He won't stop eating strange things. Today we were at the library and I was letting him run wild in the baby section (lots of puzzles, board books, etc). I look over to see him chomping away furiously. It really is a pretty normal occurrence- but when we aren't home I can't be completely sure that what he's ingesting is completely safe (although at home I can't be too sure about that either). I did the usual cheek squeeze and finger swipe through his oral cavity and came up with none other than the common wood boring beetle. He was gnawing on a Coleopteran. As an entomologist I couldn't be more proud. We were going to name him Charles Darwin- and as it turns out we probably should have. Darwin also loved beetles and at one point stored some in his mouth while he was out collecting. I have also included a picture of Zeb eating raw zucchini. He threw a tantrum when I tried to take it away.
And for the record (and all of you worry worts out there) I need to point out that Zeb rarely swallows any of the foreign objects that go into his mouth- he just chomps and chomps until he gets bored.