Lil' Peanut
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Heather talks about public tantrums (from kids) on today's Momversation.
- Bedtime, Leta lingering defiantly in the hallway. Jon: "If you want fart stories, you better get in bed RIGHT NOW."
- RIP Louis Mortimer Armstrong: http://bit.ly/1R4tv6
- Hugs and kisses to you, too! RT: @Monkey_Tree: @dooce he probably committed suicide because he was tired of LISTENING TO YOU WHINE.
1. Bruce said:
Before I think of anything witty to say about this image,
I just wanna say.... I'M FIRST!!!
Ha!!
WOO-HOO!!
2. Suzanne said:
Oh man...that's a mischievious smile. You're gonna have your hands full when she's 13!
(Whoo hoO...I'm almost first!)
3. jenny said:
how do you not crack up all day long with that kid around?
soo cute!
4. Somebody said:
I think you have the shiniest sink on the planet. That and a pretty damned cute baby.
5. beachgal said:
She is too cute, as I'm sure you're aware. Love that smile!
6. LadyBug said:
Leta is adorable, as always.
But...is that your kitchen sink? That stainless steel bathtub? I am now coveting your sink.
7. Linda said:
She is so precious!!! And *ducking* I can't get over how much she looks like Jon!
8. Angie said:
That baby is so flippin' cute - I want one! Must check my calendar to see when I'm ovulating...
9. Fish said:
Trying...
Nope, got nothing. It's hard to come up with witticisms and double-entendre about that picture.
10. Kelli said:
Ooooo! What a GREAT little grin! Her eyebrows are even snickering about the mischievious deeds she will be getting into!
I just can't not smile looking at that picture!
11. Bruce said:
cute kid... My wife & I have opted to have cats (3) instead of kids, and they bring nothing but joy to our... wait a minute... I mean they're a huge pain in the ass.
12. Colleen said:
She's smiling like it's the spa. I love that little dimple on one side.
13. wn said:
Holly making my ovaries ZING!
In french (because I am) we'd say she's 'crockable' (loosely translated to 'snackable'....don't be scared though, I'm safe around kids, I swear!
14. Zorbs said:
wooo! the ubiquitous Baby Bath picture! To be used as blackmail in the future.
15. J said:
What an angel! That little darlin' has got some GORGEOUS eyes on her.
16. Chris From Ohio said:
She's so cute. I always send my friends links to the Leta posts.
17. HazelEyedPisces said:
Oh. My. God. You better have Jon buy a shotgun for when the boys start showing up. He doesn't have to shoot, just hold it up and scare them away. :c)
18. Tamara said:
What a little doll!
I have similar pictures of myself when I was a baby - bathtime in the kitchen sink. I always used to think my parents were weird for doing that but now that I'm closer to having kids myself I can see how much easier it must be!
19. Dazed & Confuzed said:
I've looked all OVER Wal-Mart to get myself one of them "Leta" thangs and I can't seem t'find 'em NEAR as cute as *this* little rapscallion. You must have a GREAT Wal-Mart in Utah.
20. red said:
uuuuuuuuh....sooooooo cute!
21. pismire said:
Absolutely adorable.
However, if there were a dialogue bubble coming from her mouth, she'd be saying (through that gorgeous smile), "Moooooooom, stop taking pictures of me nekkid!!!"
22. Stephanie said:
Those cheeks were made to be pinched. She is a cutie pa-tootie!
23. Brooke said:
When I have kids, I want them all to BE EXACTLY LIKE HER.
Awwwww.
24. Kimberley H. said:
Totally makes me wanna have a baby. Except for the part where she screams all the time.
25. JenE said:
That glint in her eyes makes me smile!
26. Ed Villas said:
Realy cool mom !
27. Sarah said:
HOLY CONSTIPATION, SHE'S CUTE!!!!
28. Candice said:
That kid is going to be so used to having her picture taken by the time she can talk. You should start saving up for "Leta's Camera Fund" right away, I think. It's only a matter of time before she wants one herself. :D
—C.
29. henry said:
She looks a little like Gollum in this picture ;)
30. Kristin said:
There's the sweet little lady. Absolutely adorable!
31. Jenny said:
She is such a character. I love how she's just beaming at you!
32. Sherman said:
stole peanut picture for today's desktop. thanks for being cute, leta.
33. Jess said:
scrumptious.
34. Tabbie said:
Wow, just remember to have it framed when her prom date arrives in a couple of years.
35. Sophie said:
Cute picture. Leta's probably thinking, "Now it's your turn for a bath, Mama". 5 days???? Say it ain't so. Please.
36. kEma said:
Peanut Leta ... i just want to kiss her cheeks
37. saralovering said:
wow, i've never seen someone so thrilled to be sitting in a sink!
38. Tracey said:
Such a cutie! I love the Leta pictures. I've got an adorable 'older man' (19 month old boy) I'd love to set her up with :)
39. Pixie said:
I swear you have the cutest. Baby. Ever. I can see why you can't resist nibbling on her. She's going to break some serious hearts one day.
40. Ryan said:
Ahhhhh . . . . Bathing in the kitchen sink. Those were the days.
41. WindyLou said:
I have 2 words for your sock problem: Doocet Tape
42. yes yes ya'll said:
i think that her little eye-openings aren't big enough to contain those monstrous eyeballs!
43. sarcastic journalist said:
guess who pooped in the sink!
44. Karen Rani said:
AWWWWWW!!!!
Leta is the most adorable baby girl on the planet!!!!
You must use Fantastic with Bleach for your sink to look like that! I love that stuff!!!!!
45. christa said:
wow... cocking one eyebrow up already. she's going to be trouble... but probably only in a good way.
