super leta! And how the heck have 21 people posted in about 3 minutes??
02.15.05 - 06:37 AM
30. Dazed & Confuzed said:
*AP Wire (Salt Lake City)* - Cindy Lou Who (Who seems to be no more than two at this writing) was seen earlier today levitating over Salt Lake City, miles away from her Whoville home. When questioned by the FAA, Ms. Who cryptically announced "Leoddely odddely ooooh" and promptly spat a piece of carrot into the chimney of a home in Burlington Addition East.
02.15.05 - 07:00 AM
31. annabelle said:
My mother also told me that a high forehead is a sign of intelligence, which sometimes made me feel better about the plane state between my eyebrows and hairline.
Just kidding. Your chawin' redneck baby is gorgeous. And you are mean for doing that to her hair. It is, however, your right after all the pregnancy and labor and PPD and all.
There's something not quite real about the background, like it was digitally added later. What a great picture!
02.15.05 - 07:03 AM
37. Creepy Susie said:
i guess there are exceptions to the high forehead = intelligence rule, cause my sis who we call 'Frente Wa-Wa' (loosely translated as Front of a Bus) is dumb as a pail of hammers.
02.15.05 - 07:03 AM
38. annabelle said:
Dazed! So funny. It is totally Cindy Lou Who. I also want to know, doesn't that hurt? I'm getting a headache just looking at all of that tightly bound baby fuzz.
Is that sky a dooce effect? I wish I knew how to do fancy things with Photoshop.
02.15.05 - 07:03 AM
42. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Leta is absolutely ADORABLE!!! She is starting to look like a LITTLE GIRL!!! There is nothing cuter than a baby in pigtails and footy-pajamas!!! SO CUTE!
Sooooo cute. Those pigtails rock the Casbah. When I do that hoist up thing to babies/toddlers, though, they always drool down on me. Not as picture perfect as what you've got goin' on there. :)
02.15.05 - 07:05 AM
47. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Oh, and I love her forehead. Although I have a decent forehead so of course I would think that is fantastic.
Is it me or is this website slower than a blind man walking through a cactus garden today? Were there technical difficulties? Is this only a test of the emergency doocecast system?
I was thinking more the crouching tiger, hidden leta concept myself.
02.15.05 - 07:16 AM
74. MyChelle said:
sorry part-timer aka Carol - I get it now! the intro to the movie version of Garp with the baby floating in the sky and Beatles on the soundtrack. Sorry I cranked on ya.
Dooce - Is it that my daughter's hair is uncooperative? I can't get her hair into ponytails without almost thoroughly wetting it down first. Pretty much every picture I take of her with pigtails, you can tell her hair is all wet, and then it's an absolute FRIGHT when she pulls out the elastic (which she loves to do in public). What gives?
*sniff*
Thank you, Bucky Four-Eyes.
And chocolate, too? Yes?
02.15.05 - 07:18 AM
80. Andrea in Canada said:
Leta! How completely adorably cute that picture is! Love the pigtails too. WE LOVE LETA!
DANG COLD...LOL at your comment about testing the emergency doocecast system!
Did everyone have a good valentine's day? We sure did. Wine, crab, music and more. ;) My mother in law took the kids from 4 till 8pm and we had 4hrs to ourselves in our own house! wow! That's a FIRST in a long long time!
and i think i want that onesie. it looks sooooooft.
02.15.05 - 07:19 AM
83. Cristin said:
Closet Metro said at 08:02AM, 02.15.2005:
If high foreheads are a sign of intelligence, I must be getting smarter every day.
Amanda B. said at 08:05AM, 02.15.2005:
Holy Crap she’s cute. Ow ow ow ow ow ow.
bwah hah hah
She is unbelievaly adorable. Make that one into postcards for the fambly.
p.s., I also have THE FOREHEAD. I have never had the guts to grow the bangs in.
this is an absolutely gorgeous shot! perfect blue sky, white puffy clouds, beautiful child. what did you have your D70 set at and what lens were you using? this is a technically great shot! excellent!
MOVING??? How? On her tush? On all fours? DETAILS WOMAN DETAILS!! That is so awesome! Pretty soon she will be getting out the panty liners ALL BY HERSELF!
Go, Leta!!! Is your newfound mobility revenge for your mother's antics w/ your hair? ;)
Oh, and thanks, Closet Metro. I've got that goddamn REM song stuck in my head now!!
02.15.05 - 07:48 AM
114. Creepy Susie said:
baby moving is like scary movies where the 'horror' moves superfast from hallway to room to bite-size legos (or any small object) being put into mouth to drive momma crazy - two kids later and i still can't move that fast!!
02.15.05 - 07:49 AM
115. cathy milw said:
Looking at the little pigtails, all I can think is "ouch!" I remember what those felt like. It took me until I was at least five until my hair grew in thick enough to desensitize me from the pain of rubber bands pulling on fine hair and tender scalp.
Also, I have still not forgiven my parents for one particular bib that had crackly plastic edging around the collar.
She stole my car, too, Strizz. Don't let her near your kids, it only takes her five minutes to teach them how to do it with a nutcracker, some crisco and two koi fish.
mg2, when I get the Crisco and koi fish, it's less to do with car stealin' and more to do with butt burg'lin'
In your case, the nutcracker would be superfluous, though.
02.15.05 - 07:58 AM
129. Chris said:
I love the way the fleeciness of the sweater complements the clouds, while the color contrasts with the sky. That and the ponytail triangle and arm triangle -- great composition!
Wow I'm so happy to hear she's moving around, but I realize that must be a whole new world of things to worry about for you! I've so enjoyed reading your blog, and you give us such a great view into your life. I feel weirdly part of it ;) But not in a creepy way! Thank you!!
Am I just a total dork, that I got almost as giddy about Leta going mobile as I did about my own little one doing his little army crawl? Yes, yes I am.
Go, Leta, go! And go, Dooce, go, chasing after her!
My Dad used to borrow peoples boats so he and his friends could go water skiing.
They also stole bowling balls from the local alley and rolled them down hills at cars.
And shot up their friends car sp it would oh so Al Capone.
02.15.05 - 08:10 AM
146. boo said:
when will you people stop with the "FIRST!!!" crap. i mean, come on. with every single photo posted, the first 10-20 comments are peppered with people thinking they are first. why is it so important to be first?
YAY Leta! Move those little legs! We're cheering for you!!
02.15.05 - 08:14 AM
149. ashik said:
outside the monkey.
02.15.05 - 08:14 AM
150. stacy said:
Jesus! When will people stop complaining about the "first" crap? It will never stop. ever. And when will people stop complaining about the complaining? Christ, I have a headache. Can't you see that there are more important things going on? Like Leta CRAWLING?
Mrs.Strizzay? Your father told you about all this? My father was an angel, till I went to a high school reunion with him and learned differently. He still says that those people are remembering things all wrong.
Shooting up the car yourself is better than those stupid bullet hole stickers any day.
