scratch on it. Umm...because I'm a bad mommy :-)