Thursday Baby Blogging 043009

"These Baby Blogging pictures are old hat," says SteelyKid. "I could do this standing on my head!"

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You can't really tell from the angle, but she's laughing. This is a game we play from time to time-- I'll tip her over backwards, gently lower her down to the floor, and say "BONK!" Then I pick her back up, and she giggles and laughs and grins hugely. I suspect she's going to share her mother's love of roller coasters.

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