She fell over!
While posing for pictures with her cousins Leta kept falling over backwards. And, of course, instead of running to her rescue I just stood there and took pictures.
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Heather talks about public tantrums (from kids) on today's Momversation.
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1. Sven said:
Am I first?
2. Christina said:
That's what good moms do, always keep the camera rolling. Too cute!
3. shannon c said:
I thought she was a frog, not a turtle! :) Great shot!
4. Alison said:
Cute!
5. Aleigh said:
Haha! I am the FIRST ONE to leave a comment.
OK, I don't really have anything to say. Shame...
6. Sven said:
YES, that made my day! Cute!
7. Michael said:
Top ten!wooh!
Frogs legs... yum.
8. LadyBug said:
Oh, I've been patiently (tappity, tap, tap) waiting for more pics!
Sooo cute!
Of course, there's nothing funny about a poor froggy on its back, screaming, "Help, I've fallen, and I can't get up!"
Okay, stupid joke, yes, but it's MONDAY people, give me a break!
God bless,
LadyBug
9. Liz said:
Aww...Leta feets.
10. beachgal said:
Thank you so much....I've had a bad morning at the office and had a quick minute to check here, and chuckled out loud....quite loud. Thank you for sharing.
My little guy kept walking out of his shoe, I was so frustrated. I kept telling my hubby, "He HAS to wear shoes!" Finally we just put a different pair of shoes on...they stayed on just fine.
11. Em said:
Bwah! Poor frog baby! But, also, funny. I love the look on her face. Like "WHAT THE HELL!?!"
12. Lindsey said:
Oops! Leta Went Boom :(
13. Angie said:
Poor Leta, more of a tadpole than a frog I guess!
14. Kelly said:
LMAO That is a beautiful photo! One I'm sure she'll appreciate in a few years. ;-)
Yes, I'm the same type of mother...we have oodles of photos of my son crying. My husband just thinks it's cruel. I personally think it's hilarious.
15. Diana said:
Aw, poor thing. She looks so cute though, you gotta post more pics of her in that outfit!
16. christy said:
I laughed this morning when the baby whacked herself in the head with a rattle. You are not alone.
17. contessa said:
At least she's got her socks on!!
Right?
18. Moxie said:
.....and then the beautiful princess found an orphaned baby frog in the woods....
19. Tiff said:
seems we share the same motherly instinct! Here's to the many bandaids our children will go through over the years!
20. Susie said:
Ha -- too cute. I'm so with you, though. The first time our daughter had a tantrum (and by that I mean she lay screaming on the floor and kicked her feet), we laughed and took pictures. Yeah, CPS should be coming any day now to collect our kids.
21. Rachel said:
That is so funny!
22. Gordon said:
Ha I am #28! A record for me! No #1 here I come!!
People, this, and excuse me for bringing football into this, Heather's comments page is becoming like the AP college football poll.
Baby, yes of course, is totally cute. Maybe I will make my wife happy some day and agree to have one.
23. red said:
leta fall down go boom.
so cute!
24. Karen said:
Is she walking now?
25. Diana said:
She is so adorable.
At least she's wearing socks. :)
26. The Mighty Jimbo said:
she looks like the turtle princess!
how do you not bite her feet like every 12 seconds?
27. Beth said:
That just reminds me of the part in "A Christmas Story" when Ralphie's brother falls down in that huge snow suit, and he's rolling around and can't get up!
28. Gordon said:
Now I am #28!
29. Karen Rani said:
Poor frog baby - we put a witch's hat on the baby (4 months old now) last night and took pictures while he screamed.....I'm so with you Heather.....wait till you have a 2nd child - they get treated even more poorly! ROFL!
30. hdc said:
Add an extra element of humor to the falling down by putting a bit too much powder in the diaper. Once she's actually bipedal it'll be hilarious every time she does the sit-fall thing and poofs of baby powder billow out.
31. Becca said:
You should make a special halloween photo gallery, full of leta and chuck in their costumes
32. Melynda said:
I am laughing so hard at your nubbin for today. I can just imagine the look on your husbands face when he heard you say that, priceless.
Of course Leta is gorgeous! I love that costume.
33. Karen said:
Where'd all the snow go?
34. Daniel said:
Heather, I'm curious: is that you there on the right, with the ribbon wand and the lacey white dress? Or is that DJ Blurb?
35. Sue From Ohio said:
...One fell off and bumped her head
The Mommy called the dr. and the dr. said...
Why did you push her that was sooo mean.....hehehe sorry, that was my sad attempt at humor, again.....
36. Heatheranne said:
That's a good story to tell your future son in law.
37. liz said:
Well at least she's got both of her socks on.
i think today is the first time I've seen someone actually be right when they say they are first to comment. Congrats Sven.
38. BytchInNY said:
wow - Leta in that frog costume is one of the cutest things I've ever seen!
39. Julie said:
Hahahahaha...I can't stop laughing! Those drunken midgets are so funny sometimes. The look on Leta's face just cracks me up. (And don't worry, I totally would have kept taking pictures too.)
40. Kevin said:
>Heather, I’m curious: is that you there on the right, with the ribbon wand and the lacey white dress? Or is that DJ Blurb?
Those are her cousins. See the attatched text.
41. Anne said:
OMG, I'm number 40-something! Why are we so concerned with being #1? Anyway ... thanks for getting that picture before (instead of?) helping her up. It's what any good mother would do ;)
42. paige said:
silly babies showing up drunk for the photo ops.
43. beachgal said:
Maybe if we all keep asking for more pics of Leta and Chuck, Dooce will give in and post more?
Please post more Halloween pics. Pretty please, with sushi on top?
44. Amanda B. said:
Of course, you realize she will use this picture later in life when she really really "needs" that cell phone/car/D&G purse/prom dress...etc.
"well, mom...remember when I kept falling over and you kept taking pictures..., it's...it's just going to take time for me to heal from that..." *mamadooce forks over cash*
I tried it on my parents anyway. Didn't work.
45. arielle said:
those are some nice socks she's wearing. both of them!
;)
46. Amanda in Washington said:
So who gets to eat Leta's candy?
47. Chris From Ohio said:
Baby down!
48. Joanna said:
Absolutely adorable.
P.S. Any self-respecting mother would do as you did and continue taking pictures. I have pictures of my daughter stuck under an exersaucer (yes I said *under*), pics of tantrums, pics of yellow rubber gloves on her feet... the list goes on.
49. Visvoice said:
I really admire your view of the world.
50. Em in Houston said:
I am now LAUGHING OUT LOUD! I would have done the same thing! Please more than 1 a day!!! Too cute! MORE HALLOWEEN PICS!!!!!!!!!!!
51. Amber said:
As long as you didn't actually push her for the sole purpose of taking this photo, should be fine.
Too cute!!
52. Em said:
Also meant to say: WE HAVE A FROGGIE DOWN!
:)
53. Anita said:
My husband just pointed out that it would be more likely that my mom would use that analogy to me instead of the other way around...and I'm known in the family as talking like a sailor.
Mom just says the darnedest things....
54. Aimee said:
That is the cutest picture ever. She doesn't even seem worried. It was like an everyday occurance and eventually someone would come and get her.
Like turtles...
hehe.
55. coolbeans said:
She's just relaxing. Kicking back. Looking for animal shapes in the clouds. Finding her "happy place".
56. Vanessa said:
At least she's not a sockless baby frog. :) Adorable!
57. sarab said:
I hope we will get a picture of Chuck's costume soon. I've hardly been able to sleep after that tantalizing sneak peak last week. Great picture of Leta.
58. patti said:
I once had a conversation with my ultraconservative-nosexbeforemarriage-mom where I meant to say " I really love Bilbo's Dill Dip" But what came out was "I really love Dildos" (Soooo relieved when she ended up laughing her arse off!)
59. Kristin said:
Pretty scary when my first thought upon logging in today was, "Wonder what Leta was for Halloween?" LOL-- Adorable frog.
60. Friday said:
It's so creepy when they get flipped over like that. Those waving baby apendages...ugh.
Once again - cuteness achieved.
61. Danika said:
Sarab~Check Saturdays picture of the day.
62. Cristina said:
I want you to know that I am at work practically pissing my pants with your limp dick story. I am crying, tears streaming down my face. priceless
63. Kano said:
Put me in a friggn frog suit and then expect me to sit up straight while you take my picture? What the heck is wrong with you adults? Now hurry and pick me up out of these leaves. Then she cries cause she realizes they are all related :)
64. Mir said:
Now why on earth would you help her up? Remind me to show you the pictures of my daughter after she fell head-first into a huge cardboard box, as a toddler. I guess technically, they're just pictures of her legs waving in the air. I love those pictures. Totally worth the shattered eardrums I got while taking them.
65. A N N A said:
i love the look of resignation on her face--
"sigh. how did i KNOW she'd take a picture instead of rush to my aid. *&%^&$$#$ papparazzi mommy."
