Thursday Baby Blogging 081309

It's getting harder and harder to get good SteelyKid pictures, because she's always in motion (see digital camera complaints in the previous post). So, we have to resort to tricks like putting her in her babypod and holding Appa up next to her:

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Fortunately, she doesn't mind too much...

Actually, she sits in the babypod for dinner every night, where she gets Cheerios and banana puffs to distrct her while Kate and I eat. And, lately, she also gets water in a sippy cup, which allows her to demonstrate that she is her father's daughter:

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People who knew me at Williams will recognize the technique, I'm sure.

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So cute!

You mean you don't approve of pink hearts and being emotionally manipulative?

By katydid13 (not verified) on 14 Aug 2009 #permalink

She's growing like a weed (one with a lovely flower, of course.) That comparison picture shows just how tall she's getting.