Ron looked at the nipple for a moment as if steeling himself for the act of suckling, then he took the artificial teat in his mouth and began to suck as if it were his daily fare.
He worked on the nipple industriously as she opened the jar of pureed macaroni and cheese for Deedee’s lunch and selected the dessert she would feed her. She finally decided on giving Deedee pureed bananas for her dessert, leaving the jar of chocolate pudding for her dinner. Kimberly wasn’t exactly enthralled with the idea of feeding an infant chocolate pudding. All the baby books recommended against it and she was aware of how chocolate caused relaxation of the epiglottis and fostered regurgitation. Still, Deedee had been insistent that she get chocolate pudding and Kimberly thought that one small container probably wouldn’t hurt her.