Hey, it's okay!

It's okay that we're not gonna let Ruth get into the whole princess thing. Really, what is the moral of those stories? If you're beautiful then you'll get to live happily ever after (Cinderella). Kissing solves your problems (Sleeping Beauty). You can distract bad guys with your body (Jasmine from Aladdin). People will like you if you're beautiful (Little Mermaid). And overall immodesty is great! (Little Mermaid, Aladdin, etc.) These are definitely NOT the messages we want Ruth to pick up on. We'll stick with shows like Phineas and Ferb, Pingu and Totoro, which encourage exploration, creativity and being active.

It's okay that I think the pediatric dentists of this country are INSANE! Seriously, orajel is great and I'm not going to stop using it because of a very rare blood disorder that neither of my kids so far have...I know this because they both appreciate orajel and had no crazy side effects other than to stop screaming!

Baby Chicken

1 week old, he was SOOOO tiny!

3 weeks

1 month

2 months

3 months (finally getting chubby)

4 months

5 months

6 months

7 months

8 months

9 months

10 months

11 months

One year and lovin' his icing!

This is his cake; just frosting, black icing in a squeeze tube, sprinkles for the beak and a knife to make the fluff.

Happy Birthday big guy!