Watch That Kid

What's the deal with kids when they have no sense of pain, gravity or value for human life, namely their own. Take today for instance: The kid is existing peacefully like any other night when all of a sudden she falls forward into a open door. Now normally when one falls into an open door it just swings away and everything's normal, but when you fall against the flat edge of the open door it doesn't move. BAM! The kid starts crying. BAM! Major goose egg gets going on her forehead. BAM! Mom & Dad are trying to ice the forehead which only makes her cry more. All seems like it's going down hill like a pack of lemmings towards the cliff edge when all of a sudden she's fine. She just quits crying. We're thinking we've got Defcon 4 on our hands when she just quits crying. Then she plays around for another hour like nothing happens, if anything she's even more cavalier about falling, jumping & whatever looks like it's going to cause massive amounts of pain. These pictures below are all about the same but their pretty dang funny:

Becoming Human

What does is take to become human? Kids aren't really human until about age 16. It happens in stages and you have to be patient. Right now V is striving to be human in anyway she can: She tries to eat what we eat, drink what we drink and do all the weird quirky things that we do on a daily basis. It's actually more funny when she fails because we have a good laugh when she tries to take on a task and completely annihilates herself.

For instance, she tries to hold onto a toy and then stick her hand into the "snack trap" at the same time. This is called Multi-tasking. She cannot multi-task. The frustrated look and whining that goes on through her struggles are pretty humorous. If you think I'm being a bad father, take the next kid you see at church or wherever that's 1 1/2 years old and try it. You will come away looking like a total idiot but you'll have an insane laugh. We visited Gammy and The FOG recently and they bought a hippo pool instead of a jacuzzi some nice things to wear and play with whilst at the Grandrents. In terms of awesome stuff, we have more pictures of the visit and many other happenings. It's going to be the greatest moment of your life up to this point:

The FOG makes V's day a better day every day.

V totally incinerates her diaper outdoors but April remains strong.

V: Pools are great but pools with fountains ROCK!

V: Only 14 1/2 years until I get a REAL Driver's License!

It may look like she's getting mugged but she's learning how to hug.

When you're becoming human, you can do... well... pretty much whatever you want.