46. Paige said:
Wow, normally they start to look just a little bit like Momma by this point. :) Nonetheless adorable, though.
47. MelissaS said:
Leta is of course adorable but remember your Sad Old Hag of a Mother comment about the ziploc bags earlier this week?
I'm looking at that sink and I'm thinking....dear God that's an undermount sink. Do you KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?
You can just brush all the crumbs RIGHT INTO THE SINK and nothing gets stuck in that little lip where the counter meets the sink.
I need a job.
48. LadyBug said:
Sorry to hear about your sock troubles. My oldest daughter was about Leta's age when I bought her first pair of tennis shoes, the sole purpose of which was to keep those damned socks on her feet in the cold weather.
49. mamalala said:
OH MY LORD! There is NOTHING cuter than a baby in a kitchen sink. I DEFY you to name one thing CUTER than that! Thanks for the smile - I LOVE that photo!
P.S. My son is 16 months old - how do you feel about arranged marriages?
50. Lactivist said:
Ohhh, definately squeezable! I like her!
Heather, does Leta have an Robeez shoes? I have used them for all 3 of my babies to help keep those socks on. I think my own 7 1/2 month old needs the piggies pair. I think they even make FROGS! :)
51. di said:
woohoo! I'm 50th! ;)
she's such a cutie!
52. di said:
heh. ok. was 51st. dammit! :)
53. Catherine said:
I used to work at a grocery store and I would find random baby shoes and socks on the floor all the time.
54. Lauren said:
That's not a sink, that's a pot, on a stove. Leta's gettin' cooked.
55. kp said:
GAHHH
how
frickin
CUTE
56. Human Writes said:
I'm ready to babysit. Call me.
57. Nobody said:
Cute kid.
58. Jaime said:
She's got your eyebrows
59. Jaime said:
Lovely eyebrows I might add
60. Becca said:
She's adorable.
61. TracyDee said:
Way too cute! Thanks for the smile :)
62. The Mighty Jimbo said:
woooo hoooo! 61!
i so rock.
63. The Mighty Jimbo said:
dammit. i can't even count right. i so don't rock.
64. Larry said:
She is so cute! May I ask what her foot length is in inches? We've gotta figure something out to keep those toes covered.
65. chris said:
Oh yeah! No. 65!!!
Nice shiny sink, but is it a little shivery for that baby's bottom?
66. bushra said:
in the continuing saga of 'who comments first,' i think leta's pictures says it all: SHE'S first, innit.
67. Bob SF said:
I'm wondering how people know what number commenter they are like Jimbo who knew he was #61. I'm mostly pointing this out in case it's a code thing.
Also, as I enjoy reading your site so much I wonder if you could have a chronological archives of each category? If I miss a day or two I have to go to each category (Daily, Nubbin, How to...) in order to catch up. All right, I admit it...I'm an addict. Can we just move on! :-)
BTW, with the beard coming back and Jon's lovely last post you must've just melted with love.
68. Jessie said:
Leta is the most adorable baby ever, I swear. And you take the rockingest pictures ever. I'd love to know exactly what you do that makes them so excellent.
69. Bob said:
Nice sink...
70. Frank said:
Maybe you need to sew a string of yarn from one sock to the other and run them down the pants legs... like moms have been doing with mittens in coats for years.
71. Philipp said:
How cute!
72. Courtney said:
There are these shoes called Robeez that will prevent you from losing socks. They are made of soft leather and kids can't pull the shoes off. Trust me my 14 month old son has tried. Check out www.robeez.com . They have store locator section on their website. Plus the shoes are really cute.
73. Michele said:
My favorite of all baby shots of my son are those of when he was little and bathing. I of course am going to use them to embarass him in his youth....
74. christilee said:
Very sweet. I want one. The stainless steel sink, not the baby... Ok, I want both.
75. Liz said:
Awww! I just love these daily photos! Keep snapping those great pix! She is so cute!!!
76. ella's ma said:
HOW in the hell do you keep your sink so damned shiny? :)
77. anna said:
I'm clearly not ready for the responsibilities of motherhood until I can keep my kitchen sink that clean. Wow.
78. Jen said:
On not showering for 5 days - don't forget that a little talcum powder in your hair successfully binds the grease and almost, aaallllmost can pass for clean hair. Per my grandmother from her Depression-era files.
79. anna said:
You know, Jen, I've heard that trick too. I tried it once, in a moment of greasy desperation (no hot water; I'm a wuss). It just made my hair gray! I made a note of the old-lady-halloween-costume potential, and then had to brave a cold shower. Have you tried it? Did it work for you? Now I'm just curious if I did it wrong.
80. Kieran said:
Baby in the sink...priceless!
81. Helpful Hints said:
Instead of talcum powder in your hair to de-greasify, try using plain oatmeal. Just dump a bunch on your head, scrunch away and there you go, you're "clean". It's an old camping trick. Perhaps you could then fry up the oats for breakfast?!
82. Sandra Regina said:
My former roomie Rita once lived in Spain when she was but a toddler. It was a social imperitive that children and infants be out for their daily walks fully clothed with socks and shoes. Rita hates shoes (and socks) with a passion. She used to take her shoes off, then her socks, and throw them into the street whenever her mom was distracted. Her mom was always chasing after lost and missing footwear, under the withering stares of Spanish matrons. Its a wonder she didn't glue the stuff to Rita's feet.
83. CursingMama said:
Have you considered renting those cheeks for kissing? You'd have a womping non-byu college fund in no time!
84. Amanda B. said:
There was this baby in the grocery store last night, giggling like a maniac.I have no idea what she was laughing at, but she had everyone around her laughing too. It was wonderful.
85. Stephanie said:
This has to be the cutest baby in the sink picture I have ever seen!
