Quite some time ago, Reid had a frog in her throat. At first she seemed to think we were joking when we labelled the trouble she had as a “frog”. We all had colds at the time and so she heard the term used a few times and knew we weren’t tricking her. Since that time, the frog has left her throat - and moved to her belly. The frog is especially troublesome at naptime and bedtime, when it begins to jump and makes it difficult for her to fall asleep. Reid has explained that when she lays still to sleep, the frog wakes up. When she moves about, the frog goes to sleep. Just like she knows she did when I was pregnant with her. Mealtimes can also be a problem when you have a frog in your tummy. The frog doesn’t always want to eat what is on the plate. Sometimes there simply isn’t room for supper with a “big daddy frog” already in your tummy.

I could use some ideas for getting the frog out of Red’s belly permanently. Nothing obvious, I’ve already tried the obvious stuff.