New Photos Posted

New pictures up in Teagan's gallery. If you don't already have the link and password and would like to peruse it, shoot me an email.

So, don't get overly used to me posting pictures of Teagan here in the blog, but this one was too much fun to share. In response to my rant, our friends, Heather and Jason, found this onesie while on their honeymoon. W00t, w00t and double-w00t! Words can't describe how tickled I am! Thanks, Heather and Jason!

Two Thoughts

Thought #1:

I have a magic finger. With my magic finger, I seem to have the capacity to get my kid to stop screaming when all other avenues fail. I think it's the doing of this guy, who has a DVD which we were recommended by our friend, Ken, to watch. We did before Amy went into labor, and, whenever Bambina would have a crying jag at the hospital, I'd follow the advice given on the video, one part of which was to use your finger as a binka-bluffa-paci-corka-Nuk (or whatever you want to call the thing you stick in your kid's mouth to get it to be quiet). And still, almost two months later, if Bambina is howling (like this morning) and can't be otherwise soothed (like this morning), sticking my finger in her mouth seems to do the trick. Oh, it's not just any finger, mind you. It's the ring finger on my right hand. I should immortalize it, maybe have it bronzed or something...

Thought #2:

Here, presented for the first time is Bald Man Tom's BABY TO ENGLISH TRANSLATION MANUAL

Baby Speak	English
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!	I'm hungry!
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!	I'm too cold!
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!	I'm too hot!
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!	You're squeezing me too tight!
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!	You're not holding me tight enough!
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!	You're holding me wrong!
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!	MOMMY! DADDY'S A BUTTHEAD!!!
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!	I'm tired!
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!	I'm bored!
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!	I'm lonely!
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!	I've got a dirty diaper!
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!	I've gotta burp!
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!	I've gotta fart!
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!	I've gotta make a dookie!
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!	Noone knows the troubles I seen...
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!	You never let me do ANYTHING!
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!	I have just solved the worlds most troublesome problems! Hunger? Gone! Economic disparity? Gone! Ethnic and religious tensions? Gone! Global warming? Gone! And NOONE UNDERSTANDS WHAT I'M TRYING TO TELL THEM! WHERE'S MY NOBEL PRIZE?!
EURLEURLEURLEULREURL!	I AM NOT HAPPY! I AM NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY! I DON'T WANT TO BE HAPPY! NOTHING YOU CAN SAY OR DO WILL EVER MAKE ME HAPPY!

The varying translations are derived from subtle variations in pitch, volume, repetition and speed of speaking. Other translations are pending, as research is ongoing.

Bobble head Baby

Teagan had a doctor's appointment today for her first round of vaccination shots. She got four and let the office know she was not happy. She turned purple with her crying- poor kid.

Anyway some important stats-
She is weighing in at 9lbs. 9oz. - 35th percentile
She is 21 inches long- 25th percentile
and her head is measuring in 75th percentile (sorry don't remember the exact number) ! She is a little bobble head. No wonder she has a hard time lifting her head up.

One final note: More photos have been added to Photobucket if you are interested.

For the record...

Teagan's lungs work just fine, and our ears are numb.

I Keep Forgetting to Say...

THANK YOU, DARRIN. I'm not so sure my wife shares my sentiments, but I really had a blast! W00t!