What a Bummer

Scientists: Blue-Eyed People Are Inbred Mutants


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,327070,00.html

The Day Care Bully

I don't know why this surprises me. I was advised today by Janelle, who watches Ryanne during the day, that at eight months old and by far the youngest child there, Ry is the "day care bully." That's right. Every daycare has to have one and my daughter is it. Apparently whenever one of the other kids has something Ryanne decides she wants, like a toy, or a cracker, or a sippy filled with juice, she full speed crawls over to that child and just takes it away, leaving the other child crying and miserable, and Ryanne happily playing with or snacking on her new prize.
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I would be lying if I were to say I'm not a little bit proud.

Even If I Tried...

...I could not come up with a good enough caption for these photos.

In the military these are known as BCGs, for "birth control glasses."
I can't imagine why.

Seeing Double

I know you just cleaned this mirror mom

And now my sticky fingers are all over it

And I don't care!

Bathtime Fun

Splashy Splash

Say Cheese!

Just Some Cute Photos

My recent cold = my big red baby nose

My recent achievement = pulling myself up to standing (outside of crib). Preferably I like things with sharp dangerous edges, like coffee tables and media centers, to help me stand. And when I'm ready to no longer be standing, rather than just sit down like a normal baby would, I prefer to just kind of let go and fall where I will. I'm pretty sure I've already lost a few IQ points that way.
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Fortunately I still have my looks.

Having a Moment

I swear to you, this is an actual headline on Us Weekly's website, usmagazine.com, right freakin' now:

Britney Goes Out for Orange Soda
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For those of you wondering what I was doing on that website in the first place, please try to stay focused on the actual issue at hand, which is how not newsy this "news" is. I will be the first to admit that I love all things celebrity, and I don't even care about this. Who wrote this headline!?!?!

Christina was kind enough to stop by and visit on her way back to Portland. Despite Ryanne's best efforts at extreme unphotogenic-ness, I got a good shot.

Let's Do the Time Warp Again

So I downloaded and onto my Wii, transported myself back to 1985, and spent the day as, stomping Koopas into oblivion.
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It was so awesome.

Bipolar

It's probably rude and invalidating to laugh at your baby's rages, but I can't help it. These pictures make me chuckle. It's funny that she can go from joyously happy to hysterically angry in mere seconds, and it's funny that she can say so much without actually knowing any real words. The other night she woke up in the middle of the night and wouldn't stop crying. When I went in to her room, she had pulled herself up to standing in her crib and couldn't get back down. She made eye contact with me and let out the most horrible, enraged scream, as if to tell me that I was the cause of all of the problems in her life. I guess I had thought she wouldn't realize that until she was about 12.

OMG, what???

Johnny Jump Up Time

Yes, she is jumping in the coat closet...it is the only downstairs door with a frame, besides the bathroom

She bounced so hard she fell asleep. I've noticed that the new mobile Ryanne, version 2.0, sleeps well. I still preferred version 1.0, non-mobile Ryanne.

Oh, and did I mention I learned to crawl?

Now you

see me,

Now you don't.

Taa Daa!

Playing with the Blocks Grandpa Larry Made Me

Downward Facing Dog

Happy Baby in "Jail"

Sad Baby in Jail : (

More Christmas Shots

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