It’s been awhile.

Grossest:
A baby had a diaper rash so bad there were open sores on her bottom.

I was trying to check a baby for coxsackie and while I was trying to look in his mouth and get him to stick out his tongue he spat right on my mouth.

A baby decided to try to do that thing where you spit a little and then suck it back in and then spit a little more and suck it back in, all without even knowing that is a (gross) thing that people do.

Cutest:
I had a temporary tattoo on my arm and a baby saw it and said “Dat?” (which is Baby for “What is that?”). I said, “This is a temporary tattoo.” The baby said, “Owie.” I said, “I see why you’d think that, but this is not an owie. See?” I poked it with my finger so she could see that it didn’t hurt me to do so. She watched, and, clearly assuming that I was just demonstrating an awesome suppression of pain, kissed it.

A baby went on vacation to Hawaii and when he came back I asked his dad about the trip. The dad said, “I think it helped him develop some language. His fear of the ocean was so great that he learned to say ‘No like agua’ within the first half hour.”

A baby was reaching for a toy and another baby ran over and grabbed it. Baby 1 was FURIOUS. He was screaming and trying to swat at things, and vaguely tried to chase Baby 2. I said, “Hey Baby 1, it looks like you’re really upset that Baby 2 just took the toy you wanted to pick up.” Baby 1 said, “YEAH!” “It seems like you just need to get some of this frustration out. Would you like to go sit on the blanket and be mad for a little bit? When you feel better, you can get back up and play again.” Baby 1 considered this for a few moments, then walked angrily over to the blanket and plopped down on it. He watched other kids playing for about a minute. Then he got back up and went back to playing.

A young baby whose dad does construction work for a living was playing with blocks. Completely on his own, he stuck a long block on a short block, then deliberately walked over to the playhouse and held it up to the handle of the playhouse door like a drill.

Even though many of them can’t even talk yet, everal babies have started trying to hug, give soft pats on the back, or bring a toy to another baby who is upset.