Sisters

Oz

By now you know it's pretty typical for mom to get some absurd idea for pictures.  How many pumpkin patches have I been thrown in?  How many Halloween costumes do I own?  You get the idea.

So I didn't even act a little surprised when mom was all, "Hey Peep, do you want to take some Wizard of Oz themed pictures?" I would have protested but she whipped out an awesome twirly dress for me and I was totally sold.

I can't say the rest of the group felt the same way.  The Tin-Lab was pretty pissed about her hat.  And the Lion was more colicky than cowardly.

But I sure enjoyed myself.

As it turns out, if you give a lion a b-guck, she'll probably fall asleep.  (Hmm, that sounds like a good book proposal for a certain series I like...)

And we did make a pretty cute pair.

No shock to me, mom's vision didn't exactly come to pass...

...but we sure tried.

Once mom gave up, I got to work on my twirly-dress spinning skills.

Hank liked twirling, especially because he was a little crushed to find out there were no giraffes in Oz.  He's looking into a discrimination lawsuit.

Tubby Time

A few weeks ago I finally had enough with the lame, freezing cold sponge baths so I was all, "Mom, it's time for me to get a real bath!" and mom was all, "Okay Stu, I think you're ready."

I was born ready.  Turns out, my belly button was not.  But a quick cauterization and it was time.

(My sis had her first bath after a long belly-button-induced wait too.)

Anyway.  I loved it.  True I kept my signature pensive look going the whole time.  But I loved it.

A real bath is so much better than a wimpy old sponge bath.  Now I can't wait until I can join Juj in the big tub and play toys!

Strong

So here I thought a peeplet's job was to eat, sleep, poop, and scream as soon as mom starts to eye her bed.

Turns out, I was very wrong.  Whenever I'm awake and my belly isn't too full (so what, once every four days?) mom is all, "Stu, it's time for tummy time!" and I'm all, "Mom, my neck is already stronger than yours."

Clearly I don't need any babyish tummy time.  I'm ready to lift weights.  I'm ready for spinning class.  I need a gym membership.

Little Loves

Hey Peeps!
Happy Valentine's Day from me and Elise!

We hope you have a lovely, chocolaty, heart-filled day!  And if you get too many cookies or balloons or stickers or cookies, I'm available to help with the surplus.

Cheeeeeese

Yikes, Peeps, where did the week go?  I don't know about you but I've been a busy peeplet.  I spend my days eating, sleeping and screaming, the latter keeping me particularly busy.

I've also been working on new skills.  It was hard for me to decide what to master first.  I thought about walking or playing the violin.

But I decided I'd start with smiling.  It's a pretty easy trick and it has mom and dad completely amused.  And funny thing - the more I smile the less I see pamphlets about the circus scattered around the house.

Bookworm

Since I'm only a month and two days old, I'm not entirely sure about all my favorite things yet.  I know I love Herbie Hippo, I love boobie-flavored boobies, and I tolerate my b-guck.  But there's one thing I absolutely mega-love - my sister.  She's basically awesome and I'd watch her all day if I could (and not miss out on any of the aforementioned boobies).

The good news for me is that she thinks I'm totally awesome too. And since I am, it's obvious she's super smart.  So I was all, "Juj, how'd you get to be so smart?" and she was all, "Reading! You have to read eleventy billion books a day to be smart. It's a rule."

I don't quite have my reading skills mastered yet, but the next best thing is being read to all the time.

And Juj is the best.  She reads me books all day long.

She even reads to me when I'm asleep.  I'm pretty sure I wake up smarter.

I can't wait until I can read books by myself.  But since mom still hides my hands in my undershirt (lame), it'll probably be a while.  So I'm glad I have Juj to look out for me.