When Chemists Attack

I know, things have been slow around here.

Really slow. As in … “No updates since the end of August” slow.

Here’s why:

Look, Daddy! I just unloaded the Tupperware again!

Yes, she’s walking. And boy is she a handful!

Got one of these?

It’s called a “Surprise Inside Diego Egg”, and it’s made by Fisher Price. (Or rather, it’s made by some cheap company in China for Fisher Price) .

So what’s the surprise? The surprise is … it’s painted with poisonous lead paint! So if any of y’all have young ones, and you’ve recently bought some Fisher-Price Sesame Street, Dora, or Diego themed toys – make sure that they’re not on the recall list (linked above).  Thankfully, none of Cate’s toys were on the list.

Just to be safe, check the list even if you have recently bought any Fisher Price toy for your young child. (There are a few “generic” ones on the list.)

This is just one more reason why outsourcing American manufacturing jobs to China is a bad idea.

Cate hasn’t yet mastered the fine art of getting to a sitting position from lying on her back. But that’s not really what she’s interested in. She is interested in only one thing. She wants to … stand. Stand! Stand! Stand! If she’s sitting, she will attempt to pull herself up to a standing position using nearly any object – some of which won’t support her weight.

But Cate’s toy basket is heavy enough!

Cate can’t decide whether to hold on for support or grab a toy!

Soon, we’ll have to move anything that we have on coffee tables and low shelves. I’ll also have to put up a lot of my electronic stuff, since Cate seems to have inherited my fascination with anything that runs by electricity. She already “cruises” down the edge of the couch to find my laptop computer.

But I look forward to the time we have to toddler-proof the house. I enjoy seeing Cate gain more control of herself and her world.

It’s the end of the semester, and I haven’t been properly updating the blog. But here, without further delay, is this week’s Friday Cate:

Honest, officer! I only had one bottle!

Cate’s recently learned that she can rotate her walker around and move in different directions. She seems happy about it, too!

You know those cute little baby footprints you often see in a frame along with baby pictures? When you see those print-making kits in the store, they seem like an awfully easy thing to use. Just put your baby’s hand or foot on the stamp pad, then press the inked body part onto the paper.

Simple, right?

Cate thinks otherwise!

What’s this?

This is a picture of Cate’s first “steps” onto the sand at Myrtle Beach!

Cate’s not quite ready to crawl around in the sand. But she does want to roll in it!

Part of Cate’s first trip to Myrtle Beach involves shopping at the outlet stores. Before she can go shopping, though, she needs to be properly prepared.

Now Cate’s ready for a shopping day in the sun!