66. laura said:
Socks! She's wearing socks! Finally proof that she is not always the sockless baby...
67. Sarcomical said:
well, that IS what happens to turtles and that is how their predators eat their tender bellies. i am sure the only predator to get to her belly was her momma with the kissy-face.
how cute!
68. Ehle said:
At least she has on both socks!
69. 0xCC said:
She has both socks on! ;) (I know, I am not the first to comment on this fact but that is what I thought when I saw the picture)
70. Tommy Himself said:
Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! This is horrible...I shouldn't be laughing, should I? Aha ha ha ha ha! She's alright, right? Ha ha ha...oh...good times.
71. carmen said:
oh so cute!!!!! the frog is definitely the cutest member of the amphibian world. oh wait, that is the amphibian world. h well, she takes the cake!!!
72. Jenny said:
Leta whatever you do - don't let those feet hit the ground!
73. RJ said:
at least both of her socks are intact. . . marriage saved for the time being. . .
74. Alex said:
Hahaha! That's hilarious. Her little feet! What a great picture.
P.S. What's the prize for being first? I'm just sayin...
75. sab said:
This picture and your explanation made me laugh out loud and made my day.
It's a shame to think that someone out there reading this right now is also typing a nasty email about your parenting skills.
76. Big Gay Sam said:
"it’s a shame to think that someone out there reading this right now is also typing a nasty email about your parenting skills."
awwww... fuck 'em if they can't take a joke
77. Ambs77 said:
How adorable!
I look forward to reading you site every day. It's refreshing to hear someone else with the same kind of sarcastic wit that I am known for!
Thanks for the entertainment!
78. Ambs77 said:
I hate it when I forget the r on your. I promise I know how to talk.... :P
79. Shmee said:
Personally, I would like to see a photo of two sockless Leta feet. I adore baby feet. In fact, whenever I'm feeling a little peckish, I gnaw on my baby's toes. Definitely the cutest part of babies. I love how their feet are all round and pudgy on account of they haven't been walked on yet :)
80. Chloe said:
*Squee.* That picture makes me want to have kids! So cute... little feet waving... froggy... can't think cleary... must have... baby! And she's just laying there. Lookin' at the sky. Thinkin' 'bout socks. How many comments include the word "socks" today? Ah, eight. And now nine, with mine. Yup. Socks.
81. Calli said:
Aww! She's so precious. A turtle with tiny socked footsies.
82. eco2geek said:
Further proof that Gravity Works. :-)
83. jackie said:
hahaha! funny turtle baby! also! "benjamin franklin is a dickhead" is completely awesome! woot! woot!
84. TracyDee said:
It's those round little bottoms... they can't sit up for very long before they topple over. Oh so cute :)
85. Liisa said:
I must say that the whole thing about your Mother is abso-fucking-lutely hilarious. Sorry if that makes me bad. But, well, I sorta' am.
Cute pic, of course. Costumes are so much fun. Go buy a whole bunch when they are 75% off to keep in the dress-up box(okay, maybe next year). My daughter said, "Can I wear my costume to school again next week?" Ahh, yes, if only your Daddy would agree with us...
86. Ashley said:
Everyday I sacrifice the safety of my computer and turn off my firewall... just so I can see the Daily Dooce Photo...
Today was SO worth it.
87. robin said:
Oh my god. I went to bed Saturday night thinking I was going to gain an hour of sleep. Nope. Not with a 9 month old. Not only did he get up at 6am, but his naps are completely messed up and he doesn't know when to go to sleep at night. Then I read your entry, and just about peed my pants. Good stuff. Right on target.
88. robin said:
And just for kicks, you can check out that 9 month old....he was an Old Navy pumpkin. :-)
http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=rbearclaw
89. Jazzy said:
Can't comment. Laughing too hard. Who does have a limp dick the size of a windshield wiper?
90. erika said:
AWWW-she is soooo cute!!
91. Gia on Guam said:
ROTFLMAO!LIMP DICK...OF FRANCE!!!!
I'd like to see a photo of Leta on her knees crawling like a proper frog baby. Also, please don't keep us in suspense any longer about Chuck's costume.
92. Olly said:
The costumes are total fecking genius. Just brilliant. Expecially the dawg birdee.
I went for the "axe-murdering zombie crossed with tango-man" look, which worked surprisingly well.
Seeng as you're in the states I'm not convinced you'll have a clue who the tango-man is, so I should explain that he was a bright orange semi-naked man used in the Tango (soft drink) commercials in the UK a few years back. He got banned for inciting kids to slap each other!
