How I Attracted Quite a Crowd

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Question:  Guess why all these people are gathered around?

Answer:  They are all watching me take a bath in YiMa’s kitchen sink!

Can you believe it?!  It’s quite funny that something so ordinary such as taking a bath can attract such a crowd, but I guess it can if:  1.  You are a baby, 2.  Someone lets you take a bath in their kitchen sink, and 3. You fit in the kitchen sink.

I don’t know how it happened, but somehow, after Christmas dinner, Mommy went through the motions of getting me ready for a bath and before she knew it, a crowd had gathered to see me do the most ordinary of everyday things:  taking a bath.  Oh, and it probably was a bonus that they got see my fat rolls.

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Uncle Dedo using his new Canon camera to get in on the naked action.

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A big shout out to Uncle Wade for shooting these awesome photos of my naked butt.

Daddy says next time, he’s going to charge a “viewing fee” for anyone who wants to watch me take a bath.  One dollar per person per view.  Five dollars per person to touch my fat rolls.  Yes, my Daddy, the businessman.   Good thinking, Daddy.  Way to exploit me. 

Don’t worry, if Daddy starts charging people, you can always replay this video to watch me splashing away for free.   (Of note, on December 20th, I learned how to sit, only two days after I rolled over.  My milestones are happening in spurts.)

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Cookies for Santa on My First Christmas

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Mommy and Daddy celebrate Christmas as a childhood gift-giving tradition rather than as a religious holiday.  There’s just something about Christmas that’s magical and so Mommy and Daddy want to preserve that for me.

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Mommy also LOVES Christmas decorations, so Mommy and Daddy decorated our Christmas tree and fireplace after I went to sleep one night.  Mommy has boxes and boxes of Christmas decorations, but this was about as much as she could do this year.

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Then, Mommy left cookies for Santa at our fireplace because Mommy wanted to make sure Santa didn’t forget about me.  The cookies Mommy left weren’t just any cookies…they were cookies Aunt Ellie bought from the famous Levain Bakery in NYC.  Delish!

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Mommy left the raisin oatmeal one for Santa thinking that it’s probably the most nutritious one of all.  Also, there’s a cup of soy milk to go with the cookie.  (Mommy bought this set of reindeer plate and mug from Crate and Barrel’s after-Christmas sale last year while she was pregnant with me, anticipating that I would need a visit from Santa this year.)

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On Christmas, Aunt Ellie and Uncle Wade came over and we opened presents.  I didn’t expect to get almost all the gifts, but I did!

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Uncle Dedo and Aunt Holly came over prior to Christmas and gave me a set of Manhattan Toy farm animals.  Thanks, everyone for making my first Christmas wonderful!

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One thing is for sure, Mommy and Daddy definitely think Christmas is more fun with me around!