I can relate Lita, except mine is so big it's a fivehead.
02.15.05 - 08:21 AM
160. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
CONGRATULATIONS LETA!!!! I knew that she would be up and around before long!!! She seems like a girl with a mind of her own, and she obviously didn't feel like moving until it was her time to move! Now that she is mobile, watch out! Now that she recognizes her newfound freedom, she will be into everything! CONGRATS ARMSTRONGS!!!
She's obviously brilliant at flying! Who needs crawling? Congratulations Leta on being such a beautiful, smart, MOBILE baby - here's to feats of derring-do! Can she give lessons to my baby on crawling???
Bucky Four-Eyes said at 07:35AM, 02.15.2005:
Girls of THE FOREHEAD sisterhood, unite!
Meeting at my place, 4:30 pm. Gossip at 5:00 sharp, and then forehead stick-‘em tattoos at 5:30.
Cathi, my Mom told me most of it. although even she doesn't know how his trucker/stripper chick days. MMhhMM. Pappa was a rollin stone baby.
The funny thing about the Capone convertible was that it had no rag top, so when it rained they would just put up the metal rag skeleton. :0P This *was* like way back in like the 60s or something.
Mrs.Strizzay - bet they picked up a lot of chicks in that one. Egads!
02.15.05 - 08:33 AM
174. Marie said:
#131 MG2.....labiacracker??? OMG that sounds AWFULLY painful!
02.15.05 - 08:34 AM
175. snorton said:
Ha! Have to surface from lurkdom for this...
I came across your website a couple of months ago when I googled "desire to walk" I think I found Jon's site first, then yours. I have a 16 month old that's been on her own timetable of locomotion as well. Also like Leta, she and her 4 year old sister have inherited what my husband calls a FIVEHEAD.
Go Leta! You little sweetie. Give your mom an extra squawk that she not leave the room without you on my behalf. I think she's pretty darn neat too.
I love that picture, love the pig-tails. And WOW!! OMG! I've been waiting to see this message--and I KNEW it would come soon. This is awesome!!! She's mobile!!!! WOW!! And I want pics!!!
I really think that she's been very busy working on her brain power. All those books to master :P Personality to explode :) She's just got her own little time table :P
Thanks for sharing with us!
02.15.05 - 08:36 AM
178. Libraryhill said:
You go, Gordon! Congrats! :P
02.15.05 - 08:36 AM
179. Eleni said:
ohmigod... she's moving around the room??!! by herself?!?!
GO LETA!!!!! GOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Honestly? Leta just made my day here and work is now more bearable. Congrats! But sorry Dooce for now having to run around the room to catch her. At least now you don't have to run up and down those stairs as much to excersise!!!
Uh oh, watch out...she's MOBILE! Now she and Chuck can get into all sorts of trouble on all fours! You know this is all Jon's fault for teaching her to sit up on her own.
Dooce, I just want to say that I thoroughly enjoy reading your website. I have laughed and cried through daily updates as I read them all so that I could be in the loop. Thank you so much for sharing your life with us, the internet. I rush to your site daily to see the new picture, to read the new happenings, and to just get my daily dose of Dooce.
Thank you,
Katrina
02.15.05 - 08:38 AM
182. Libraryhill said:
Wow, Dang Cold. How does it feel to be an even number? Inquiring minds...
02.15.05 - 08:38 AM
183. heather m said:
thank God for bangs, eh?
love the photo, altho i've seen too many instances where holding baby up ends up in a frightening case of projectile vomit on one's face...
You have reached the Dooce mail box of Dang Cold.. I am currently unavailable with limited access to dooce.com but your message is important. I will respond as soon as possible and I look forward to speaking with you upon my return.
Thanks and make it a great day!
*BEEP*
02.15.05 - 08:44 AM
193. Maeby said:
i have a big forehead...but i think i have ADD. But Leta's adorable, so there is hope for her yet!
Am I the only person who thinks that the thumbnail was chosen specifically for it's pretty pink resemblance to other pretty pink parts? Perhaps I am just obsessed.
You will spend the next four years bent over chasing her around. Everywhere you go. After that you can straighten up again.
02.15.05 - 08:49 AM
199. el said:
The crawling begins!
Well...goodbye Heather. It was fun while it lasted. I hope you pick up writing again in a few years when Leta starts Kindergarten.
Hee heeee!
Oh, dooce! Oh, Leta! How sweet and lovely and oh-so-very exciting! My heart just skipped three beats for you both!
02.15.05 - 09:03 AM
212. kate in ohio said:
Is it too weird that I am crying tears of happiness????
GO LETA GO!
02.15.05 - 09:04 AM
213. Mari said:
It's so cool that we get to share this moment with you! Time to baby proof. :)
02.15.05 - 09:06 AM
214. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
I am such a dork. I was so excited reading about Leta's crawling accomplishment that I didn't even notice the picture of her crawling! She looks so BIG! Look at her go! Before long, Chuck will be saying "Go, Leta, Go!"
LadyBug, do we need a tiny defibrillator for your heart?
02.15.05 - 09:06 AM
216. poiuy said:
I can't stop myself from asking what is the big deal whether you people are FIRST in the comments, and why do they all have to start with that??? it kind of spoils it.
02.15.05 - 09:06 AM
217. becaru said:
Birthday, pigtails, crawling! I'm burning my eyes just watching you, Leta!
Sorry. What I meant to say was, congratulations!!!!
Seriously, we all know your daughter is dropdead cute (just look at that pic up there) and we all know she's smart as the dickens, and now we all know she's a-movin' and a-groovin'. Keep it up, Leta, you da girl. And your mom's da verb.
Bucky Four-Eyes: Maybe not, if we have a large supply of chocolate on hand.
02.15.05 - 09:14 AM
226. AndreaBT said:
Dooce, it's been nice reading your blog. I'm guessing you won't be updating for the next, oh, three years or so. I'm holding my second daughter (2 months) as I type, (first daughter is four), so I know what I'm talking about.
Oh yeah! Look at that look in her eyes! She's thinking, "Hey, I can get over there and get into that stuff I've previously totally ignored!" You only THINK you are babyproofed until the baby starts crawling/walking.
Congrats, tho, I'm sure you're thrilled. Yay for Leta.
02.15.05 - 09:19 AM
229. Joana said:
I think it has been said, but your life as you knew it IS.NOW.OVER.
But I have to add I am thriled for Leta, I am bursting with happiness!
GO, LETA, GO!!!
You guys ever see that movie with Jim Carrey "The Trueman show"? Do you get the feeling we're all going to watch this girl grow up in a similar kind've way?
I'm thinking up theme music in my head for the Leta show. Perhaps something in the jingle of School House Rock?? I just always liked it..
That's great, it starts with an earthquake, dogs and frogs, a Letaplane -
Mother Dooce is not afraid.
Eye of a Congressman, feed the dog a poptart -
web serves the Dooce Dorks, don't blog your own job.
