I had a brilliant idea a couple of weeks ago. Instead of having Etta lay on her foot rug for the next 12 months of growth pictures I can have her STAND next to her penguin!!
#1. Take a picture of said penguin on said foot rug to get a perspective of how big the penguin is.
#2. Have Etta stand next to the penguin and get a shot. Granted, I realized that she may need a little help the first couple of months since she is not quite standing completely on her own yet.
#3. Put adorable picture on the blog.
That's it. Three easy steps.
But guess how easy it WASN'T?! Step #1. No problem.
Step #2. Bob calmly suggests that we "just try" to get one picture of Etta laying on the foot rug. (He really really likes the foot rug.)
[A different perspective: Here is Etta at 1 month - 1 year ago...]
We then proceed to the actual step #2. Etta decides that this would be a good time to turn to baby jello and that making faces at mommy is WAY more fun than standing next to an old stinky penguin.
I put the camera away for a few minutes until I think that Etta has forgotten about it. We play for a bit and then I sneakily hand the camera to Bob, grab the penguin, grab baby Etta and get her to stand up. Notice - she does not look nearly as happy as she did when 1) she was laying on the foot rug or 2) she was posing for mommy...
I'm hoping that next month it goes a bit better. [Bob also mentioned that I should have chosen something STATIONARY for Etta to stand by. Not a roly-poly penguin who's job it is to NOT stay upright.]
P.S. Bob decided he wanted to get in on some of the blog fun. What a guy.
2 comments:
Good job Em! Bob...looking good and the same as always! Love you Etta Girl. Aunt Molly
Love it! She is getting so big! Miss you guys! Hope we make it back up north sometime this year.
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