Lip Bones

As J has gotten older it is wonderful that he can communicate more specifics to us when things are bothering him. I remember too well the confusion during the baby days if he seemed to not be feeling well, but it was so hard to determine just where the discomfort was coming from. Did his tummy hurt? Did he have a headache? Was he teething? Now he can usually explain just what the matter is. The other night he was not feeling so hot and so he explained, as he pulled and pinched at his beautiful, at-the-moment pouty lips,

“Mommy, my lips hurt. On the inside. Way on the inside. Mommy, the BONES of my lips hurt!”