Also:
I am so glad to hear that you have given up on the sock thing because seriously, if a kid can't go sockless when they are a baby when in the world can they?
86. Fish said:
Mrs. fish once rubbed a Downy fabric softener sheet in her hair, because she heard that it was a good way to get rid of static. Of course, she didn't realize that the powerful, undiluted odor would make both of us sick for the next 2 days.
87. Christi said:
Bob SF,
You don't see the numbers before the comments if you use IE. If you switch to a browser like Firefox, they are magically there!
88. RazDreams said:
no, but seriously...are you sure she's *really* jon's kid???
89. Fish said:
Dooce & other females:
re: Jon's Beard.
What's up with the "love it or hate it" thing with women and beards? My wife can't stand it when I don't shave every 3 minutes. Other women, however, can't get enough of the beard action.
Inquisitive fish wants to know.
90. S Lynn said:
I'm afraid I'll be a horribly unacceptable mom. Unbless hormones, evolution and instinct will make me start caring what others think or judging myself, trying to be perfect. Right now I have two nieces and I just don't feel the need to make them look perfect when they're in my care.
In fact, we celebrate the moments when there's only one sock on or something like that. Or a big booger. (Ok, when my 3 year old niece has allergies and her nose is red from being wiped, I just don't want to force her to have the boogers wiped from her face every second.)
I've taught them to say "You should give it a try!" When my friends make comments about an inside out shirt or something like that. I just hate to be part of the forces that make them follow the stupid rules.
When they came over last week, one of my nieces put her dress on inside out so the other niece and I copied her. Then we had a one-sock dance marathon!
91. shelli said:
it doesn't get cuter than this!
92. mihow said:
I love them. But TobyJoe can't get it to "fill in" so he grows big cops and some fuzz on the chin, but it never comes together. So I fear this is no way to have this work.
But, yes, thumbs up for me. But I don't know why.
93. mihow said:
P.S. My comment above was directed at fish.
94. tsodeinde said:
Such a pretty smile. If I can only get my baby to smile at the camera!
95. Sheryl said:
Fish,
it's a pheromones thing, definitely.
I used to think back hair was REPULSIVE but my current boyfriend is furry in the best ways. Something about it goes beyond the cultural and intellectual preference for clean shaven.
I think it's the same kind of hard-wiring that makes mamas feel badly about wasting their milk. Maybe something in our collective memory knows the hairy man has a lot of testosterone and will live through the winter, gettin jiggy in the cave.
96. Fish said:
Sheryl: thanks for the image of furry-backed cavemen getting jiggy wid-it (nana na na nana na, as Will Smith would say) in their caves.
I needed the laugh today.
97. Tracy said:
Road crews use kitty litter to clean up oil spills on the highway... Anyone game for trying it and letting us know?
I so envy people who can skip hair-washing for a day or two. After 24 hours, though, you could grease a cake pan by rubbing it on my scalp.
Damned fine apple cheeks on that baby, by the way.
98. Amanda B. said:
My friend Bill used to horrify his wife in public by refering to his sideburns as his, "thigh ticklers".
I think my husband is sexy with or without facial hair. I have to say though, when it's at that "he's just been too tired to shave for a couple of days" point- all scruffy and disheveled...I loooove that.
99. Fish said:
Thigh ticklers.
Jesus, that's funny.
100. mihow said:
I had a friend who used to be a lesbian (you know, the type who are guy for a while in college) and then she met a guy and started seeing him. She begged him to grow a beard. I had my theories as to why she enjoyed kissing him after that.
Just sayin'
101. sab said:
Dear Santa,
This year all I want for Christmas is one of Leta's chubby cheeks.
102. Tracy said:
To clarify, I meant trying kitty litter on greasy hair, not trying road maintenance as a career. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
103. Fish said:
Tracy: Bus drivers use sawdust to clean up kid-puke. Maybe that'll work.
104. moose said:
Too. Cute. Really, Dooce, this is one of your all time best photos. Because you caught The Moment. This photo makes me grin helplessly absolutely every time I look back at it. A is for Adorable.
"getting jiggy in the cave" -- crackin me up!
105. patti said:
Putting your hair in a ponytail only makes it look greasier. The trick is to pat a bit of baby powder into your part and wear it down. You can go about 7 days this way!!!
106. eco2geek said:
After reading Dooce's post about spooning, I will *not* make a bad joke involving utensils with tines. I won't even *think* about pronged utensils.
Sigh.
107. Fish said:
eco2geek: that's ok. We exhausted most of the "prong" jokes with outlet lady a few days ago.
Today, we're having a marvelous discussion about cute babies and greasy bearded cavemen.
108. Dawn said:
Heather: sent this through yesterday, and going to do it again today to be sure you have seen it - seems relevant to both your posting of today and djb's of yesterday - sweet and safe dreams to you all, always!
Heahter - while i am in full agreement with djblurb not offering comment facilities on today’s post - I feel compelled to share that we get the love we allow and in so doing, that we deserve. From what you have all shared with us, you all sound deserving of what appears to be the bliss with which you are blessed. From expired breast milk to the greener grass on the other side of photoshop, I hope all your discoveries serve you as well as it does me. Please thank djblurb for sharing what he did today!
109. Kathy said:
my theory is that Leta's feet don't like anything touching them; therefore, they reject the socks spontaneously.
110. Amanda B. said:
Ahhh spooning.
Last night I grabbed my husband's ass in my sleep. He said he almost karate chopped me in self defense.
Whoops.
111. Lindsey said:
Awwe, this has to be one of my favorite Leta pic's thus far :)
112. shy said:
Fish:
I think most women don't mind the facial hair once it's cleared the "tear a layer of skin off some delicate areas" phase.
113. penelope said:
She looks so happy! And so mischievious...
114. LadyBug said:
Regarding the beard thing: I usually just can't staaaand a couple days' worth of stubble on Mr. Ladybug. However, he had a long weekend (four days off in a row) last week and didn't feel like shaving. I gotta admit, after day four, it was much less prickly and stubble-y, much softer and...yes, veeeery sexy and yummy. I'm now thinking maybe he oughta just go ahead and grow a beard, though I don't know if his boss will allow it. (He's a deputy sheriff; must be clean-cut and All Shaven and Shorn, like the priest in The House that Jack Built. Only he would probably be ARRESTING the man, all tattered and torn, instead of marrying him to the maiden all forlorn. But I digress...)
Oh, and thigh ticklers......*snicker*
115. shy said:
but then again, per mihow's post, I', a big ol'lesbian so maybe that's why i don't have a problem with facial hair.
*shrug*
116. Diana said:
Hey from the pics I've seen, I think she looks a bit like you when she smiles :)
117. mihow said:
Instead of spelling "gay" I spelled "guy".
I'm totally giving up for the day.
118. eco2geek said:
Is sitting in front of your computer in the morning before you shower the modern equivalent of being a greasy bearded cave man?
Had to prove to my Job that I'm a 'Murkan, so I grabbed the old passport that I got when I was 20. I look about 12 years old in the photo. Growing a beard took care of that, but it wouldn't come in all the way until I was in my late 20's.
(At first I had an Indian beard...it was Apache.)
Now that I'm 41, I'm thinking of shaving it off, but my wife doesn't want me to.
One of the gals at work confided that her husband shaved off his mustache without asking her first. And...she was upset! So, men, be sure to ask your POSSLQs before taking such drastic action.
119. disneymike said:
She's adorable and you're very lucky to have her. Coincidentally, I called my now 15 year old daughter Erin "Peanut" when she was a baby because she looked like a little peanut bundled up in her blanket. I see that Leta is in a sink, but it looks strangely like you have her in an All-Clad roasting pan. I hope not, because OH MAN, I can imagine all the emails you'll get! LOL
-Michael
120. anna said:
Beards are fine, shaven is fine. But what I can't stand is the in-between phase. My husband's beard is so coarse it's like 40-grit sandpaper all over his face after a day or two of no-shave. Once it gets longer, it's not as bad.
I've threatened to make a chin-stubble-cozy (like a beard hairnet! seen those?)for him that he'll have to put on before I'll make out with him. Hee hee. One of these days...
Now when he gets home from work and shaves right away, it amounts to foreplay. Ah, the exciting life we lead.
121. Peggasus said:
To Dazed and Confused (#19), who used 'rapscallion':
So THERE you are, Grandpa! Get back to the nursing home!
122. the niffer said:
Fish: I'm one those who doesn't like the beard. My dad has a beard, so kissing my husband avec beard would feel like kissing my dad. That's just gross.
To solve this facial hair dilemma, my hub grew a little tuft of fur under his chin for fun. It's gone now, but it was cute while it lasted.
Now he has a tuft of hair coming out of his forehead like Tin Tin. But that's a different story.
123. Tracy said:
Fish, I like the sawdust idea - I'd rather have hair that smells like cedar than catbox. Or fabric softener, for that matter.
My husband is almost constantly in some phase of stubble. After 8 years of marriage, I think I'm just resigned that kissing is kind of a hurts-so-good thing.
124. jm said:
OMG! That picture makes me want to hop on my husband RIGHT NOW and get busy makin' BABIES! Like RIGHT NOW!!!
But only if they are as cute as Leta. I want to invoke a "cute clause."
125. Ashley said:
Ok, now that we have the bath picture, we need the oh-so infamous picture of a bare bottom baby laying on her stomach on the bed. It's classic for blackmail as well :-)
She's adorable, and I'm sure you've heard that enough times!!! But it really makes me want to have one.....
126. PokeysPlaymate said:
Leta has this look on her face like "Hurry up and take the damn picture while I'm still smiling and then get me out of here because I'm cold"
127. sweetney said:
when i see pictures like this it makes me think "oh god, maybe i DO want to have another."
then i hear the piercing wail from the toddler upstairs who will.not.take.her.nap, and regain full consciousness.
whew. that was a close one.
128. Laurie G. said:
S Lynn, you will be a great mom. The mothers whose kids look perfect all the times have some issues. My three-year-old son has been wearing Halloween costumes off and on since spring. He's happy, it's not hurting anyone, and other kids in the neighborhood are starting to wear them, too. (I mean on days other than Halloween.)
129. Hayley said:
The Niffer: my husband does the Tin Tin tuft too! what is with that? except mine doesn't know who Tin Tin is, so when i call him that the insult is pretty much lost on him.
130. christy said:
Re: Leta's sock problem - get some Robeez. They keep the socks on and aren't quite as ridiculous as full-blown shoes for babies.
131. Carol said:
THIGH TICKLERS!! LOVE THAT!!
Never heard that... hilarious.
As for manly facial hair, I like either as long as it either gone or long enough to be soft. I married a very conservative lawyer type, but also dated an artist for 4 years who looked like Grizzly Adams.
H.I. McDonough (Raising Arizona) would say that Leta looks like a little outlaw. Those sparkly eyes!!
132. Sue From Ohio said:
It's like she's saying, 'WOO HOO, I peeing in the place you wash those nasty vegetables, MUWAHAHAHA'
By the way, I just want to point out I was first once! On Sunday Oct. 17...'Self-Portrait With Tongue'
Yeh, I didn't have anything witty to say then either....
133. Carol said:
Oh, and as for the sock... my son will not wear a coat. It's OK as long as he's not uncomfortable or getting hypothermia. But I do know the disapproving looks in the grocery store.
134. Lori said:
Oh, I love me some nekkid baby...
T minus 12 weeks to my own nekkid baby...
135. Fish said:
Hayley: Call your husband Ed Grimley instead of TinTin, as long as we're talking about greasy hair.
136. Dara said:
AWWWW!!!! I want one!!!!!...although I don't think it's such a good idea considering my age...but I still want one!!!
Leta is ADORABLE as always!
137. 24HrDairyBar said:
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Did you Photoshop that sink?
all I can say is "Wow" thats more impressive than the BM!
138. 24HrDairyBar said:
Thats Breast Milk, not Bowel Movements!
139. Lori said:
Oh, and I'm 28 and my mother STILL calls me 'peanut' and 'bunny rabbit'.
140. Lurkerfinallyposting said:
Also my favorite Leta pic! Thanks for sharing!
141. Molly said:
Great Picture!
I have to comment on Go Dog Go!
My 5 year old is learning to read with this book RIGHT NOW! I too learned to read with this book.. I LOVE this book!!
The party at the end is great.. and I love the two dogs that are comment on eachothers hat.
"hello"
"hello"
"do you like my hat?"
"no, I do not like your hat."
"good-bye"
"good-bye"
142. pkd said:
I'm going to print out Leta's picture for my desk and tell everyone she's my granchild. I have enough stories that folks might actually believe me.
And no, I'm not a stalker, just a crazy lady wanting her own grandchildren.
143. the niffer said:
Molly - I gotta get this book. I just bust a gut on that dog conversation. I believe that is exactly how our cats talk to each other. Honest and mostly civil.
Hayley - follow up to Tin Tin - he's been growing the tuft for a while, but when Halloween came around it was the perfect op for a Tin Tin costume.
Poor guy; nobody got his costume. Except for our friend who's a French teacher. We had to make a "hello my name is Tin Tin" tag.
144. Beth said:
OH. MY. GAWD. So cute. SO Cute!
And your sink. I bow to you and your shiny sink. You put FlyLady to shame!
145. Beverly said:
Oh, that face! How precious!
146. Shmee said:
Robeez rock! And they're made in Canada. Yay, Canada.
My baby has five pairs. They are the ONLY things that will stay on his squirmy little baby feet. They've just come out with little boots too.
I LOVE a beard on a man, my man in particular. Unfortunately, our three-year-old daughter won't kiss him when he has a beard, so he won't grow one. Sigh.
147. Christine said:
The only thing cuter than a baby in the kitchen sink... is the way the baby's butt cheeks squeak when she moves around in the kitchen sink!
Your kid's smile makes me happy. :)
148. Brigitte said:
She looks more and more like a little person every photo!
My husband and I decided a while ago to start trying to have kids when we were 33 and 31 respectively (I'm now 29) but I think I'm winning him over to earlier with Leta's photos. Heh.
149. Kahli said:
mihow-
Mi amor (U Wisconsin at Madison) calls that condition LUG- lesbain until graduation.. maybe other colleges call it that too, I am too old and still in school to be any the wiser....
You guys are all funny.
150. Kahli said:
Okay, UW is not my love but my love went to college there, dumb ass Kahli.
151. Fran said:
Although we have different political views, different religious beliefs, I'm ebony, and you're ivory, you're amazingly in shape, and I am an amazing shape, you inspire me, and give me hope that I, too, sing American. And that if I take my meds, I can have my own version of a dj blurb, Leta frog, and adoring fans who'll read my blog, too. The American Dream...inspite of setbacks, aftermaths, and before menopause. You appeal to the masses, the disenfranchised and the franchised (except Taco Bell). Today is National Dooce day in my household. You go, girl. fo shizzle
152. Fish said:
I've been running websites through the Shizzolator (www.asksnoop.com) nonstop for days, now. This is from CNN.com:
SYLVESTER, Georgia (AP) -- A 59-year-old bomb diggity-grandmother is pregnant wit twins 'n will deliver next month, three decades after brizzle had her tubes tied, know what I'm sayin'? "They came untied," Frances Harris be like Thursday n' shit.
IT. NEVER. GETS. OLD.
153. Fish said:
Sorry, Fran. I hadn't refreshed in a while. I didn't mean to shizzle your sentiments with my post.
154. reenie said:
I want a girl.
I love my boy...but how-dee she is scrumptious!
By the way - the way you describe your family makes my heart hurt. In a good way.
155. Dara said:
whooooooooooa! i just noticed your sink! i bow to you, shiny-sink goddess. *bows, worships*
156. Chris From Ohio said:
Can't. Stop. Crying. Laughing too hard. I'm easily amused. Thanks, Fish. Keep it rizzle fo' the weekizzle, fo' shizzle.
157. Bruce said:
How do you folks make some of your text bold (did it work?)
158. Fish said:
put asterisks (*) on either end of the *word*.
159. Bruce said:
forgive me dooce
did that one work?
160. Wendy said:
How can you not just eat her every day?
161. Bruce said:
*word* to your mother,
thanks!
how annoying can i be...?
sorry.
162. Amanda B. said:
I'm with Fran. We are all different people with different beliefs- but look at us getting along and being all sweet!
Word.
163. Amanda B. said:
On a side to Bruce- the pc expression now is just "Word". There's no "up" or "to your mother". Just want to keep you up to date with what's going on with the kids.
164. Bruce said:
you kids these days...
I just can't keep up...
I wish they'd come up with some quick and easy way for me to let you all know that I am laughing out loud.
165. Fish said:
Amanda "Vanilla Ice" B: down wit all da fresh lingo.
