Nov
2
Beware the baby ninja
Submitted by jessica on November 2, 2009 - 9:43pm
She might get you with her fierce nunchucks!*
She also has throwing stars in her arsenal!**
Look at that ninja creep in her step!***
*Made from wood-grain fabric and stuffed with rice and cotton balls
**Cut from industrial felt
***Also known as slipping on hardwood floors, occasioned by wearing mama's socks with no grippies on the bottom
It was pretty fun getting Viola dressed up for Halloween, but she didn't get an overwhelming reception from the wider world. No matter; we thought she was cute and hilarious, and we had a lot of fun making her cache of weapons. No doubt there will be self-chosen princess-fairy-unicorn costumes in her future, so the dark nature of Halloween '09 will stand in stark contrast.
Nov
6
Taking bets on when she's able to text.
Submitted by joe on November 6, 2009 - 9:36pm
"Uh, Papa, this phone is so old and slow. How am I supposed to text using this prehistoric device."
"Will you buy me the newest one, it has GPS, it's 3G and like 300 times more memory."
"So you can have even more pictures of me."
Nov
17
Overheard on campus
Submitted by jessica on November 17, 2009 - 8:52pm
Both of these conversations were overheard while standing in line at the Flaming Eggplant, the student-run eatery on campus. I am not making any of this up.
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Male student, wiping glasses: "I got this fucking menudo all over my glasses."
Female student: "Ha. Yeah."
Male student: "It's so greasy."
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Student 1: "Here you are again, playing your cigar-box ukulele, riding up on my territory."
Student 2, playing cigar-box ukulele: "That's right, but only on Tuesdays."
Nov
22
Another year older?
Submitted by jessica on November 22, 2009 - 8:46pm
If you find yourself wondering if it's my birthday, please don't hesitate to check the Is It Jessica's Birthday? site.
Nov
29
Month 11
Submitted by jessica on November 29, 2009 - 10:50pm
Month 11 is upon us, and the mad skills just keep coming. Viola took her first unaided steps on November 11th, and she can now walk successfully for 5 feet or so.* Last night she even launched herself toward the crib from a standing position at a wall. Once she learns to stand up from a sitting position on her own, we're done for.
Here she is standing all by herself in the yard this weekend. She keeps herself balanced like a tightrope walker, with lots of arm movement.
The next skills we hope she develops are sleeping skills. Specifically, going-to-sleep skills, and staying-asleep skills. And ability-to-sleep-away-from-a-warm-lap skills. Any of these would be an improvement.
We closed out the month with a fun Thanksgiving celebration. Viola met her second cousins from Montana and kept them on their toes.
*(Some video of the first steps is forthcoming. That's Joe's assignment.)