Feed it up a post,
cabbage boobs, Avon too.
Numbered comment structure with a love of “first!â€
GEORGE! GEORGE!
Left for Texas, and we say “OF FRANCE!!!â€
NYT and ABC breathing down your neck.
Team by team reporters baffled, Dooce, typing
â€dorkâ€. Look at that “dork dork!â€
Fine then. Uh oh, overflow, population,
common group, but it'll do. Save yourself, serve yourself.
Web serves the Dooce Dorks, listen to your heart bleed.
Tell me with the rapture and the
reverent in the mormon - right.
You vitriolic, patriotic, slam, fight, bright
light, Leta’s on the move.
It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.
02.15.05 - 09:35 AM
238. Big Gay Sam said:
*Marketing Brainstorm!!!!*
We need a Leta doll. It's a doll with serious attitude. :p
02.15.05 - 09:36 AM
239. Zach said:
Yeah, you know the tv and stuff in the background? You're screwed.
Am I the only one that has a problem with thrusting a kid 7 feet in the air just to try to take an artsy picture? Granted this isn't Michael Jackson baby-dangling territory, but come on... If you have to style your baby AND stage the picture you are clearly trying too hard to impress your flocks.
Hooray for Leta! I bet she realized with that stylin hair it was time to get moving and take on the world.
(I read fivehead about 10 times before I got the reference. They don't call me slowy for nuthin!)
02.15.05 - 09:45 AM
251. yer mama said:
wooo-hooo! Congrats to Leta!! Don't worry Heather and Jon. I'm sure she won't get into too much trouble. hee hee.
02.15.05 - 09:45 AM
252. Carolyn said:
I just love that hair! The hairstyle I'm not so sure about though.
Yeah for the moving Leta. These developmental milestones are all blessing/curse pairs. Excited that your kid can toss a ball to you? Wait until the munchkin pitches a block at your head.
And so on that topic, I see a cable from the front of the TV to some interesting electronics below. Now that Leta can move (are you not panicked enough? sorry...) she might well make a beeline for that. Oh, and everything else dangerous.
Since I have an older boy, we have to block off the whole TV area if he wants to watch TV, as otherwise the baby stands up right in front of the TV, arms wide, and pounds on it with his hands. Older brother is not amused.
Anyway, I'm just so excited she's on the move. Woo-hoo.
02.15.05 - 09:45 AM
253. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Yeah, Josh, I think you ARE the only one who has a problem with it. I for one love staged pictures! There's nothing better than Photoshop and pigtails.
I can't speak from experience, but I know a lot of parents who toss their kids in the air and they seem to like it with the giggles and all. What's the harm in catching that on film?
Now see here, *Josh* . If Dooce hadn't caught that moment of baby jubilee on film, you'd have nothing to get your little internet panties in such a wad over. She did it just for you.
02.15.05 - 09:49 AM
260. Dooce.com Security said:
Josh? I'm afraid your going to have to come with me....
02.15.05 - 09:50 AM
261. Marcia said:
Go away Josh, just go away
02.15.05 - 09:51 AM
262. stacy said:
don't flatter yourself, Josh. I'm sure she took that picture to impress Leta when she is 16 infront of some hot guys, not us.
Niffer: I think I read fivehead about a dozen times before I got it.
Ladybug: I happen to have a pound of Frango mints right here at my desk -- UNOPENED. Would you like to help me consume these? Dang, you could have some too... anyone else want one?
02.15.05 - 09:57 AM
270. ashik said:
Plus, Josh, Leta's got such a HUGE forehead - - it'll cushion her fall. Nothin' to worry about. Move along.
what a genuine thrill to see leta crawling. heather, your heart must be jumping out of your chest! thanks for capturing the milestone and sharing it with us. congratulations and good work!
02.15.05 - 09:58 AM
273. kate in ohio said:
besides, do you not see the HANDS holding her Josh???
1. Tabatha said:
first!
2. Lisa S said:
cute!
3. Creepy Susie said:
Leta in the sky with pigtails!!
4. Lisa S said:
Dammit!
5. Joana said:
First?!
Beautiful Leta!!
6. Jamie said:
Great pic!
7. Lisa said:
Am I really first comment??? What a cool picture!!!
8. RachelLV said:
great pic! first?
9. Veronica said:
Precious!
10. Sarah in the Azores said:
High foreheads are a sign of intelligence. At least, that's what my mother told me.
What a pretty little girl.
11. Fish said:
I have one word for that picture:
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
12. dv said:
she can fly!
15. Ali said:
IT'S A BIRD. IT'S A PLANE. IT'S LETA!
14. Terri said:
Of all of your Leta pictures, this has got to be the cutest!
13. Tabatha said:
Oh my! Now I now why people do that! WOW!
Leta is so cute I am positive she will make "the forehead" a great thing!
16. Dani said:
And more proof that you do indeed sometimes dress Leta in pink...she's beautiful.
17. mirwen said:
sweet!
18. Charles said:
Super Leta! Up, up, & away!
19. lawbrat said:
Awww....too cute! I have boys, so there are no pig tails :-( She's so darn cute!!
20. Lisa said:
No... #7 you guys are fast!!!
21. Joana said:
Ugghhh, you're too fast for me!
So I was 5th... Leta is still beautiful!
22. Val said:
Beautiful! What a beautiful daughter you have...
23. Badger said:
SuperLeta!
24. Biggest Apple said:
What an angel :)
25. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Girls of THE FOREHEAD sisterhood, unite!
Meeting at my place, 4:30 pm. Gossip at 5:00 sharp, and then forehead stick-'em tattoos at 5:30.
26. Wicked H said:
Beautiful, airborne Frog Princess!! Very cool how her genes are being distributed.
27. mg2 said:
EVERYONE JUST CALM DOWN. YOU'RE NOT FUCKING FIRST.
It's obviously pigtail week at the Armstrong household and I,for one, have no complaints. She is preciousssss.
28. Marie said:
Love the hair!! So sweet--Leta going for a plane ride in Daddy's hands!
29. Sarcastic Journalist said:
super leta! And how the heck have 21 people posted in about 3 minutes??
30. Dazed & Confuzed said:
*AP Wire (Salt Lake City)* - Cindy Lou Who (Who seems to be no more than two at this writing) was seen earlier today levitating over Salt Lake City, miles away from her Whoville home. When questioned by the FAA, Ms. Who cryptically announced "Leoddely odddely ooooh" and promptly spat a piece of carrot into the chimney of a home in Burlington Addition East.
31. annabelle said:
My mother also told me that a high forehead is a sign of intelligence, which sometimes made me feel better about the plane state between my eyebrows and hairline.
32. Evil Stepmother said:
So THAT'S where the pink teletubby went.
Just kidding. Your chawin' redneck baby is gorgeous. And you are mean for doing that to her hair. It is, however, your right after all the pregnancy and labor and PPD and all.
33. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
"Everybody wants prosthetic foreheads on their real heads" TMBG
34. Closet Metro said:
If high foreheads are a sign of intelligence, I must be getting smarter every day.
35. honey bunny said:
seriously, put that photo on a greeting card. they would sell like crazy! i know i'd buy one! :)
36. Courtney said:
There's something not quite real about the background, like it was digitally added later. What a great picture!
37. Creepy Susie said:
i guess there are exceptions to the high forehead = intelligence rule, cause my sis who we call 'Frente Wa-Wa' (loosely translated as Front of a Bus) is dumb as a pail of hammers.
38. annabelle said:
Dazed! So funny. It is totally Cindy Lou Who. I also want to know, doesn't that hurt? I'm getting a headache just looking at all of that tightly bound baby fuzz.
39. Ana said:
Just beautiful!
40. Karen Rani said:
I LOVE LOVE LOVE that picture! How adorable!
Hugs,
Karen
41. Carolynne said:
Is that sky a dooce effect? I wish I knew how to do fancy things with Photoshop.
42. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Leta is absolutely ADORABLE!!! She is starting to look like a LITTLE GIRL!!! There is nothing cuter than a baby in pigtails and footy-pajamas!!! SO CUTE!
43. Susannah said:
She is too perfect. You know that don't you?
44. Wickedfun said:
Awwww! The cuteness! It is too much. And the pigtails, sooo Pebbles.
Dee
45. Amanda B. said:
Holy Crap she's cute. Ow ow ow ow ow ow.
Dooce: step awaaaay from the ponytail holders.
46. Jennifer in Kansas City said:
Sooooo cute. Those pigtails rock the Casbah. When I do that hoist up thing to babies/toddlers, though, they always drool down on me. Not as picture perfect as what you've got goin' on there. :)
47. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Oh, and I love her forehead. Although I have a decent forehead so of course I would think that is fantastic.
48. Jayseaka said:
haha, awesome. she looks so wise..i cant tell if its because of the hair or the forehead :)
49. TulsaOkie said:
So many pigtails, so little time. She's flying away even!
She is adorable in pink BTW!
50. shy said:
what an awesome hair-do! had the same kind when i was just a little tyke. :)
51. Matt in London said:
looks like a kung fu hair style to go with her super cool kung fu flying move....
great picture - love the sky...
52. Dang Cold.. said:
Is it me or is this website slower than a blind man walking through a cactus garden today? Were there technical difficulties? Is this only a test of the emergency doocecast system?
53. Thalia said:
hahahaha
"At first flight"
bwahahahahaahaha.
54. mihow said:
That has Gettyone written all over it.
55. Jon in Michigan said:
And the hair? :)
56. mihow said:
And her hair totally says the name "Fawnzelle".
57. Eric said:
Bucky Four Eyes: props on the TMBG quote!
58. LadyBug said:
I have THE FOREHEAD. And you have resurrected painful, painful memories of some teasing I received in Junior High because of it. I must go cry now.
Oh yes, and Leta and her three, count 'em, THREE pigtails are abso-freakin'-lutely adorable.
*LadyBug blubbers helplessly into her hankie and runs away*
59. part-timer (aka Carol) said:
That is hands-down my favorite Leta picture! It reminds me of The World According to Garp...
...when I get older
losing my hair
many years from now....
....will you still need me
will you still feed me
when I'm sixyy-four?
60. MyChelle said:
Dazed & Confused AND Bucky Four Eyes - Your comments RAWK! whoville and TMBG (boy, TMBG) in the same comments thread, my day is truly made.
And on the photo...golly, Leta just shames that gorgeous sky with her pink preciousness...
61. Cassy said:
Oh. My. Gosh. Honestly. The little pigtails on precious little Leta are making my ovaries do back handsprings. Ahhhh!
62. RH said:
She's gorgeous. The forehead is gorgeous. The pigtails... I could go on and on. Aww, Leta.
63. minxlj said:
Ooh, blue skies...I vaguely remember them (it's winter here in England, 'nuff said)
I LOVE her pink fleece, it's so cute! Goes well with her gorgeous pigtails!
64. Ronda said:
Love the pigtails!
Totally beats those stupid elastic bows that some people put on their baby.
65. Laura said:
Foreheads unite!
Leta, we welcome you to the tribe!
66. Fish said:
I, for one, love the fu man chu quality of her hairstyle, heather. It looks as if she's about to assist in forging a Hattori Hanzo sword.
67. nicola said:
omg that blue sky is amazing!!! what a great back drop and as always leta looks adorable!!
68. beachgall said:
Yay! Flying Leta. Love all the pigtail pics.
69. MyChelle said:
ummm...part-timer - THAT WAS THE BEATLES.
I love John Irving as much as the next gal, but come on - When I'm Sixty Four from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band...
70. beachgal said:
erm, beachgall? wtf? I need a nap.
71. Pissy Britches said:
Oh my freakin gawd! That is such a cute picture! I am so jealous that you can put her hair in a ponytail!!!!!
72. Melanie S. said:
What a wonderful picture. That one needs to be blown up and put in a walkway or in her room.
Weeeeee!
73. Dang Cold.. said:
Fish & Matt in Longdon
I was thinking more the crouching tiger, hidden leta concept myself.
74. MyChelle said:
sorry part-timer aka Carol - I get it now! the intro to the movie version of Garp with the baby floating in the sky and Beatles on the soundtrack. Sorry I cranked on ya.
75. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Poor LadyBug. We've all got new hankies for you when that one gets snot-filled.
76. Dang Cold.. said:
Longdon?? Geez
77. Chris From Ohio said:
Hey Akira, I found you an eighth samurai for your little film project...
78. Cathi said:
Dooce - Is it that my daughter's hair is uncooperative? I can't get her hair into ponytails without almost thoroughly wetting it down first. Pretty much every picture I take of her with pigtails, you can tell her hair is all wet, and then it's an absolute FRIGHT when she pulls out the elastic (which she loves to do in public). What gives?
79. LadyBug said:
*sniff*
Thank you, Bucky Four-Eyes.
And chocolate, too? Yes?
80. Andrea in Canada said:
Leta! How completely adorably cute that picture is! Love the pigtails too. WE LOVE LETA!
DANG COLD...LOL at your comment about testing the emergency doocecast system!
Did everyone have a good valentine's day? We sure did. Wine, crab, music and more. ;) My mother in law took the kids from 4 till 8pm and we had 4hrs to ourselves in our own house! wow! That's a FIRST in a long long time!
81. cat said:
It's called a FIVEHEAD, sillies.
Embrace it. She's a beauty.
82. beckythefirst said:
GREAT background.
and i think i want that onesie. it looks sooooooft.
83. Cristin said:
Closet Metro said at 08:02AM, 02.15.2005:
If high foreheads are a sign of intelligence, I must be getting smarter every day.
Amanda B. said at 08:05AM, 02.15.2005:
Holy Crap she’s cute. Ow ow ow ow ow ow.
bwah hah hah
She is unbelievaly adorable. Make that one into postcards for the fambly.
p.s., I also have THE FOREHEAD. I have never had the guts to grow the bangs in.
84. August95 said:
What a great picture. Thank for the morning smile
85. Sarah said:
"I believe I can fly..."
86. Rachel said:
This make a fantastic desktop background.
87. Andrea in Canada said:
My 4yr old says: "OHHHHH LETA, she's silly isn't she! She looks like a pink teletubby!"
88. Squish said:
Wow! Is that really the sky? What a surreal looking photograph.
I love it. Leta reminds me of Cindy Lou Who, from the Grinch that stole Christmas. Very cute.
89. U.B. said:
I myself have a five-head (more skin acreage than a forehead).
*MOVING?!* Can't WAIT to see the pix of mobile Leta.
A happy valentine indeed!
90. Sonia said:
Someday, she is going to kick your ass for that hair-do. And rightly so.
91. Cassy said:
A MOVING LETA!!!! WOO! We can't wait for updates!!!!
92. Marie said:
Dang Cold--it's slow for me too!
I KNOW that I would've had the first comment if it weren't for the technical difficulties!
(yeah, that's it!)
93. SueFromohio said:
I have GOT to put my babies hair up like that!!! That is way too funny!!!!!
Love her sweater, too!
94. Cathi said:
Moving how?? Forwards? Backwards? Cruising? How cool! Go Leta Go!
95. jordan said:
YAY! Go go go go go go Leta!
96. GMM said:
She's looking more like a little girl than a baby! So precious.
97. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Moving about the room today. . .
Stealing the car tomorrow.
You lucky, lucky parents. ;)
98. Ryan said:
YIPPPEEEEE! Let the games begin. Go ! Leta! Go!
99. romy said:
great photo, as always. :)
congrats to leta on discovering auto-mobility !
100. abbey said:
i love little girls with the Water Spout hair'do.
101. beachgal said:
Yay LETA!! Go Leta Go!!!! What's next, potty training?!?! (kidding)
102. WickedH said:
Mobile Leta???
Woooo Hooooo; oh happy day!!!!!
103. yes I'm blonde said:
Go, Leta, Go!!! Ah, the fun has just begun, Heather!
104. Becca said:
this is an absolutely gorgeous shot! perfect blue sky, white puffy clouds, beautiful child. what did you have your D70 set at and what lens were you using? this is a technically great shot! excellent!
105. mg2 said:
go, baby, go! All aboard the L-train!
106. cursingmama said:
But.....I wanted a picture of Leta moving around the room all by herself!
Love the pigtails though.
107. Closet Metro said:
Mobile Leta = "It's the end of the world as we know it..."
108. Gia said:
Congratulations! Kind of :) Leta is such a beautiful little girl!
Keep up the great work on the site, I follow everyday and can't wait to one day have a family as precious as yours.
Hope you had a happy Valentines <3
109. LesleyMW said:
Aw Cat, you beat me to the FIVEHEAD comment! Pure torture for her later years!
110. OregonKim said:
Ahhh, cute kid.
There is another article over on CNN about bloggers losing their jobs. No mention of the First Lady of Blog Job Loss though.
111. Mrs.Strizzay said:
MOVING??? How? On her tush? On all fours? DETAILS WOMAN DETAILS!! That is so awesome! Pretty soon she will be getting out the panty liners ALL BY HERSELF!
112. Vanessa said:
FLYING LETA! Wheeee!
113. Marie said:
Go, Leta!!! Is your newfound mobility revenge for your mother's antics w/ your hair? ;)
Oh, and thanks, Closet Metro. I've got that goddamn REM song stuck in my head now!!
114. Creepy Susie said:
baby moving is like scary movies where the 'horror' moves superfast from hallway to room to bite-size legos (or any small object) being put into mouth to drive momma crazy - two kids later and i still can't move that fast!!
115. cathy milw said:
Looking at the little pigtails, all I can think is "ouch!" I remember what those felt like. It took me until I was at least five until my hair grew in thick enough to desensitize me from the pain of rubber bands pulling on fine hair and tender scalp.
Also, I have still not forgiven my parents for one particular bib that had crackly plastic edging around the collar.
116. Sherri said:
Go Leta, GO!
117. RazDreams said:
Fish #11: Boobah is the very first thing that came to my mind too!
LETAMOBILE!!!
118. Em said:
What did you do to that poor childs hair? She's defenseless against pig tails! :)
119. elizabeth said:
oh come on!! give us a picture of her moving! how dreadfully exciting! :)
120. Mrs.Strizzay said:
Bucky just because you stole your parents car....
121. Spurious Plum said:
I'm starting to understand your urge to gobble Leta's cheeks. She's so damn cute!
122. Angie said:
Cool, she looks like she should be lead singer with The Prodigy.
Smack My Bitch Up!
123. tIffany said:
WooooooOO Go Leta!!!! The pigtails propel her across the room!
124. mg2 said:
She stole my car, too, Strizz. Don't let her near your kids, it only takes her five minutes to teach them how to do it with a nutcracker, some crisco and two koi fish.
125. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Tiffany, is the hairdo giving you ideas if you have a girl this time?
Or are you plotting evil things for Nicolaus' hair?
Striz -- I didn't actually "steal" my parents' car. Let's call it "liberation."
126. ashik said:
Pigtails and little pink outfits are the reason I want to have a girl. nothing as precious as making your child's head look like a little palm tree.
127. Cristin said:
Oh, and thanks, Closet Metro. I’ve got that goddamn REM song stuck in my head now!!
me too Marie
128. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
mg2, when I get the Crisco and koi fish, it's less to do with car stealin' and more to do with butt burg'lin'
In your case, the nutcracker would be superfluous, though.
129. Chris said:
I love the way the fleeciness of the sweater complements the clouds, while the color contrasts with the sky. That and the ponytail triangle and arm triangle -- great composition!
130. Jackie said:
Wow I'm so happy to hear she's moving around, but I realize that must be a whole new world of things to worry about for you! I've so enjoyed reading your blog, and you give us such a great view into your life. I feel weirdly part of it ;) But not in a creepy way! Thank you!!
131. mg2 said:
a labiacracker would be more like it...
132. Girl.A said:
mg2
"do it with a nutcracker, some crisco and two koi fish."
Isn't that the way everybody *does it?*
*blink*
133. LadyBug said:
Am I just a total dork, that I got almost as giddy about Leta going mobile as I did about my own little one doing his little army crawl? Yes, yes I am.
Go, Leta, go! And go, Dooce, go, chasing after her!
Aw, geez. I'm all misty-eyed.
Such. a. dork.
134. Jenie said:
Yay!!! Leta's cruisin' now!
135. ashik said:
I wonder if like eleven years from now we'll all be here AAAAAWWWing at her first period.
probably.
she's already got the winged liners all ready..
136. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Does it count if it just *smells* like there are koi fish in my pocket?
137. Andrea in Canada said:
Dooce! Please take a picture of Leta moving around the room for us all to see!! Yay, Leta!
138. mg2 said:
Only if you're covered in crisco.
139. Marcia said:
GO LETA GO!!!!!
140. Closet Metro said:
is that a koi fish in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
141. Peter Hentges said:
Houston, we have a crawler.
142. Toren said:
I didn't think that was a real background at first, I thought Leta had been superimposed into one of your "chuck set-ups". That's a rad-ass picture.
143. Em said:
Life will never be the same now that she can move! Congratulations on making it to the next phase of parenting!!!!!
144. Girl.A said:
Closet:
Why does it always gotta be either or? Why not all of the above?
145. Mrs.Strizzay said:
Operation Vehicle Liberation?
My Dad used to borrow peoples boats so he and his friends could go water skiing.
They also stole bowling balls from the local alley and rolled them down hills at cars.
And shot up their friends car sp it would oh so Al Capone.
146. boo said:
when will you people stop with the "FIRST!!!" crap. i mean, come on. with every single photo posted, the first 10-20 comments are peppered with people thinking they are first. why is it so important to be first?
147. Closet Metro said:
Girl.A - Always thinking outside the box. (huh-huh - I said box.)
148. africankelli said:
YAY Leta! Move those little legs! We're cheering for you!!
149. ashik said:
outside the monkey.
150. stacy said:
Jesus! When will people stop complaining about the "first" crap? It will never stop. ever. And when will people stop complaining about the complaining? Christ, I have a headache. Can't you see that there are more important things going on? Like Leta CRAWLING?
151. Cathi said:
Mrs.Strizzay? Your father told you about all this? My father was an angel, till I went to a high school reunion with him and learned differently. He still says that those people are remembering things all wrong.
Shooting up the car yourself is better than those stupid bullet hole stickers any day.
152. Alexandrialeigh said:
YAY LETA!!
Dooce, you got to me once again. I gasped loudly at work when I read your post and got all teary-eyed.
My boyfriend's nephew is having crawling issues, too...so this is especially exciting to me!
Go Leta, Go!
153. Scott said:
Congrats to the Armstrong family! Go Leta, go! That's awesome. You know it's not long now until she steals the car to go see her boyfriend.
Is that a vapor trail I see in the picture of airborne Leta?
154. Gordon said:
152nd??? OH... MY... GOD! I AM 152nd!!! Hurray for me!
155. boo said:
i love gordon!!!!
156. shirley said:
'The forehead' is a clear indicator that she is a genius!!!
157. LadyBug said:
I am TRYING not to collapse into a fit of giggles. Will you people never learn? You can't scream out "152nd???" and be right! It just. won't. work.
158. JenE said:
Crawling!!
159. Mike said:
I can relate Lita, except mine is so big it's a fivehead.
160. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
CONGRATULATIONS LETA!!!! I knew that she would be up and around before long!!! She seems like a girl with a mind of her own, and she obviously didn't feel like moving until it was her time to move! Now that she is mobile, watch out! Now that she recognizes her newfound freedom, she will be into everything! CONGRATS ARMSTRONGS!!!
161. Cathi said:
The time that it takes to SHIFT-1 for the exclamation points screws the anticipated numbering up every time.
162. Nathan Logan said:
Congratulations guys! I'm really happy for your family. Keep up the good work Leta, you cute thing, you!
163. Christine said:
Wheeeeeeeee! GO, LETA GO!
And if you think she's uncontrollably mobile now, wait until she starts driving. Hee! ;)
164. Amanda B. said:
Leta Munchkin is mobile! I wish I could see the look on Chuck's face right about now.
165. Sarah said:
Hooray for Leta!
Hang tight, Dooce. Hang. On. Tight.
166. Circus Kelli said:
OH. MY. GOD.
That is the BEST picture! A classic!
And MOVING AROUND THE ROOM BY HERSELF?! THAT'S AWESOME!!!
GO LETA!
167. StarGazer said:
Yay Leta!!! WTG girl!
168. Heidi said:
Yay, Leta! You go girl!
Hope we'll still be hearing from you regularly, Heather. But if not, we'll understand.
169. Susan said:
She's obviously brilliant at flying! Who needs crawling? Congratulations Leta on being such a beautiful, smart, MOBILE baby - here's to feats of derring-do! Can she give lessons to my baby on crawling???
170. Circus Kelli said:
Bucky Four-Eyes said at 07:35AM, 02.15.2005:
Girls of THE FOREHEAD sisterhood, unite!
Meeting at my place, 4:30 pm. Gossip at 5:00 sharp, and then forehead stick-‘em tattoos at 5:30.
Count me in!
171. Mrs.Strizzay said:
Cathi, my Mom told me most of it. although even she doesn't know how his trucker/stripper chick days. MMhhMM. Pappa was a rollin stone baby.
The funny thing about the Capone convertible was that it had no rag top, so when it rained they would just put up the metal rag skeleton. :0P This *was* like way back in like the 60s or something.
172. Circus Kelli said:
Closet Metro said at 08:02AM, 02.15.2005:
If high foreheads are a sign of intelligence, I must be getting smarter every day.
CM Baby, the forehead only goes so far up before it begins to be the top of the head...
173. Cathi said:
Mrs.Strizzay - bet they picked up a lot of chicks in that one. Egads!
174. Marie said:
#131 MG2.....labiacracker??? OMG that sounds AWFULLY painful!
175. snorton said:
Ha! Have to surface from lurkdom for this...
I came across your website a couple of months ago when I googled "desire to walk" I think I found Jon's site first, then yours. I have a 16 month old that's been on her own timetable of locomotion as well. Also like Leta, she and her 4 year old sister have inherited what my husband calls a FIVEHEAD.
Go Leta! You little sweetie. Give your mom an extra squawk that she not leave the room without you on my behalf. I think she's pretty darn neat too.
176. Dee said:
YAY! Leta's moving on her own now!
177. wavybrains said:
I love that picture, love the pig-tails. And WOW!! OMG! I've been waiting to see this message--and I KNEW it would come soon. This is awesome!!! She's mobile!!!! WOW!! And I want pics!!!
I really think that she's been very busy working on her brain power. All those books to master :P Personality to explode :) She's just got her own little time table :P
Thanks for sharing with us!
178. Libraryhill said:
You go, Gordon! Congrats! :P
179. Eleni said:
ohmigod... she's moving around the room??!! by herself?!?!
GO LETA!!!!! GOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Honestly? Leta just made my day here and work is now more bearable. Congrats! But sorry Dooce for now having to run around the room to catch her. At least now you don't have to run up and down those stairs as much to excersise!!!
180. Dang Cold.. said:
I am comment # 180. That is all...
181. Katrina said:
Uh oh, watch out...she's MOBILE! Now she and Chuck can get into all sorts of trouble on all fours! You know this is all Jon's fault for teaching her to sit up on her own.