166. Mason said:
Baby: Its whats for dinner.
167. Human Writes said:
Wait. I thought Jon was spooning with ME last night! If that wasn't him, who was it?!
168. Amanda B. said:
Well, you know how it is. With all this hipness come great responsibility. It's quite a weight to carry.
*amanda whistles dixie...dicovers extra digit*
169. Beth said:
I'm sorry, but Fish's reference to the Shizzolator (no Fish - it NEVER gets old) inspired me. This is the latest 'Feeling Guilty' - Shizzolated:
"Feeling Guilty
Friday, 12 November 2004
For getting crib from izzle walk yesterday, 'n yes, yes, know what I'm sayin'? Only then did I realize that Leta wuz only wearing one sock." AGAIN n' shit.
I. GIVE. UP, know what I'm sayin'? "
170. Alicia Tan said:
A b s o l u t e l y
A d o r a b l e !
171. Fish said:
Even the solicitations are good. For instance:
"Pimp yo shiznit on Dooce.com", or
"Donate:
Paypal, tha Big Ass River"
172. David said:
Yesterday's photo was just gross. Bags of breast milk and she boasts, "My boobs did that"?
What's next? A shot of a toilet full of poop and boast, "My asshole did that"? She probably would given her extensive history of constipation.
173. DeAnn said:
A sink bath! Those are the greatest (or so I would imagine). Something you can only do for such a small portion of your life, and then it's the bathtub forever after.
Also, the socks? Don't give up on them. You just need to find less stubborn feet!
174. bb said:
toooooooo *CUTE*
I hope my baby has as good pictures as yours does. Imagine how much she'll thank you when she sees this when she gets older!
175. Fish said:
Uh, oh, David. I hope you were being sarcastic, because there's an awful lot of mommies who read this site who are going to be unhappy with your comment.
176. eddo said:
David-
If you don't like it, you don't have to read it... the rest of us find Heather fascinating.
177. Brooke said:
You're just jealous, David. YOUR boobs could never do that, and you know it.
178. Molly said:
Well.. Dave.. Since you don't leave a website, how is she supposed to get a picture of you?
179. Em said:
Yes, Leta is absolutely precious! Always is. And, yes, I am FLOORED by how shiney your sink is. But what I really want to comment on is your post. I am so inspired and warmed by the love you and Jon share. I'm just busting with happiness when I read that!!!! Congrats to you for finding a gem of a man and having such a doll baby together!!!!
180. Kim said:
Totally in agreement on the growing out part. I love a cleanshaven man - or rather MY cleanshaven man. I hate the first 4 days of growth. I LOVE a nice soft beard. mmmm mmm mm
and I too am LOL at "thigh ticklers"
181. S Lynn said:
David, I am guessing you don't slaughter your own meat, clean your own fish, and wash your own diapers. Yes, I mean your *own* diapers.
How much money did you invest in that myth of sterility and sunshine they sold you?
Don't look now, but you're probably crawling with germs, bacteria, microbes, dust mites...
182. DM said:
May I mention how cool I think it is that you have not one but two friends from Minnesota? In a way, it makes me feel that if I lived in Utah, we might be friends as well. That's just so sad, isn't it? I seriously need a life.
And I say pantyhose all the time. Well, okay, not all the time because I don't wear the damn things but if I did, I would say it.
183. Peg said:
She's beautiful! I think she looks like you in this picture.
184. Gia on Guam said:
No need to tell you Leta is gorgeous...but I will say that one of my favorite parts of her is the little wrinkles/bags/creases she has under her eyes. I don't know why. I just got a little kitty who's fur makes her eyes look like that and she totally reminds me of Leta.
I checked out the Robeez site. I don't think the frog ones are for Leta. The Navy is too dark and I think Leta is a light colours girl (furry white coat). I recommend the pastel elephant or the turlte. The white bowz in "puttin' on the Ritz" is nice too.
Being Asian, chinese in particular, the men don't do well with coverage in the facial hair department. Fu Man Chu's are not sexy! But I also realize that men with hairy faces are usually hairy everywhere else too. I'm not sure I'm ready to depart from smooth bodied islanders.
Got this pic in an email...I couldn't stop laughing for a good 7 minutes
http://www.angelfire.com/darkside/anak_su_naman/theBOOK.jpg
185. Cristina said:
Your baby girl is so freakin adorable that I totally want one of my own. I told fiance that if he matches for residency in some place like (OK, DOOCE READERS, GET READY TO TAKE OFFENSE) Madison Wisconsin, or Cleveland, Ohio (forgive me, I work in fashion, I would like to live where I can hopefully find work) then I would have a baby to occupy my time. And I would let it play with knives and matches just like lil miss Leta does, right Leta?
Also, I am from the south too, and there is NOTHING wrong with Waffle House! How can you fault a place that non only serves you a tasty breakfast for cheap but also has its own jukebox full'd up (colloquialism just for effect) of songs about what? Waffle House and how great it is. Duh.
Also, in the south we say Coke and we mean any variety of soft drinks (sprite, dr. pepper, what have you)--none of this "pop" nonsense.
186. Carol (but not Dooce's Carol) said:
Yes, Waffle House!!! And I'll have a "Coke" with that, but make it a Sprite.
Born and raised in the South and spent my career in the North and now raisin' babies in the South. Love the South!!!
187. Carol (but not Dooce's Carol) said:
Oh, I always forget half of what I want to say... Ladies Night. A MUST for mothers. What would I do without my girlfirends??
188. Cristina said:
After the bath picture,and the "oh-so infamous picture of a bare bottom baby laying on her stomach on the bed" I recommend the bare-bottomed baby looking out the window. g'damnit I have been blackmailed by that one so many times.
