100th Post Blogtacular!

Can you believe that you people have read what we have to say at least 100 times? I thought it would be appropriate to keep the writing to a minimum for this post and just let you enjoy some videos of Zayleybug. Enjoy:

The first time I made Zayley laugh by tickling her I thought I would die from her adorableness. Luckily I lived. Whew. I hope you are as lucky.

We borrowed a Johnny Jumper from a friend. Since Zayley has wanted to stand up since she was umm...a week old, she enjoys it immensely. I really wanted to put this to music...but I want you all to be able to see it before she goes off to college.

Rice Cereal = Not That Great

Okay so, I’m not sure what the big fuss was about solid food. I ate it...it tasted like nothing...whatever. I mean okay, I probably didn’t actually EAT it; I probably only swallowed twice. It just wasn’t all I was expecting it to be. Here’s how it went down:

First of all, we started when I was already getting a little cranky…not ideal conditions.





Mom gave me the first bite with the food on her finger. I have always found mom’s finger to be delicious and wonderful to suck on so that was no big deal.




After that there were a few bites with the spoon and then already…BORING. Mom keeps saying ‘at least she didn’t gag on the stuff,’ so I’m pretty sure she considers the experience a success.

I really wanted to just suck on my fingers (I love them so much). I wasn’t even that interested in playing in the stuff because let’s face it, if I can’t pick it up and suck on it, I don’t care about it.




But don’t get me wrong…I’m sure the world of solid foods is tres exciting once we move past the rice cereal phase. But for right now, I think I prefer nursing.

Rock on y’all.

P.S. My mom just read this post and she told me to watch my attitude.

Flickr pictures

New pictures are up on flickr. A good chunk of them are from the FDR Memorial in D.C. but if you go far enough in there are new ones of Zayley.

Highlands Street Fair

*I'm having some trouble loading a couple of pictures so there will be more pictures included on this blog later.

A little over two weeks ago, we went with Ben, Rachel, and Brian to the Highlands street fair. We wanted to check out the band, Paper Bird, plus you all know I’m a sucker for street fairs.

A good time was had by all amidst the hippies and the hipsters but boy howdy was it hot.

Zayley got to ride around in the sling with me and I have to say that we’re getting better at using that thing all the time. Thanks Gramma Jo! Also, she enjoyed hanging out with her good friend Brian.

Izzy even got some love from some random stranger.

On our way out we stopped at one of the vendors that was selling all kinds of cute stuff. While I was admiring the aprons, Zayley spotted the ADORABLE tutus. She begged for one but I told her she’d probably have to wait until Christmas. *sigh*

In Other Baby News...

Our headline story tonight is that Azalea recently discovered her tongue. She can now be seen frequently sticking her tongue out at new people, and at her parents when she wants to make them laugh.

Recent research has discovered that Azalea does in fact like her swing. Experts say that she has been seen tolerating the swing for up to 45 minutes in ideal conditions. Her parents see this as a positive sign, and are hopeful that their days of moving her to a new activity every five minutes are coming to an end.

Azalea has been spotted with handfuls of her mother’s hair on several occasions. A close friend of Miranda says that “she’s considering getting her hair cut but she fears ‘the mom haircut.”

“I haven’t heard the ‘demon cry’ in nearly a month!” reports the Walker’s nosy across the street neighbor lady. This is in reference to the sound that was heard throughout the neighborhood whenever the Walker baby was placed in her car seat. Azalea’s parents say that “she seems to calm down quicker now when we put her in the car seat, though she does let us know initially that she’s not too happy.” The Walker’s tried to keep their comments to a minimum and knocked on wood to prevent “jinxing” the situation.

In our feature, Technology Tonight, we’re singing the praises of webcams and Skype. Azalea commented “I love seeing my grandparents on the computer…it’s just like TV. Sometimes I get cranky because my mom always seems to call when I want to eat or take a nap, but I don’t think my grandparents mind. Plus, it’s awesome because I look like that baby on the E-Trade commercials.” When asked for a follow-up comment Azalea’s mom said, “no she doesn’t look like that E-trade kid…that baby’s creepy.”

That’s all for our blogcast tonight. We will return later on this evening depending on Azalea’s mood.

Happenings

This is the scene down the road right from my house right now-


I sent a news tip to 9-news. I'm so important. I'll bet they call later tonight and offer me a job.

Dinner With the Folks

Well hello my adoring readers.

Though you may not be able to tell, I am sitting at the dinner table with my parents. That's right, just like a real human person. This is because at my recent visit to the pediatrician, the doctor told my mom that it was okay to start feeding me some solids when she thinks I am ready. I've been hearing the words "rice cereal" a lot lately, and mom has been talking about letting me play with it and make a mess with it...sounds fantastic if you ask me. For now though, I'm just entertaining my parents while they eat by sitting in my chair and chewing on Mr. Lion. (Just between you and me, I don't think they get out very much because they laugh really hard whenever I try to chew on the lion...I don't see what's so funny.)

So stay tuned everybody! Because in a couple of weeks I'll be eating the crap out of this "rice cereal" stuff.