"My sister ate my homework"

Can a baby have Pica disorder? You know, the disorder where people eat weird things all the time and then end up on TV about it? When Elisabeth ate her book she got for Christmas we thought it was funny.  When she chewed a big chunk out of our coffee table, we thought it was funny, blamed each other for not watching her, and secretly hoped she would not be pooping out wood chips at her next doctor's visit. Then she moved on to eating our cotton balls.  I put them up and still cannot find them.  She would clean her throat with our Q-tips.  She learned to crawl over the barricade in the bathroom and munch away on toilet paper.  We can add dryer sheets to her menu also. She has eaten my grocery list, chewed a hole in the not-yet bought macoroni box, pooped out starburst wrappers etc... I think we have reached "over the top" status when at the end of the day I would be "Yes! She only ate 3 non-food items today!" Now, if you are thinking "why don't you just keep a better eye on her, or keep paper products out of reach" trust me, we do, we have, she is part magic.  I think she snaps her fingers and a yummy roll of toilet paper appears.  Now, if she was a perfectly normal child we would not worry.  But considering she is in therapy for NOT eating regular food,  and she already takes an iron supplement, ummm - well, we can probably sign her up for that reality show "my secret obsession" where they eat the weird stuff.  Just another thing to add to our Elisabeth prayer list. God has been faithful throughout her little 10 months and even though it feels weird to pray "God please help those 5 pieces of mail Elisabeth just ate digest in her stomach" - I know he cares about her and her eating habits more than we do.  And teachers for future reference, if my kids come to school and say "my sister ate my homework" - they really mean it.

Sample of Elisabeth's choice of snacks: