Yes, this is the fourth picture in a row of that kid. I can’t help it.
the smell of my desperation has become a stench
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Heather B. Armstrong
Hi. I’m Heather B. Armstrong, and this used to be called mommy blogging. But then they started calling it Influencer Marketing: hashtag ad, hashtag sponsored, hashtag you know you want me to slap your product on my kid and exploit her for millions and millions of dollars. That’s how this shit works. Now? Well… sit back, buckle up, and enjoy the ride.
Jenny
2004/11/22 at 5:08 amSo adorable. I bet she can do it too! Look at that determination!
Sarah
2004/11/22 at 5:09 amThat looks like a red Ring Ding…mmmmm, Ring Dings.
dolly
2004/11/22 at 5:10 amFIRST!!!!!!
Melanie S
2004/11/22 at 5:10 amI L-O-V-E her red hair!
#2 Yeah!
Kelli
2004/11/22 at 5:11 amMmmm… nummy! Red, plastic toys! They’re not just for breakfast anymore!
dolly
2004/11/22 at 5:11 am……damn…..
Jordan
2004/11/22 at 5:11 amShe’s hungry lately! Don’t you ever feed this kid?
Lori J
2004/11/22 at 5:11 amSo earnest so determined.
Jeni
2004/11/22 at 5:12 am…which my mom will totally capture with the camera.
Ed Villas
2004/11/22 at 5:13 amUpss … that is not an apple !
Lori J
2004/11/22 at 5:13 amShe never tires of you taking photos of her. What an angel. Except when you leave the room….
Fish
2004/11/22 at 5:20 amMommy, why are your eyes all puffy and bloodshot? And why does your breath smell like college kids on spring break in Mexico?
Colleen from NJ
2004/11/22 at 5:21 amshe has a guilty look:
pretend red ring-ding? …chomp… what pretend red ring-ding?
Sheryl
2004/11/22 at 5:23 amOk, I’ll stop screaming – if you could just bring back my regular mommy… the one who isn’t wearing black war paint.
beachgal
2004/11/22 at 5:23 amAbsolutely precious, as usual. Keep ’em coming!
Maz
2004/11/22 at 5:23 amCUTENESS!!!!!
Stephen McKenna
2004/11/22 at 5:25 amIt’s funny if you think of it as her tongue licking her hand.
Tamra
2004/11/22 at 5:27 amAmen about the depression post- get the help you need no matter what people think or say… being depressed and/or suicidal is nothing to be ashamed or embarassed about. I’ve been on meds for 3 months now and it’s made all the difference in the world! Proud recovering depressives unite!
Paula
2004/11/22 at 5:27 amThe chubby hands and the dimples! I could just eat them up!
stella
2004/11/22 at 5:30 amshe may be eating the toy, but I want to nibble on those sweet little hands!
Moxie
2004/11/22 at 5:34 amHer Screamness who screams alot everyday with the screaming is becoming self aware. She is trying to stifle it!
Brooke
2004/11/22 at 5:35 amI hope her hair stays that color! It’s so pretty.
Human Writes
2004/11/22 at 5:37 amI think she might give that Asian kid who can eat 58 hot dogs in 12 minutes a run for his money.
Angie
2004/11/22 at 5:41 amPlastic must one of the lesser-known food-groups. Yum!
Mari
2004/11/22 at 5:44 amShe’s a beauty and she looks wise beyond her 9 months.
kEma
2004/11/22 at 5:44 amLeta: “I swear to God, if this RED PLASTIC TOY don’t go in my mouth right away, I am going to scre-ehh-eehhhhhh-eeeemmmm!”
Russ
2004/11/22 at 5:47 am“One pill makes you smaller….”
Your daughter is well on her way to being a rockstar! From you stories, it sounds like shes got the wailing thing down already! Go Leta!
melanie
2004/11/22 at 5:55 amI love that song by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Imagine my surprise when I turned on the VMA’s last year to see that their guitarist is a guy I went to college with! Yeah, he was too cool for me even then.
Em
2004/11/22 at 5:59 amAs usual – simply precious. I could just eat her up!
Girl.A
2004/11/22 at 6:00 am*Morpheus:* That you are a baby, Leta. Like everyone else, you were born into bondage, born inside a prison that you cannot smell, taste, or touch. A prison for your mind. (long pause, sighs) Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself. This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back.
(In his left hand, Morpheus shows a blue pill.)
*Leta:* Ghhhhgaghhhhga (Leta’s eyes widen and rool runs down Leta’s chin)
*Morpheus:* You take the blue pill and the story ends. You wake in your crib and believe whatever you want to believe. (a red pill is shown in his other hand) You take the red pill and you stay in Toyland and I show you how deep the toybox goes. (Long pause; Leta begins to reach for the red pill)
*Morpheus:* Remember — all I am offering is the truth, nothing more.
Kieran
2004/11/22 at 6:02 amLooks like me when I used to play hockey. I still taste puck in my mouth
Yolanda
2004/11/22 at 6:03 amhi. Love your site. Your kid is adorable.:)
Laurie
2004/11/22 at 6:10 amIs that a red hockey puck? Or a cap to something? I can’t tell? 😀
Her hair is getting so long and shaggy. 🙂
Lauri
2004/11/22 at 6:11 amMe: Ooohhh! Look how cute!
Ethan (7): What is that red thing?
Me: I’m not sure . . . probably a block of some kind.
Ethan: Or red cheese.
chrissy
2004/11/22 at 6:11 amGirl.A — that was cute. 🙂
bb
2004/11/22 at 6:12 amthe best pics you put up are of ‘that kid’.. always a pleasure to see.
Meg
2004/11/22 at 6:16 amHey Girl A–thanks for a laugh this morning!
Leta is, as ever, the queen of all she surveys.
maricar
2004/11/22 at 6:20 amAww.. she’s so adorable! Thanks, I really needed a smile today.
Mrs.Stray
2004/11/22 at 6:20 amShe is so sweet. She has this look like she is trying way to hard to look innocent. Almost like “What, what??”
Girls.A ~~ Right on point with that Matrix bit!!
sab
2004/11/22 at 6:22 amIt’s okay I love seeing pictures of her!
Mo
2004/11/22 at 6:35 amdid anyone go as the White Stripes and get inappropriately touchy with their brother-husband/sister-wife? Cause that would have been cool too.
(*haha* pleated jeans)
TracyDee
2004/11/22 at 6:37 amIt’s easier to cram things into your mouth when you don’t have any teeth 🙂
kate
2004/11/22 at 6:41 amthanks also for the depression post. so wish i could forward it to all my friends and make them read it and understand what i’m going through better. i’m thankful i’m not as deep into as many, but it’s still scary and hard and just knowing that i’m starting to journey in the right direction wtih therapy and all makes me feel better.
Paige
2004/11/22 at 6:48 amOh man her hair is getting hilarious.
KS
2004/11/22 at 7:06 amLook at that! Jenny was number 1 and didn’t even brag! We should all be so modest.
Jme
2004/11/22 at 7:09 amthe way she was holding that thing, you know she’s had practice. It’s like, “hey, I’ll just take a dainty nibble out of this red toy just as if it was a cracker.” Any cheese to go along with it?
The Mighty Jimbo
2004/11/22 at 7:11 ammmmm, plastic-y goodness.
kim
2004/11/22 at 7:11 amabsolutely understandable. and i love getting to “watch” her grow up ;o) and thank you for the “you be well for me” post..
Mari
2004/11/22 at 7:19 amShe’s so adorable!
Dre
2004/11/22 at 7:22 amLove that little “fat roll” crease in her wrist!
And, please, keep on posting the Leta pics! I love them!