93. Aimee said:
you know, now that i look closely - the left sock seems to be working it's way off the adorably tiny foot.
94. Saladwhore said:
At least she has her socks on!
95. dänika said:
omg there's another danika. :O
that said, Leta is adorable. I love that picture!
96. mrs. george #2 said:
GEORGE! You hottie stud, you. Gimme some Halloween lovin'.
97. Melissa said:
so...does it seem to you that Leta looks as thrilled as her mama walking around the office party looking at costumes?
finally...a pictue PROVING she is her mama's girl!
98. Marti said:
Heather, Oh Heather.
WHat a wonderful tale these pics tell.
99. no name slob said:
While I realize that no one will probably even read my lame little Comment #99, I'm just DYING to know what the 9 barn animals were! I've been wracking my brain trying to come up with that many. Cow, pig, sheep, chicken...um...horse? Goose? Seems sort of redundant, with the chicken. Goat, maybe? I'm stretching here, and that still only SEVEN!
100. shy me said:
that's a friggin hilarious picture!
101. StacyG said:
The pictures of Chuck as a Chick belong on a Hallmark card of some sort. Too funny! I loved all the pics.
102. Gia on Guam said:
Finally...photo climax!
And there's a George to boot!
103. Molly said:
I am in tears from laughing so hard! I am so happy that you had a good Mormon Halloween.
Leta is an adorable Frog! She looks about as amused as you are in the first photo!
104. Em in Houston said:
Yeah! Thank you for sharing the rest of the story!
105. Susie said:
I am falling in love with Chuck. Would he ever consider participating in a doggy-exchange program? My dog is demon-possessed.
106. Jen said:
I love the look on Leta's face in the work party pic. It's as if she is SO not impressed. Thank you for sharing the cuteness!
107. AndreaBT said:
Well, *of course* the focal point of that picture is of Chuck's heiney! Any idiot can see that ;) (In all truthfulness, that was my first thought...George took a picture of Chuck's butt!)
108. IHateToast said:
leta! ready for college!....outside of god's lap, of course. oops. did i not cap the g in god? am i going to hell for not shifting? for having a lazy pinky? guess they'll kick me out of the constitution party now!
109. glynnis said:
I must admit, I was not totally sold on George before now. I remember the previous posts, yes, and while I had a fairly good image of George in my mind, some dynamic of his personality was missing. This post, however, has completed it. What could be more George than taking a picture of his car, of the pizza, and a horrible focal-point-less photo of the Armstrong den, revealing way more carpet, floor, and magazine bin than we could ever have previously imagined? All, probably, with the secret intent of having Heather put them up to expose the very Georgeness that is George?
I'm sold.
Heather, if you were a super-hero, Jon and Leta would be your super-hero family, and George would be your fantastic sidekick. What other super-powers does he have?
110. jin said:
LOL :D hey, aren't you afraid that you might get sued for this?? *kidding* i love Leta Frog!! just adorable!!! and not to mention your bird-like dog...
111. danielle said:
for me, this pic just screams "help, help, I've fallen and I can't get up!" (originally spoken in a cranky-old-lady voice)
112. Chellerella said:
SO FUNNY! - You're posts were great today!
Thanks!
113. Lauren said:
Oh ditto!! I was laughing so hard I coughed up blood.
114. pretendingsanity said:
Ack! You wore it! I feel like such a celebrity! It looks great with your lovely new hair!
115. Fran said:
Your mom is a trip! I couldn't stop laughing reading that post. Chuck has a cute tushy.
116. George said:
You're right, I was just seeing if she would post my shitty pictures. And Jon did ask later on in the night if anyone had taken a picture, you can thank me later.
I know I have no picture taking talent, it just felt good to mess with such a good camera.
117. dj blurb said:
I am very against posting off-topic on this page, because it's all about my Leta Frog...
But George, thank you for capturing the insane pizza. When I ordered it, the guy on the phone was like, "Dude, you don't want the 23 incher." And I was like, "Dude, do you know what happened when I married my wife? The maelstrom convergence has caused massive ripples in the space-time continuum. The pizza HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO BE ORDERED."
I was entirely sober when I ordered the pizza, despite 3.5L of booze parked next to the pizza.
George, it wouldn't have been the same without you. The pizza wouldn't have been the same. It's feeding Leta and Chuck for the next few weeks.
118. Sonja said:
In that first picture of Heather and Leta, Leta's all like, "What the fuck are these fuckers doing? Fuckers." SHE'S PERFECT!
119. tiffany said:
OMG Heather. If my kid wakes up because of me laughing at that last picture of Chuck I'm going to be so pissed off at you. Must... contain...
ah fuck it. HAHAHahahahahAHHAHA HAHA AHAAAA
(If he wakes up I'm sending him over to your house with his rod and reel and he can stay up half the night jumping on YOUR chenille couch/boat.)
120. mrs. george #2 said:
I love George. In his infinite hottie wisdom he chose to photograph Chuck's ass and the Big-Mother-Fucking-Pizza. It's all about personal decisions, and George is no John Kerry when it comes to making a committment to his decisions. Go George (the Mormon, not the Texan).
121. Peter Hentges said:
George!
Love the beard.
And, hey, lay off the guy and his undeveloped eye for stellar photography! The boy just needs practice.
122. Washingtonienne said:
More snaps from the office party please. Especially of that guy in the background sitting on the floor of what looks like an empty office. Some party, hey? Also, I like how the Google ads have suddenly turned all christian and loving, as if to warn that someone is not quite on the right path to salvation. I suspect they are a response to the unholy size of that pizza. God does not have a pizza oven that wide, and is warning people prior to their ascent. Or perhaps he's simply saying that you'll never make the ascent if you're carrying that much cheese around your waist. Yes, that must be it. The Christian God is a gnarly desert-rat surviving on biscuits and water. (BTW, are mouse and cat two of the 9 barn animals?) So that's the mystery of the Google Ads revealed. A bit of divination and hermeneutics on a day when anything and everything will be called upon to predict the outcome in the fight between moderately good and unspeakably evil.
123. DeAnn said:
Is it wrong that that totally makes me laugh? I am mean.
124. kim said:
thank you heather, thank you. this is why i love to come here for my daily dose of smiles: "chuck's ass the focal point of the shot"? i love it. thank you!! and what are the white things in the pizza? they look like plastic..??
125. annette said:
George is wearing a Kentucky shirt (one I'm assuming is a UK shirt), that means George is only the most awesome person alive at this very second. I'm officially a George fan.
126. George said:
I love my favorite cousin Leta Frog Armstong. Just thought I'd get back on topic.
127. future mrs george said:
Lovin' the George!
128. mrs. george #2 said:
ditto. i heart george. (leta, too!)
129. Sue From Ohio said:
Dooce, I love that picture of you and Leta. You look like you're saying, 'Show me to your liquor cabinet'. And Leta is saying, 'Yeah, that's right. You better show her to the liquor cabinet or I'm gonna sqwak at ya!'
...and one last thing, 'GEORGE, GEORGE, GEORGE!'
130. Susan (Lady Mystic) said:
First time posting here, but I've been addicted to your site for a couple months now...
Leta is so adorable in that froggy costume! Those baby feet look so scrumptious!
And as if you haven't heard it a million times before, you and Jon take very skilled and beautiful photographs.
On another note, your "Performance Anxiety" entry has me cracking up. I read it ten minutes ago and I can't stop laughing!
131. Melissa said:
Heather, I totally love you. I have been having the most miserable and depressing day and seeing the photoshop dressed Chuck photos has literally changed my mood. God I love that dog! You're the best. Thanks for cheering me up.
132. Minla said:
I'm sorry, but did I see Leta standing in the photo your friend took of the living room? It sure looks like a Leta Frog is standing in the background holding something. If so, this is big news to me. Yeah, Leta! And yes, my ovaries are sore from being "hit with a cute hammer."
133. mish said:
Leta makes the cutest little frog and in that first picture of your post today you both have matching pissy faces - how damn fucking cute! Feel free to hit me w/ the cute hammer all day long. It feels gooood...
134. mish said:
oh yeah - i'm off to vote :-) - for BUSH! Just kidding now....More cute frog baby pictures please.
135. Lori said:
I think next Halloween, Leta should definately be a turtle. She already has the "stuck on her back" thing down. :o)
136. Candice said:
The socks make the photo. Without a doubt.
137. LT said:
this is bad. I should be posting about Leta, but I can't stop wanting to throw a lot of love notes George's way. Maybe I should go back to talking about science?
138. tiny said:
that really made me giggle. it still makes me giggle.
i'm still giggling.
139. Lisa said:
Ditto to Annette's comment: Go George, go Wildcats! (Although we've had a terrible football season, basketball is just around the corner....)
Many hugs to Leta and Chuck.
140. Laurel 825 said:
Chuck is truly a furry person. Cute ass, too.