Dooce, I just want to say that I thoroughly enjoy reading your website. I have laughed and cried through daily updates as I read them all so that I could be in the loop. Thank you so much for sharing your life with us, the internet. I rush to your site daily to see the new picture, to read the new happenings, and to just get my daily dose of Dooce.
Thank you,
Katrina
182. Libraryhill said:
Wow, Dang Cold. How does it feel to be an even number? Inquiring minds...
183. heather m said:
thank God for bangs, eh?
love the photo, altho i've seen too many instances where holding baby up ends up in a frightening case of projectile vomit on one's face...
184. Julie H. said:
Chuck, run for your life. Your sister is mobile and can now hunt you down and GRAB YOUR EARS AND TAIL. Run, Chuck, run!
And congrats on the little mobile one, Heather and Jon. The place *is* babyproofed, right?
185. Annejelynn said:
Go Leta! Go Letaaahh! Go Leta!
186. Annejelynn said:
With that top and centered pigtail, she reminds me of a, um, what are they called? ahhh...a Teletubby!
187. Eric said:
Let the fun of a mobile baby begin!
188. rich said:
ohhh She's moblie! Ha! Now the fun begins. he he he
189. ashik said:
Dang Cold's authority is impressive and speaks of a large forehead gene.
You are biologically desirable, fer sur.
190. cupcake said:
Little Leta, you so cute...
191. Carrie said:
That has got to be one of the coolest pictures I have ever seen. I love it!!
192. Dang Cold.. said:
Hello,
You have reached the Dooce mail box of Dang Cold.. I am currently unavailable with limited access to dooce.com but your message is important. I will respond as soon as possible and I look forward to speaking with you upon my return.
Thanks and make it a great day!
*BEEP*
193. Maeby said:
i have a big forehead...but i think i have ADD. But Leta's adorable, so there is hope for her yet!
194. AyEnDeeAreEeAyAitch said:
Oh yippy for Leta!!! Good job girlfriend!
and I love todays photo!!
195. magdala said:
Am I the only person who thinks that the thumbnail was chosen specifically for it's pretty pink resemblance to other pretty pink parts? Perhaps I am just obsessed.
At any rate the munchkin is preciossssss.
196. Circus Kelli said:
Dang! How do I get a Dooce mailbox like that?! Cool! Dang? Dang? Are you there? Pick up... I know you're there...
197. Rose said:
Fantastic picture!!! Thank you for sharing!
198. Peggasus said:
Your life, as you knew it, is now over.
You will spend the next four years bent over chasing her around. Everywhere you go. After that you can straighten up again.
199. el said:
The crawling begins!
Well...goodbye Heather. It was fun while it lasted. I hope you pick up writing again in a few years when Leta starts Kindergarten.
Hee heeee!
200. JulieT said:
GO LETA GO!!! :-)
201. wealhtheow said:
Woo-hoo! Go Leta! Now the real fun begins!
202. Nicole said:
It is no coincidence that she is surpassing Go Dog Go for Are you There God? It's Me Margaret.
203. Joy said:
she's crawling! I'm gonna wept now!
204. Sarah in the Azores said:
YEA!! The child moves! Life as you know it will begin to crumble and create something new. Congratulations on this magnificent milestone.
205. Mrs.Strizzay said:
205 uh uh 205 uh uh 205 uh uh
206. LadyBug said:
dooce, my question is this: Did you call Jon at work, and did he rush home to witness the phenomenon for himself?
207. MyChelle said:
GReat picture of a crawl in motion on the main page. FIRST TO NOTICE IT!@!! ;-)
208. Cathi said:
Dooce - Prepare for dirty-top-of-foot, which is much easier to clean than dirty-top-of-sock, but still pretty gross.
209. Cristin said:
GO LETA GO! WOOT!!!!
210. MyChelle said:
AND I am post 207 which is also the number of my parking space in the outer rings of Saturn (the office is on Mars, so it's a ways away!)
211. LadyBug said:
Oh, dooce! Oh, Leta! How sweet and lovely and oh-so-very exciting! My heart just skipped three beats for you both!
212. kate in ohio said:
Is it too weird that I am crying tears of happiness????
GO LETA GO!
213. Mari said:
It's so cool that we get to share this moment with you! Time to baby proof. :)
214. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
I am such a dork. I was so excited reading about Leta's crawling accomplishment that I didn't even notice the picture of her crawling! She looks so BIG! Look at her go! Before long, Chuck will be saying "Go, Leta, Go!"
215. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
LadyBug, do we need a tiny defibrillator for your heart?
216. poiuy said:
I can't stop myself from asking what is the big deal whether you people are FIRST in the comments, and why do they all have to start with that??? it kind of spoils it.
217. becaru said:
Birthday, pigtails, crawling! I'm burning my eyes just watching you, Leta!
218. moose said:
Heather, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Hehehehehe! Heeheeheeheehee!
Sorry. What I meant to say was, congratulations!!!!
Seriously, we all know your daughter is dropdead cute (just look at that pic up there) and we all know she's smart as the dickens, and now we all know she's a-movin' and a-groovin'. Keep it up, Leta, you da girl. And your mom's da verb.
219. ShyFromNyc said:
GO LETA GO!!!
220. Biggest Apple said:
Oh dude - you're screwed.
not really ;)
221. lavonne said:
ok dooce, now you need to start selling posters--and this one needs to be the first. i would so pay for that poster hanging in my living room.
222. Bruno said:
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
223. Another Heather said:
Way to go Leta! Cute pics today. I can't wait until my 3 month old son gets to be mobile.
224. Susie said:
GO, LETA, GO!!!! YEEEEE HA!
225. LadyBug said:
Bucky Four-Eyes: Maybe not, if we have a large supply of chocolate on hand.
226. AndreaBT said:
Dooce, it's been nice reading your blog. I'm guessing you won't be updating for the next, oh, three years or so. I'm holding my second daughter (2 months) as I type, (first daughter is four), so I know what I'm talking about.
But I'll keep checking!
227. Susan said:
Oh holy day.
228. beachgal said:
Oh yeah! Look at that look in her eyes! She's thinking, "Hey, I can get over there and get into that stuff I've previously totally ignored!" You only THINK you are babyproofed until the baby starts crawling/walking.
Congrats, tho, I'm sure you're thrilled. Yay for Leta.
229. Joana said:
I think it has been said, but your life as you knew it IS.NOW.OVER.
But I have to add I am thriled for Leta, I am bursting with happiness!
GO, LETA, GO!!!
230. Melanie S. said:
Yeah for Leta Frog!!! Go Frog! Go!
231. TulsaOkie said:
Go Leta Go!! Get the electrical plugs plugged Dooce, your life is forever changed!!
Great News!!
232. Kassi said:
Babies in piggy tails...I love it.
