Guernica

Three signs it's time for Picasso's haircut.

1)Even Ancient Mariner Breath Loki is offended by Picasso's smell.


2)You can't see his eyes without a clippy.

3)On anyone else, Picasso's hair would look like an 80s Hair Band member.



Well, here is his new cut. You can see his demon eyes just fine now.

Deliciouso!

As we near Ruby's 9 month mark, I am continually amazed by her ability to find the most dangerous thing in the room in a ridiculously quick period of time and pick it up and put it in her mouth. Of course, its not enough for me to simply be amazed by it. I feel the need to quantify it and make sure its not just that remember the times she reaches for something that is not a toy, but is, in fact, capable of distinguishing a baby toy from objects of potential destruction.

Hypothesis: Given a choice between well crafted baby toys designed to stimulate her and a regular household item that is uninteresting but could cause harm, Ruby will choose the household item. Toys which have not been played with for at least 3 days will be used to guarantee maximum toy appeal.

Experiment 1: Stuffed Animal, Tape, Stuffed Animal

Result: Tape


Experiment 2: Block, Teething Ring, Batteries

Result: Batteries


Experiment 3: Stuffed Animal, Slobbery Dog Toy, Stuffed Animal

Result: Slobbery Dog Toy

Experiment 4: Book, Rubber Ducky, A&D
Result: This is Darwinism?

(no babies were harmed in this experiment. Howqever, Picasso was kindof sad when she had his dog)

A Good Day!

Ruby met her cousin today and found her completely uninteresting. Still, it was a great visit and she was much too excited to sleep. After a long nap once she got home, Jamey took her to the park and let her swing which made her cackle with glee.

Tonight we ventured out for Mexican. Ruby loved the tamale and was so good we let her go to the bookstore afterwards and pick a prize.

She chose a Webkinz. For those of you not familiar, Webkinz let's you "adopt" your stuffed animal and care for it online. Although Ruby chose it for its softness and dog like shape, I was curious as to what fun she can have with her pet online. First of all, I was very impressed by the security lesson at the beginning. Your username should not be one that someone can guess and your password should have a number in it. After having gone through all that security, I can only think "Why?". Will someone log on and give my dog an apple? Horrors! Her pet "Baba" (she named him herself) now has a balloon, apple and chair. Weeee! Still, I guess I see the appeal. It is basically Sims for stuffed animals. All for $11.95! One day when Ruby feeds her dog marshmellows, I guess I'll know why.