Puppet Day

Elizabeth spent a lot of Sunday with her good friend, Joey the Monkey.

The Joey Show Rehearsal

Rare backstage footage of the genius performers behind The Joey Show making magic.

Snowfall

We got a little snow on 2/24 that stuck around until... well, there were still patches this morning, but they're gone now. It's getting much warmer, after a couple days of bitter cold (bitter by western Oregon standards -- low 20s).

I was at work, but Barb and the girls enjoyed the unusual weather.

Suzanne Photoshoot

I had a nice time with Suzanne this morning. She is very happy upon waking. Barb was in Elizabeth's room, so it was just me and the baby. Among other things, we had a little photoshoot that produced some decent pictures.

Given how tricky the lighting was, and my inability to capture exactly the picture I wanted, I found myself really desiring a digital SLR camera. Maybe I should buy some film for my Nikon FM2 and see if that does better than the digital pocket camera...

The Joey Show!

Grumpy Gals

Elizabeth and Mommy were practicing their grumpy faces at breakfast with Grandma today.

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Binky Baby

Elizabeth never had any interest in pacifiers or sucking her thumb.

Suzanne, on the other hand haas been a champion self-soother since day one. She generally sucks on some random number of digits, but lately has taken to her thumb (though I think it's too small to really satisfy)

Because we've been talking about it, and because we are all sick (Barb and I have minor colds; the girls have a GI flu), we indulged the girl and got her a binky.

She took to it right away (as with the bottle), but then it fell out. Barb put it back in, and again she seemed pleased and soothed by its presence. This could, however, turn into a huge nightmare down the road. Parents giveth the binky, but eventually parents must also taketh binky away.

Polar Bear, Polar Bear

Daddy reads to Suzanne.

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My Brave Girl

Here is Elizabeth before and after oral surgery at the hospital today. She got a shitload (technical term) of cavities filled and a number of crowns put in place as well. What an awesome, brave girl!

The dentist said that Elizabeth Rose has unusually weak enamel on her teeth, which had resulted in the multitude of cavities. The fact that she has bad teeth now is no indicator that she will have bad adult-teeth. The dentist also said that this weak-enamel problem is getting more and more widespread and she's not sure why.

If you've got any theories, now's the time to cut loose.

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