Daddy's New Toy

Tuesday was Ryan's 32nd birthday and he got a new toy from his folks - a digital SLR camera. I didn't think it was possible, but since then, Linnea has become the object of even MORE pictures than before!
This is her "scooting" position - not really a commando crawl (no elbows involved; more hands) and definitely not a full-fledged crawl (no knees involved; kind of toes?), but somehow, she gets where she wants to go now. Mommy & Daddy are going to have to get much more dilligent with the vacuum now...

So much for the Back-to-Sleep Campaign...

And we wonder why she wakes up

every morning with slightly

brushburned knees?

Unrequited Love

Linnea's latest source of glee and delight is our dog, Maya.  Although Maya tolerates her just fine, the animation you see on Maya's face in these photos pretty much sums up her attitude toward her new admirer.
She'll give Linnea a tolerant sniff here and there, but that's about as far as it goes.
You can almost see it running through Linnea's head already: "How much longer until I can ride this thing?"