Follow along with sisters Emery and Avery as they navigate this complicated world around us, taking on some truly random fun adventures while always remaining BEST FRIENDS FOREVER!!!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Need some expert advice here ...
Can someone please critique my form/methods/execution and tell me what I'm doing wrong here?
Friday, August 29, 2008
Need a little assistance here ...
Avery 'crawling' around in her cribAll I want to do is get from point A to point B in the crib, but while I frantically move my arms, hands, feet, and legs in every which direction, I'm always still stuck in the exact same spot I started. This is totally unfair ... I see babies on TV crawling all around all the time, so why can't I do it? I would have thought that all my physical training to date has made me buff enough to literally 'pull my own weight', right? I just don't get it ...
Avery trying to get at that 'window baby' Sunday, August 24, 2008
My first own pet ...
Fluffy's habit collected and transferredSaturday, August 23, 2008
So, exactly how many weeks are in 60 years?
I had a really fun time out at dinner the other night. We all went out for Grandpa's birthday where he just turned 60 years old ... yeah, 60 years old ... wow, huh ... that seems kind of old to me! Mommy and Daddy told me the other day that I just turned 16 weeks old, so I wondered, how many weeks are in 60 years? I kept asking this question over and over to everyone during dinner, but no one would answer me. One of them would just grab me and shuffle me outside to go for a walk ... how annoying, right?
So, I had time to figure it all out by myself today ... I googled "number of weeks in a year" and it's 52, so that means Grandpa just turned 60*52 = 3,120 weeks!!! No way ... that seems super duper old!!! In fact, that's around 200 times older than me (3,120/16 = 195).
That's just incredible!!!!
Saturday, August 16, 2008
USA ... USA ... USA ...
Avery trying out her new favorite chairThursday, August 14, 2008
Kick, Kick, Kick ...
Kick Your Feeties
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Everybody get down on the floor, let's kick!
Don't fight the urge, give yourself a chance, just kick!
Kick Kick Kick, Kick Kick Kick,
Kick your feeties! Kick your feeties!
Oh, Kick Kick Kick, Kick Kick Kick,
Kick your feeties! Just kick your feeties.
You know you can, oh yes, you just know you can.
You're the best darn kicker in the whole wide world, just kick!
Kick, Kick Kick, Kick Kick Kick,
Kick your feeties! Kick your feeties!
Oh, Kick Kick Kick, Kick Kick Kick,
Kick your feeties! Just kick your feeties.
Yeah ...
Kick Kick, Kick Kick!
Kick Kick, Kick Kick!
Yeah ...
Kick your feeties! Kick your feeties!
Kick Kick Kick, Kick Kick Kick,
Kick your feeties! Kick your feeties!
Oh, Kick Kick Kick, Kick Kick Kick,
Kick your feeties! Kick your feeties!!!
Yeah ...
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Funny Faces
And this is me copying a silly Lily Allen moment, when she was in one of her weird moods (seen here: http://www.bestweekever.tv/bwe/images/2008/02/lily%20allen%20fist.jpg ). What a goofball.
And this is my famous Dick Cheney pose ... you know, his great hall-of-fame half-smile/half-smirk expression (seen here: http://www.newsgroper.com/files/legacy/ap080131015614.jpg ). His smirks just get better and better with his age, with I'm sure many more years of them to be witnessed ... although, he'll probably become a full cyborg soon enough and then his smirks will most likely become a little bit more robotic than fun and lovable.
And this is one of my favorites ... this is my serious mental anguish pose from Amy Sedaris' character Jerri Blank in 'Strangers With Candy' (seen here: http://www.peta2.com/outthere/page/amy-sedaris-FUR-72.jpg ). She is truly an underrated artist ... just way too funny.
And finally, this is my best-of-best ... guess who this one is??? It's just me being happy me (especially when I get to look up and see Mommy smiling down right at me).
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Who's that baby in the window ...

Friday, August 1, 2008
Why yes, I am wearing a tiara ...

Thursday, July 31, 2008
My parents are sooo dumb ...
Well, my parents are sooo dumb that they didn't already know I can use my hands efficiently ... like duh, how did they think I could type these blogs on the computer each day. So, now they are really excited about how I like to grab at things now ... you know, like if I really really want something I just go and grab it (I'm a 'today' type of lady). It's just so funny how they are acting about me grabbing at stuff ... it's like they think I just discovered my hands and arms or something ... what a couple of maroons.

Avery holding her friend "Rainbow Worm"

Avery telling her friend "Rainbow Worm" a secret

Avery posing for a picture with her friend "Rainbow Worm"
Avery holding her friend "Rainbow Worm" like a baby
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Duh, of course I can talk ...

