Brain freeze

When my oldest nephew was just an infant, I kidded him, though we couldn't comprehend what I was saying, that I would give him his first brain freeze.

Eleven years later I still have not given him a brain freeze. Though I feel guilt-ridden about never fulfilling my promise, I got some satisfaction as my oldest and only child experienced it for the first time.

On way home from the gym today I stopped at Jamba Juice to get a little something in my stomach since I hadn't had anything to eat and it was now 1 p.m. When I got home, Addie was in her highchair eating lunch. Since she had only watched me and Court drink them, I thought today she would get her first taste.

Being the picky eater that she is, I was surprised when she tasted and liked my Acai Supercharger -- Court hates it. After each taste she would say, "More!" and I would grant her wish. The time between each sip became steadily less and then it finally hit. Her mouth puckered, and her painful wince soon became a cry. Addie officially had her first brain freeze.