Random Thoughts from the Weekend

This weekend was pretty uneventful, but I did have a smattering of funny/questionable ideas/events to share:

1. Riley has started making a new noise. It is like a really forced laugh where she sounds like she is out of breath. It is much better than her yunting, but sometimes she pulls out a mashup of the two. It is shown in the first video. While we say we dont like the yunting, there is nothing funnier than a nice yunt at the quietest moment of mass. We learned that today.

2. Our babies like the dogs, especially Riley. She likes to pet him and grab him and lick him (we try to minimize that). Usually, a playful Frankie can bring even the most intense tanrum to an end. As opposed to Owen, he is good for something occasionally.

3. We stumbled upon Yo Gabba Gabba for the first time. We had been introduced to its glory by Brett a while back. I was surprised how intensely the girls watched this very odd show. If this is the only thing that can keep them content for an extended period of time, Ill take it, but this is some weird stuff. Check out this link. I wish it was the real video, but it is from someone videotaping their tv while watching it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1YoohYVKh4. you may have to copy and paste into your browser.

4. While taking a trip to Costco on a Saturday afternoon (not recommended for those who fear crowds and lines), I formulated a theory. We had the girls with us in their double stroller. Many people commented on their supreme cuteness, but mostly people either without kids or with older kids. We crossed paths with many people shopping with infants (capable of fitting in a carseat). They didnt throw a glance our way. I have two potential explanations for this: the first is that they have their own baby(s), so someone else's infant isnt that exciting for them. The second theory is that if they look and see a baby that is cuter that theirs, it would make them sad. Laurin still contests that parents have no ability to see their children as anything but the cutest babies ever, so it wouldnt matter if they saw another cute baby. I disagree, mostly because I have been able to objectively assess our girl's cuteness from the start. My fun addition to this theory is that people size up the parents before deciding if they want to look. Everyone with kids likes to laugh at the goofy looking infants that make up a large portion of the infant population. I think it would be fun if this theory became well known/acknowledged fact, I would look at everyone's babies just to mess with their heads, making them think that i thought we were more attractive than them.

5. People who design diapers are sadists. I dont think they are really trying to design diapers that will contain massive amounts of urine and/or liquid poo. Today, Laurin picked up Sanna to see if she pooped and somehow the poop shot out the back out the diaper and landed on her sock. I sadly did not take a picture. She was not as amused.

6. I have often wondered (as I trek up and down our many sets of stairs) if my first instinct would be to protect the baby or myself if I were to fall. I would hope I could do both, but if not I would hope I would protect the baby. In questioning my own parents about this I learned that my dad once fell down the stairs while carrying my sister. He admitted to first bracing himself, but he was able to grab her before she fell. With those faulty genes inside me I can no longer trust myself carrying the kids up and down the stairs. I have give those duties to Laurin until I hear of equal or greater negligence from her family.

If you couldnt tell, my writing style is what I call stream of conciousness. I must also state that Laurin has not part in writing any of these posts. Please dont blame her for my often questionable attempts at humor.