Thursday, July 24, 2008
Kidnapped (but in a good way) ...
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Big day at the office ...
Now I'm sure there are some doubts out there about all of this since I don't know many other babies that work, so here's some snapshots from a big important work day I had last week ...
Morning meeting
We were talking about the big presentation/demo that was scheduled for later in the day with the customer when Henry the Horse just told a good joke (I'm not sure I can repeat it on this forum, but it was really funny).
Lunchtime with Mommy
Mommy visits (with Boobie of course!) and we all have a nice lunch everyday (and even some playtime too).

Reviewing the Johnson account
The main goal of the Johnson account was to produce a new/different toy product that does not need a stored power source, such as a battery. I'm the lead designer/engineer/marketing/financial guru on the project.

Conference call
Actually, I was just calling the secretary to ask her to contact my Mommy to bring me a new onesie ... I have a little bit of a drooling problem (which I've read is normal for babies), but I don't want to look like a messy baby for the big presentation today.
Demo of the "Magic Butterfly"
This is still sensitive material (so don't share this with our competitors), but we wanted to bring to the marketplace a new toy that leveraged off of the kicking power of babies. As you can see from the demo, the "Magic Butterfly" does just that ... as I kick my legs wildly, the kicking energy transfers to the toy and the "Magic Butterfly" sings, moves, and even performs a light show. The customer loved it (especially the big boss in the suit, Mr. Frog). I think I'll be able to afford that pony very very soon!!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Whoa ... who's the hunk!?

My parents don't fool me ... I know this was a total setup. Like they would want to sit around and hang out with other people besides me ... no way. They just wanted me to meet Nick ... and boy o' boy, is he cute or what? He might be a little older than me, but what's a few months, right girlfriend? I just have to play it real cool ... guys love it when girls play it cool!
Saturday, July 12, 2008
More than words can say ...
I can't even explain just how much I love being on "the changing table", as Mommy and Daddy call it. It's where Mommy and Daddy clean me up, which always makes me feel so much better, and even unclog my nose from time to time too. Although, I don't know why they still refuse to let me use the toilet ... I guess they need to be needed???
Anyway, instead of painfully trying to explain this love affair in words, I thought I would choreograph an interpretive representation of it in my first feature film (below). Make sure to turn up the sound!
All on the Table
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
If I can't yet walk, then how do I "go for a walk"?
So then Mommy or Daddy quickly plop me into my cozy peach chair and fasten me into my slick high-tech rocket ship where suddenly out the door we blast off ... finally, freedom from those same four walls I have to look at every minute of every day. Onward to new lights, new sounds, new spaces ...
Mommy usually steers my rocket ship while Daddy takes care of the hounds (where usually it looks more like they are taking care of him). We first sail over a sea of bumpy surfaces, traverse through the wilderness of urban growth, and finally arrive at my favorite stop, where I can see/taste/smell all the fields of greenery for miles and miles and miles.
Walking through the Fields of Greenery (does this look safe to you???)
Most of the time during these adventures I fall into dreams that take me for really really long walks, but after the 'fields of greenery' stop, I never really know where we go since I usually always just wake up back in the middle of those same four walls again, watching Mommy and Daddy eating dinner (with an occasional glance towards me). You would think that they would have the common courtesy to wake me up after we get back home (maybe so I could eat dinner too???) ... funny how they never do that ... maybe they don't want to interrupt my beauty sleep???
Now there's no way this should even be considered safe, right?
Sunday, July 6, 2008
So now I'm a fashion accessory?!?!
So ... I'm not sure how I should feel about being seen as a "fashion accessory" ... I mean I know I'm 'cute as a button' and all, but am I really something to be worn around town??? I am a human being after all (a very small one, but still one none the less). Aren't there rights to protect babies from this kind of ... this ... embarrassing type of stuff? I think I'm going to need to get a good lawyer to prohibit my parents from embarrassing me like this all the time ...
Mommy, Baby Bjorn, and Avery
And then Daddy wanted to strap me on and strut around the house too ... like I guess I don't get a say in what they do to me? I'm only two months old and my parents are already suffocating me. What will they do next ... put me on top of their head and wear me like a hat! Please, if anyone has the number to a good child advocate lawyer, please forward it to me asap!!!

