P.B. - The New Vaseline

For reasons I'll never fully understand, Hannah loves having Vaseline put on her face. This started when she was very small and we put some on her chapped cheeks. She sat so still as if we were performing some essential and delicate operation. Now that she is older, she often pretends she has "a little cut" on her nose and needs some Vaseline on it. "See mom? Do you see it? It's just tiny."

Well, lately she has started a new habit that is amusing, but also a tad disturbing. She uses peanut butter from her sandwiches as Vaseline. I looked over at her one day during lunch and there was a smear of P.B. under her nose and on both cheeks. And it has become a regular thing. She opens her sandwich, dips her finger in, and says, "this is my Vaseline", and then applies it with precision. Is it just me, or is this quite gross?

On a similar note, today she told me Jacob had a tiny cut on his nose and she wanted to put Vaseline on him to "make it all better". I've actually had to hide the Vaseline!