233. Dang Cold.. said:
You guys ever see that movie with Jim Carrey "The Trueman show"? Do you get the feeling we're all going to watch this girl grow up in a similar kind've way?
I'm thinking up theme music in my head for the Leta show. Perhaps something in the jingle of School House Rock?? I just always liked it..
234. Amanda B. said:
Oh she's crawling!!!
Yay Leta! Go Leta Go!
eek eek eek!
235. Michael said:
Magdala at 195: I thought the same thing, but then I'm a guy, so disgusting thoughts like that are nothing new. Witness:
Peggasus at 198: She's going to send the next four years bent over? (horny neighbor from Family Guy): Alllright!
I have Explorer and now I can see numbers! It's like Jesus touched my eyes!
236. Anne said:
Unleash the beast! Go Leta!
Are you guys thrilled or what?
237. Closet Metro said:
That's great, it starts with an earthquake, dogs and frogs, a Letaplane -
Mother Dooce is not afraid.
Eye of a Congressman, feed the dog a poptart -
web serves the Dooce Dorks, don't blog your own job.
Feed it up a post,
cabbage boobs, Avon too.
Numbered comment structure with a love of “first!â€
GEORGE! GEORGE!
Left for Texas, and we say “OF FRANCE!!!â€
NYT and ABC breathing down your neck.
Team by team reporters baffled, Dooce, typing
â€dorkâ€. Look at that “dork dork!â€
Fine then. Uh oh, overflow, population,
common group, but it'll do. Save yourself, serve yourself.
Web serves the Dooce Dorks, listen to your heart bleed.
Tell me with the rapture and the
reverent in the mormon - right.
You vitriolic, patriotic, slam, fight, bright
light, Leta’s on the move.
It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.
238. Big Gay Sam said:
*Marketing Brainstorm!!!!*
We need a Leta doll. It's a doll with serious attitude. :p
239. Zach said:
Yeah, you know the tv and stuff in the background? You're screwed.
240. Cathi said:
Closet Metro - I'm singing along. It's beautiful!!!
241. christy said:
Leta looks so crisp against that sky it almost looks photoshopped. Mmmm .... crispy baby. Nice work.
Also: GO LETA GO!!
242. Amy said:
How did you get her to hold still for all that? I can barely get Liv to hold still for me to brush her hair.
I think sedatives are in order.
243. Win said:
She is mobile!
Go Leta! Go!
244. Stacey said:
WOOO! Go Leta!!
245. Tracy said:
Closet Metro - brilliant! =)
246. Manic said:
ah -- the hard part has just begun!
247. Amanda B. said:
Metro- that's awesome, you are a lyrical gangsta!
248. Josh said:
Am I the only one that has a problem with thrusting a kid 7 feet in the air just to try to take an artsy picture? Granted this isn't Michael Jackson baby-dangling territory, but come on... If you have to style your baby AND stage the picture you are clearly trying too hard to impress your flocks.
249. LadyBug said:
Closet Metro: That was beautiful, man. Just beautiful. *sniff*
Bucky Four-Eyes: Where's the damn chocolate, girl?
250. the niffer said:
Hooray for Leta! I bet she realized with that stylin hair it was time to get moving and take on the world.
(I read fivehead about 10 times before I got the reference. They don't call me slowy for nuthin!)
251. yer mama said:
wooo-hooo! Congrats to Leta!! Don't worry Heather and Jon. I'm sure she won't get into too much trouble. hee hee.
252. Carolyn said:
I just love that hair! The hairstyle I'm not so sure about though.
Yeah for the moving Leta. These developmental milestones are all blessing/curse pairs. Excited that your kid can toss a ball to you? Wait until the munchkin pitches a block at your head.
And so on that topic, I see a cable from the front of the TV to some interesting electronics below. Now that Leta can move (are you not panicked enough? sorry...) she might well make a beeline for that. Oh, and everything else dangerous.
Since I have an older boy, we have to block off the whole TV area if he wants to watch TV, as otherwise the baby stands up right in front of the TV, arms wide, and pounds on it with his hands. Older brother is not amused.
Anyway, I'm just so excited she's on the move. Woo-hoo.
253. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Yeah, Josh, I think you ARE the only one who has a problem with it. I for one love staged pictures! There's nothing better than Photoshop and pigtails.
254. the niffer said:
I may be slowy, but Josh is grumpy.
I can't speak from experience, but I know a lot of parents who toss their kids in the air and they seem to like it with the giggles and all. What's the harm in catching that on film?
255. Dang Cold.. said:
Ladybug? I'm secure in my masculinity but I'm not a girl
*Dang Cold comes running in with a bowl of chocolate and a pot of special blend coffee to celebrate this moment in our lives, the crawling of Leta*
256. Amanda B. said:
Ok, on three...and a-one and a-two and a-three,
Suck It Josh.
257. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Metro: You poet laureate, you! Do we get a new poem on Chuck Friday, too?
LadyBug: The chocolate is in the Jell-O. No spoons allowed.
BG Sam: Do I still get to attempt impregnating you? I've got the crisco and koi, and you've got the come-hither look.
258. bug said:
that's such a cool shot...
leta is really going to enjoy these pictures when she is older (or she should). My parents don't have many pictures of me ;_;
259. LadyBug said:
Now see here, *Josh* . If Dooce hadn't caught that moment of baby jubilee on film, you'd have nothing to get your little internet panties in such a wad over. She did it just for you.
260. Dooce.com Security said:
Josh? I'm afraid your going to have to come with me....
261. Marcia said:
Go away Josh, just go away
262. stacy said:
don't flatter yourself, Josh. I'm sure she took that picture to impress Leta when she is 16 infront of some hot guys, not us.
263. Southern Fried Girl said:
Hey Josh,
Suck it.
264. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
I've heard Josh will go a long way to impress his flock.
Because, after all, it's better if the sheep is aroused *before* you stick it in.
265. Gooooder said:
yay to moving!!!!
WOOT
266. Dang Cold.. said:
thats only 7 feet? C'mon dooce, do better!!
267. Pierce said:
How do you know that she isn't 2 feet in the air Josh? Someone could be lying down.
My dad used to throw me in the air regularly, and dropped me less than half the time. Never did me any harm.
268. kate in ohio said:
yes, Josh you are the only one.
269. Circus Kelli said:
Niffer: I think I read fivehead about a dozen times before I got it.
Ladybug: I happen to have a pound of Frango mints right here at my desk -- UNOPENED. Would you like to help me consume these? Dang, you could have some too... anyone else want one?
270. ashik said:
Plus, Josh, Leta's got such a HUGE forehead - - it'll cushion her fall. Nothin' to worry about. Move along.
271. Library Girl said:
Ha! What a great pic :)
272. SusannaRI said:
what a genuine thrill to see leta crawling. heather, your heart must be jumping out of your chest! thanks for capturing the milestone and sharing it with us. congratulations and good work!
273. kate in ohio said:
besides, do you not see the HANDS holding her Josh???
I am done now.