Daddy, Baby Bjorn, and Avery
Friday, July 4, 2008
Bot is no Boobie ...
Grandma, Bot, and Avery
Daddy, Bot, and Avery
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Ode' to Auntie Em ...
I overheard Mommy talking today about Auntie Em. She said "Auntie Em is really stressed out lately" about all sorts of stuff. So, since songs always make me happy, I thought I would write one for her ...
I call it "The Best Auntie Em in the Whole Wide World" and it's sung to a tune that goes something like this ... Baa La da Duh, La da Duh, La da, Bom Bom Bom.
The Best Auntie Em in the Whole Wide World
You are the best auntie a girl could ever want ...
You are the best auntie I would ever want ...
You are loud and really tall, and I love it when you carry me all day long ...
You are the best auntie a girl could ever want ....
Even if you live so very far away ...
In my heart you shall always stay ...
On the phone when you call, I hear your voice then recall ...
You are the best auntie a girl could ever want ....
I can't wait till I get to see you yet again ...
We'll have so much fun like before, but yet again ...
We can talk, laugh, and play, the days will waste away ...
You are the best auntie a girl could ever want ....
I can't wait to do fun stuff with just you ...
What kind of stuff can I do that I'm not suppose to? ...
I want to do it all, Daddy says "Just no tattoo" ...
You are the best auntie a girl could ever want ....
Someday I'll visit "The Big Apple" to come see you ...
We can ride the subways and I promise to hold your hand ...
And no I won't run away, like you did when you were my age ...
You are the best auntie a girl could ever want ....
You are the best auntie a girl could ever want ...
You are the best auntie I would ever want ...
You are loud and really tall, and I love it when you carry me all day long ...
You are the best auntie a girl could ever want ....
Hope that makes it all better, Auntie Em.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
My first horse ...
I remember that when I was at the spa Mommy would talk about horses, take me on rides, and I could even hear them make sounds too. They made sounds like this ... http://www.horses.co.uk/audio/horse01.wav
Now I'm not sure what Daddy's deal is, but he doesn't seem as happy about Beauty as me and Mommy ... he just keeps saying, "Oh no ... is this going to make Avery want a real horse when she gets older. How much do horses cost?" So I don't know ... maybe Daddy is just afraid of horses ... I'll have to fix that.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
But maybe I don't want to join the military ...
"Push Avery, push"
"Look ... she's crawling!"
Anyway, now Mommy and Daddy are both trying to get me to roll over ... like what am I, some kind of dog? And what's the point anyway in doing this?? Sometimes I like to be on my back and sometimes I like to be on my belly, so why can't they just always flip me over to the other side when I tell them to?
Rolling off the belly ...
... darn shoulder always gets stuck ...
... over to the back
I would have never figured them as McCain supporters ... since you know that he wants all parents to start training their babies for the military to get more troops for the war (at least that's what Alex's mom says in this video ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq30lapbC9c ).
So again, I am pleading with the whole blogosphere to help me explain to them that I don't want to train for the military right now ... jeez, I just want to be a baby.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Dinner out tonight ... yeaaaah!
But just like all good things must come to an end, we started to get ready to leave. And I don't know what happened next since I started to feel this overpowering urge to ... to ... I was just so sleepy that I fell right asleep. Good thing that didn't happen an earlier, especially during our great dinner party!!!
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Does this Onesie make me look fat???
Now I don't know how to count yet, but if I punch the numbers into Excel and use a simple straight forward "Compound Interest" formula, the results are staggering. From my analysis, I'll weigh over 500 lbs by my first birthday!!!
Now it's not like I'm a rocket scientist (like Daddy), but unless I've made a major mistake somewhere (which isn't very likely), it looks like I'm on the path towards joining this national child obesity problem we have here in the US! Plus, I should note that I'll look like a beached whale ... well, a very small beached whale since I'll most likely only be 2-3 ft tall!!!
Please look over my analysis (below) and let me know if I've made some sort of wrong calculations. I started with my original birth weight (~ 6 lbs) and used the percent increase that I had for this second month (~ 50%) to project forward.

I have to show my analysis to Mommy and Daddy before it's too late to stop this ... maybe you can help. Can someone please talk to them about this ... or wait, remember they were really happy about this month's weight gain, so maybe they really are idiots! Forget trying to talk with them, please just call the police (or the coast guard) for me to get them involved!!!
Friday, June 20, 2008
Avery's First Dress
Friday, June 13, 2008
Smiling is easy ...
Almost ...
Almost ...........
There it is ... Avery's first smile!
Saturday, June 7, 2008
"Bath" ???
I think it was Mark Twain that said "A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.", so hopefully they got my message about this bath business loud and clear.
The only good thing I can say is at least it was quick and will most likely never happen again ... and in retrospect, I guess I do look really cute in my lamb towel ... don't you think?
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Ode' to my best friend, Boobie
I came up with a little song the other day while I was snacking in honor of my best best friend in the whole wide world, Boobie. I sing it in the tune of "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, (get the tune here http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=4366 ) ... hope you like it ...
Ode' to my best friend, Boobie ...
One, two, three, four
All right
Watch it, watch it
Say there
I have this best friend ...
Who's big and fun ...
And she feeds me milk ...
Any time I want.
Boobie Boobie, Boobie Boobie ...
Boobie Boobie ...
Boobie Boobie ...
Boobie Boobie.
When I get to see her ...
She gets me so excited ...
We play fun games ...
And I nap on her too.
Boobie Boobie, Boobie Boobie ...
Boobie Boobie ...
Boobie Boobie ...
Boobie Boobie.
Hey watch it now ...
Watch it, watch it
She's so so great ...
She even smells like mommy ...
I just can't get enough ...
Lets play all day.
Boobie Boobie, Boobie Boobie ...
Boobie Boobie ...
Boobie Boobie ...
Boobie Boobie.
You got it, you got it ...
Yeaahhh ...



