Heeheehee!

Notice that Jaynie now has a roll... on the BACK OF HER HEAD!!!

She is, as always, entertained by her toes.

"They taste good, too!"

Cheeeeeese

Jaynie pays no attention to the lady with the camera.

"Oh!  You have the camera!?!  Howz about a nice foot picture!"

Wow - that is one chunky monkey.

Again with the elevated foot. =)

It's Grandma Sharon!!!

She's FASCINATING!

They are hypnotized by each other.

Hee hee - Grandma's pretty funny.

An unbelievably bad picture of the Puddin.

Not quite a smile, but it'll do.

Jaynie makes a lunge for the camera.

Yah, so I let the laundry build up since Joe left.

Grandma took pity on us and folded it all.

Jaynie was a HUGE help!

She tested as many as she could reach for flavor, absorbency, and how fast they could be unfolded and flung about.

Aaaah - my work here is done.

More posing in the crib.

"In closing - I would highly recommend this mirror to babies everywhere!"

"I'm not only the hair club president, I'm also a client!"

I swear I did not give this baby a lemon. 

Jaynie is thrilled to see Layani at the gym (Layani is not sure how she feels just yet.)

Also thrilled to be in her stroller.

It was just that kind of a day. =)

All good things must come to an end...  Here she is, wiped out on the living room floor.  I guess it's exhausting being that cute all...day.... long!

Jaynie enjoys some crushed ice while Grandma and I eat our dinner.

"DON'T think I haven't noticed that you guys get food, and I get frozen water!"

Although, the handle of this feeder is veeeeeery tasty!

Hahaha!  I love this thing!

Look at that grip!  Admire that control!

Check out the incredibly accurate aim!  Right in the mouth! =)

Speaking of right in the mouth...

I need to bring an extra washcloth with me to bath time - one for me to wash her with, one for her to chew on. 

More pics of Jaynie and the ice.

Ooooooh, Mommy!  It's COLD!

Look how huge she looks in this picture.  What happened to my little SweetPea?

Again - she does such a good job of grabbing it by the handle...

and sticking it directly in her mouth.  She's amazing.

Jaynie discovers the sea-urchin ball. She loves the feel of it on her feet.

She was a big help to Grandma Sharon while she made this new blanket.

She tested all the knots to make sure they were tight enough.

Oh!  You wanna see me roll over?

How's that?  Pretty impressive, huh!

We spread out approx. 20 square feet of blanket...

But still she rolls onto the bare floor.

Who, me?

Hahahahahaaaa!

Heeheeheeeee!

Ahahaahaaa ha!

I'm naked in the living room! 

Haha!  I love it!  Look at this cute butt!

This is GREAT!  (Yes - she peed on that pink blanket.)

How many toys does one baby need?

I mean, c'mon!  

I think she had every toy she owns all horded together there.  Over stimulation?  That's for pansies, Mom!

More nudity!

Jaynie, what's that you've got there?

Is that? It kind of looks like one of your socks!

Aha!

Jaynie explains to me how that sock got off her foot and into her mouth.

So, you see... the cat took the sock right off my foot...

...and then he ran over there with it...

No!  Really!  This is the absolute truth!

You're not buying any of this, are you Mommy?!?  Heheee

Ok ok ok!  I pulled the sock off my foot...

With my MOUTH!! Hahahaaaa!

This toy is soft, crinkly, lights up, and plays music...  she's most interested in chewing on the links that hold it to the exersaucer.  Can anyone say teething?

Look at this cute duck shirt!  Quack!

Post-dinner baby.  How can I tell?  Look at that gut!  She practically sloshes when she rolls over.

"The Booger Face"

(She snorts and sniffs while making this face, like she's trying to clear her nose - even when there's nothing in there.  Then she gives us huge smiles.  Apparently, booger humor is funny even to 5 month olds.  She'll be a  huge Dave Barry fan when she's old enough to read.)

This Photo session is DONE!  I kick the camera!

Hmmm.  What's this?

From here, it looks like another sock!

Busted!

That poor, cold foot!

We had a little cold snap - so Jaynie got one last shot at wearing footie pj's.

How cute is this baby?

Cute, but shiny!  (These pics were taken post-vaseline.)

It's my blue ball!  HaHA!

She had the worst case of hat-hair EVER.

I was trying to document it, but she kept looking at me when I took the picture (the best view was from the side - it was like a little mohawk).

This one's pretty good - look at that hair!

I wander into the nursery to discover a happy Grandma, and a naked baby.

A happy naked baby.

We attempt to take a picture with all of us in it.  Grandma doesn't quite make it in this one.

Here we all are, but apparently I am WAY more interesting than the camera.

The best of the bunch.  Too bad madam looks so alarmed.

This is much better - focus that camera on ME!

Who wants to see pics of you two anyway!  Look at this naked butt!  THIS is where the camera should be!

Here I have some photo evidence to support my theory that crawling is right around the corner.

Look look!  I could totally lie here and tell you all she was crawling.  She's sooooo close.

Grandpa Vic gets down on the floor to play.

You grab my foot?  How about I kick your face!!!

Heehee.  Hi Mommy.  Me?  Kick somebody?  Nooooo - I'm just laying here all cute!  (Please ignore the outfit - I generally see no reason for her to be all coordinated to go to sleep. )

Smiley baby with shiny chin.