Yeah! i am probably #187!!! Who cares?
189. Carol (but not Dooce's Carol) said:
Oohh, David.
I love your big cajones! (thanks, whomever, from a few days ago)
Just learn to love the bosoms. You can do it.
190. Peter Hentges said:
Hey, DM, I'm a Minnesota resident myself and found it cool that Dooce has MN friends out in UT. Road trip?
191. RandyRambunctious said:
Yay!
#191!!!!
192. cpr said:
can i just say "wow" regarding your husband's post: http://www.blurbomat.com/archives/2004/11/10/refurbished.html.
it seems you are equally blessed to have found each other.
193. Carol (but not Dooce's Carol) said:
For David:
as a woman, for years you are fondled by the bosoms and it's great and you feel good. but there's something missing. mostly the guy that just fondled you.
but you wonder ... WHY? why are they bigger than boys? why are they fascinating? why does every starlet want them to be FAKE? why do men stare at them so? and then you are preggers and they are even BIGGER and then you have the baby and you BREASTFEED.
W. T. F??? is going on here? Mooooooo. Moooo. oooooo. ooooo.
Then you realize.
THEY HAVE A PURPOSE.
And that purpose is Oh So Lovely. And you are giving MILK. Yes, MILK. MILK!! to your child. Feeding your child. Lovely.
The wonder of it all!!!
but you're a guy, so you don't understand.
oh, well. have another beer.
: )
194. Carol (but not Dooce's Carol) said:
God, I'm the only one up right now.. but I've been investigating the site and ..
Feeling Guilty:
For jumping to all sorts of conclusions when I really should just be jumping on a trampoline.
Love that!!
195. brandi said:
Ivy says "pree!" That's 21 month old speak for pretty!
196. AndreaBT said:
For the record: I'm from the midwest, lived my whole life in Indiana (except three years in China, which don't count for this purpose), and although I do say "kahn-crete" and "ba-kahr-di", I do also say pantyhose. Sometimes I shorten it to "hose", but not because I have a problem with the word "panty", but just out of simplicity.
And YES I like Waffle House! (but I do think IHOP is better.) So there Beth and Carol ;) Carol, aren't you excited they're even mentioning you in her GUESTBOOK! :)
197. LadyBug said:
Kids are in bed, hubby's at work...time to check Dooce again.
Catching up:
1. The 'Girls Night Out' post was absolutely hilarious. But I'm totally perplexed as to WHY the main page Google ads are for 'Broken Jaw Quick Release' and 'Troubled Teen.' Whah?
2. I checked out that Robeez site. Cute shoes, but there's no way I'd spend thirty dollars on a pair of shoes my baby will outgrow in a couple months.
3. I'm in Texas. We say 'pantyhose' (or 'hose'), and we say Coke to mean any soft drink. And it's IHOP here.
4. I can't say 'pantyhose' without thinking of "Raising Arizona" and the line, "Son, yew got a *panty* on yawr hayud."
5. I believe that's the second mention of "Raising Arizona" in today's comments. Lordy, I love that movie:
"They got a word for people like you. That word is called *recidivism*."
"Repeat offender!"
"Not a very pretty word, is it HI?"
6. I should probably seek treatment for my Dooce and "Raising Arizona" addictions.
198. eco2geek said:
By the way, that previous picture of Leta with Beth's kid, urm, Kyle, was one of the cutest I've seen.
This blog is addictive! Keep up the good work.
199. Carol (but not Dooce's Carol) said:
Lady Bug-
"Raising Arizona" is the BEST! My favorite is Frances McDormand (otherwise known is Marge in "Fargo")...
You gotta do that HI! What would Ed and little Angel do if a truck came along and splattered your brains all over the interstate!
Where would you be then!?
Or you got carried off by a TWISTER??!!
My favorite scene in a movie. Ever.
And you can't forget "Harold and Maude!!!" Have you seen that one? Another favorite.
200. Shelagh McIntyre said:
Ladybug - I have to say that Robeez shoes are WONDERFUL - my 9 month old has 3 pairs and they last at least 6 months on him.
But then, I love shoes, and my son should have shoes, but really, there is nothing like them. Beautifully made, and good for baby feet!
And Leta is as cute as pie. And I love pie.
201. LadyBug said:
Well, Carol and Shelagh, I think we may be the only three left tonight.
Carol, I've not seen "Harold and Maude," but if it's anything like "Raising Arizona," I'd probably love it.
Shelagh, I didn't mean to imply that I thought there was anything wrong with the Robeez shoes. I'm just on a tight budget and don't really have thirty dollars to spend on shoes for ME, much less on someone who'll outgrow them so quickly, whether that happens in two months or six months...The shoes ARE cute, though, and probably worth the money, especially if they keep babies from looking like little one-sock hoboes!
202. jia said:
now THAT really makes you want to eat her whole head. and those cute little chuby shoulder. and that FOOT IN THE BACKGROUND!!!! OH MY GOSH
203. jia said:
corretion: chubby shoulders. eeeep!
204. Carol (but not Dooce's Carol) said:
Lady Bug-
About to sign off.. East Coast time... But...
Harold and Maude - not as slapstick as Raising Arizona, but good music (Cat Stevens) and a GREAT message. Some people find the movie slightly depressing, but I find it the most Life-Affirming movie ever made. It's my absolute favorite. Never grows old. You should definitely rent it.
BTW, listening to Liz Phair right now. Do you know her? Reminds me of Dooce. Takes no prisoners.
Nightie-night.
205. Carol (but not Dooce's Carol) said:
Oh, I am staying up way too late, but here is a great site for all parents or want to be parents. A home birth announcement.
