Aw, isn't she cute chewing on that coaster?

Yes, honey, she sure is! I sure am glad we decided to go out to dinner tonight, to give ourselves a break from cooking. Especially since I had to eat breakfast in the car and shoved a turkey bagel sandwich in my mouth for lunch like I was in a hot-dog eating contest. And then I had to...how is she doing with that coaster?

Viola: [chew, chew, smile, chew]

Here, pookie, let me just turn it around to another corner so you don't chew a piece off...yeah, so I had to go to four meetings today, one of which went four times longer than it was supposed to go, and one of the others was on the topic of unions, which are foreign to me, and was led by a person who didn't want to answer any questions...

Viola: [chew, chew, kick, kick, kick]

Hi, boo boo! Is that a yummy coaster? Who's a big girl, sitting in a highchair?...And I had a hard time pumping, because I really wasn't relaxed, but I think I got 10 ounces or so, how many are left in the fri...

Viola: [wheeze, wheeze, gag, gag, gaaaaaaag]

Me: Oh. Oh! Oh!

Joe: grabbing Viola, trying to lift her out of highchair, and hitting her on back

Me: undoing latch on highchair

Joe: picking up Viola

Viola: [cough!]

A blob of chewed-up coaster hits the floor.

Phew.