Spicy Hot - I Wike It!

Over the past few weeks Mason has really started to express his like or dislike for all kinds of things. His new favorite words are "I wike it" and "Mason no wike it." For example, Mason has a new found love for blues music. "Boos music, I wike it," he said after listening to the Allman Brothers. He also loves it when we floss his teeth. Nicole took him shopping for shirts this morning, and he gladly told her "No wike it" to several shirts before deciding on a few shirts he did "wike". He is fairly opinionated for a 21 month-old.
Mason has also discovered spicy food. While eating tacos the other night, he asked about the bottle of Tabasco. We told him it was "spicy hot" and that he wouldn't like it. Undeterred, Mason said "twy it, twy it...spicy hot." So I put a few drops of Tabasco on his taco meat and he put some in his mouth. After a few bites, his mouth dropped open, and looking quite distressed he said, "spithey ha" with his tongue sticking out. We told him to drink his milk, and he quickly chugged about half of his sippy cup before slamming it down and exclaiming, "Spicy hot - I wike it!" He then asked us to put drops of Tabasco on all of his remaining bites of meat. At first, he would immediately drink his milk after putting the bite in his mouth. After a while, we convinced him to wait 5 seconds until he drank his milk. Like a champ, Mason would sit with his tongue hanging out of his mouth for 5 full seconds before furiously gulping down his milk. He went through about 2 full sippy cups of milk in about 5 minutes. Next week, we will start working with him on Thai food - as long as the restaurant lets us bring in our own liter of milk.