Beautiful. Hope you can hear the music.
http://danielfairbanks.pseconds.com/jude.htm
206. lexagirl said:
I think I just ovulated.
What a cutie-patootie!
207. shy me said:
OH! OH! SO CUTE!
208. MrsDoF said:
Yes, indeed, *Harold and Maude* is a great one, although not for small children. The scene in the bathtub about did me in.
I rented it last summer at the recommendation of a buddy who knows how to sing and play on his guitar every song from the movie. And then when Cat Stevens was barred from entering this country, I rented the video again just to hear him sing some more.
209. LadyBug said:
Carol, no, I don't know Liz Phair. What kind of music is it?
Checked out the Jude link. A.W.E.S.O.M.E. Gave me chills and made me cry. (I just had my third baby (almost) five months ago.)
We seem to have turned the comments section into a chat room of sorts tonight. Hope Dooce doesn't mind. (Thanks, Dooce!)
BTW Carol, you can reach me through the comments on my blog, if you want to tell me more about Liz Phair. Just click on my name.
Off to bed. Goodnight Internet!
God bless you Dooce, DJBlurb, Leta, Chuck, and all your (many, many) fans.
210. Carol said:
Lady Bug-
http://www.lizphair.com/
She's amazing. So brazen. And beautiful and smart. Love her!!!
211. Carol said:
Lady Bug-
tried to comment on your site, but couldn't???
so replied here.
but dooce would like liz phair,too, so it's all ok, i guess.
212. Aron said:
Can I just tell you that I love you for giving the secret equation for the "dooce" effect in photoshop. Oh the photo's that I will be working on this weekend! And another thing...you are one of the most beautiful women that has graced this earth! Not just physically, but all around. Just thought you would like to know that a gay art boy from St. Louis has a huge crush on you. Obsess much? Yes!
213. LadyBug said:
Carol,
You probably couldn't comment because I was making a couple format changes, because, as you can see, I did NOT go to bed when I said I was, because I'm stupid, that's why. I am apparently a glutton for punishment; I am constantly exhausted, but just won't make myself get up and drag my butt to bed. Sigh.
(Of course, I notice YOU'RE still around, too, Carol. Misery loves company.)
214. Toni said:
HA HA!
I've got the last post!
Suckas.
215. Janis said:
Hey Toni-
No you don't!
hehehe
216. Toni said:
Damn you, Janis! Damn you!
217. Janis said:
Toni-
You still don't.
218. Janis said:
Don't have it that is!
Hit post too soon. See what being goofy gets me?
219. Mo said:
Hey, we have Wafflehouses in PA! What's wrong with WaffleHouse? It so much less ostantatious than the "International House of Pancakes." As if they are, like, some sort of pancakey ambassadors to the world and we should all bow before the wisdom of their delicious, unbelievable, pillowy pancakes and other assorted breakfast foods...mmmm...pancakes...
220. Janis said:
That's it!
For breakfast, I'm makin waffles!
Yum!
221. stefanie said:
I haven't posted before, because whenever I try, the site only lets me type in caps. my apologies. I'm not intending to yell. So this embarassing post is further embarassed by the fact that I'm posting to let you know that i've gone 99 hours without a shower... so you go ahead and admit to 5 days. i wont judge =)
222. stefanie said:
well im a big fat idiot... it wasnt even in caps. i'll stop messing up your lovely site now
223. Michael said:
I am the LAST comment! Nobody remarks about that phenomena. How many people are you really going to get between (Utah Time) 1am and whenever you post next?
I thought not.
Awww...
What a delicious baby.
224. Spring said:
How many people are you really going to get between (Utah Time) 1am and whenever you post next?
She might get the odd one.
225. George said:
Seriously that's a lot of comments, and seriously... why am I up at 3:43am? I have to be at work in about 3 hours! YAY
Leta gets even cuter everytime I see her.
226. aibee said:
am I *still* the only one who thinks Leta looks a lot like dooce?
227. Suzie said:
There's a Mormon, by Jeff Foxworthy:
This is to all of you that may be a Mormon, that may know a Mormon, that may live in Utah, that may have lived in Utah or have heard about Mormons....
You might be a Mormon if...
all your dishes have your name written on them with masking tape
You might be a Mormon if...
you postdate your checks while shopping on Sunday
You might be a Mormon if...
you believe Heck is the place for people who do not believe in gosh
You might be a Mormon if...
your Mom was pregnant at your sister's wedding reception
You might be a Mormon if...
you pray that your food might "nourish and strengthen your body" before eating doughnuts.
You might be a Mormon if...
you think Jell-O is one of the basic food groups.
You might be a Mormon if...
at least one of your salad bowls is at a neighbor's house
You might be a Mormon if..
you've ever written a "Dear-John" to more than two missionaries on the same day.
You might be a Mormon if...
you were frustrated when your son "only" got accepted to Harvard
You might be a Mormon if..
you have one kid in diapers and one on a mission
You might be a Mormon if...
you have never arrived at a meeting on time
You might be a Mormon if...
you have more wheat stored in your basement than most third world countries
You might be a Mormon if...
you've already got your order in for volume 50 of "The Work and The Glory"
You might be a Mormon if...
you think it is all right to watch football on Sundays as long as a direct descendant of Brigham Young is playing
You might be Mormon if...
you have to guess more than five times the name of the child you're disciplining
You might be Mormon if...
you automatically assume that BYOB means, Bring Your Own Burgers!!
You might be a Mormon if...
you go to a party and someone spikes the punch with Pepsi.
You might be a Mormon if...
you arrive to an activity an hour late and are the first person there
228. slick said:
she's absolutely precious!
229. the niffer said:
Why are Mormons always late?