Smiley baby with a little drool.

WOAH!  Smiley baby with a HUGE line of drool headed for the floor.

What?  There's nothin here!

Yah - I know you wiped me off Mom, sheesh!  You don't have to tell the whole world! =)

I knew this hat would come in handy someday.

Just because I never wear it doesn't mean it doesn't have it's uses.

Ooooh - I'm sooooo beautiful in this hat!

All this hat modeling is making me sleeeepy.

This is Jaynie's new floor, by the way.  It's spongy and soft for when she rolls over and thumps her little head.

Thump my head?  Momma - you make me sound like an amateur! 

Naked baby!

I just think she looks so gorgeous in this picture  (of course, I'm her Mom - I think she looks gorgeous in all her pictures!)

Well - except maybe this one.  Yuck.

(2 funny things here - 1) the fact that she puked right when the camera flashed (obviously) and 2) the fact that the camera chose to focus on her butt instead of her face.  Hahahaaa.)

Hi Mommy!

Hey Momma, wanna see me do an impression?  Ok - who am I?

"Heh heh heh.  Silly Jedi."

Heeheehee - that's pretty good, huh!

I leave this kid on the floor for 2 seconds and she gets stuck in the bouncy seat.

Who needs a playpen?  She wasn't going anywhere!  (She sure was happy for a baby completely immobilized by her own toy.)

The

baby

loves

to

chew

the

remote.

Cute baby.

Cute relaxed baby, showing me her HUGE thigh rolls.

Hey!  Don't make me have to take that camera away from you, Mom!

If I hold very very still, maybe Victoria will get close enough to touch!

Tori bravely sniffs the foot.  (Very brave - you never know where that foot's been!) (Actually, I take that back - I know exactly where it's been all day - in her mouth!)

That is one gorgeous girl.

WAAAAAAAAH

I found this outfit in the drawer where I keep all the too big clothes I'm waiting for her to grow into.

It's labeled 12 months, but I think this might be the only time she wears it - it's already a little tight across the chest.

What, this outfit?  But I love this!

That was pretty poor planning, Mom.  You need to work on those organizational skills.

Haha!  It's ok - I still love you!

And Lord knows, it's not like I'm gonna go naked - I own more clothes than Auntie Suz!

C'mon!  Just a little bit closer!

Sigh - there he goes.

Ooh - pardon the drool!

Huh - do you smell something?

Woah!  You've got the camera out NOW?

I guess this is a good time - I'm all clean and naked - at my cutest!

Well - even post-bath-naked-cuteness can produce pretty lousy pictures if Jaynie really puts her mind to it.

Ok - howz this?  Cheeeese!

I came into the room and discovered Jaynie had spiked up her hair in a mohawk!!!

Haha!  Momma - you're so full of it!

Do you really expect them to believe that I did this to myself?

I do look pretty cool, huh!  

If I was a nicer Mom I'd probably not post this pic online.  Oh well - there goes the Mother of the Year award!

My babies. =)

Punk-Rock Baby!!! 

This is the pouty face of a baby who finally got within reaching distance of a cat, and then the cat moved.  Heehee.

Eh - I'll get her next time!

I'm watching you, Victoria!!!

Oh, hi Mom.

I'm just eating this string.  No need to document it!

Jaynie - where are your clothes?

  My clothes? Well, you see, there was this guy lookin to buy  used baby clothes...

Heehee!  Ok ok - you caught me!  I pooped on them!  Are you happy now???

Hmm.  She's not looking at me.  She's not looking at Victoria.  What could possibly have her attention?

Ahh.  How silly of me.  

(The lighting looks weird in these pics because it was early morning and the sun was coming in through her stained glass windows.  She's not *actually* turning green. =P )

Approx. 32 baby toys scattered around, and she wants to play with my wallet.

Which, apparently, smells bad.

Tastes ok, though!

Corner; chomped!

Front; licked!

(I love love love this one.)

The baby *finally* develops a little modesty!  Also - LOOK AT HER SIT UP!!!  =)

You are MINE, turtle!

17lbs of pure, unadulterated cuteness.

My sweet baby first thing in the morning.  She's extra cuddly lovable then.

I used to get so excited over good pictures of the baby.  Now I like the bad ones.  I guess it's all about which you have fewer of. =)

Mom - you're so weird!

Speaking of good pictures!

Look at this kid!

She's the sweetest thing EVER!

Hmmmm.  Where have I seen this chin before???

The walk exhausts her.

And the light is sooooooo bright out here!

I realized I hadn't taken any pics with her for months.

So we headed out into the backyard and tried to look cute at the same time.

I love this one, even if my aim was a little off.  (Hey - you try to aim a camera and kiss a cute baby at the same time!)

Hi Daddy!  We miss you!

My friend Joy says - "Well - the half of her face that's actually in the shot is cute!"  Thanks Joy.  =P

She's starting to look concerned here.  It's about time to head back inside.

 I should've stopped while I was ahead. The outdoor pics were sooooo much better than the indoor!  I love the look on her face, even though my aim was so bad.  I also like Victoria's foot sneaking into the shot from above.

Jaynie tries to save me from taking a terrible picture of myself by putting her toe directly on the camera lens.  Thanks honey!