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Amelia finally gave up the stump at a mere four weeks of age. It took a while but we are quite pleased with the result. Let the raspberries begin!

Brandon's photos

Brandon uploaded some pics to the Flickr account after only a lot of nagging.

Click here for some from Pablo & Joanna's Labor Day bbq.

And here for some he took in Coupeville on Whidbey Island while training there this summer.

Silent Scream

Silent Scream, originally uploaded by Monkey loves Kitten.

While at the doctor's office the other day, her pediatrician remarked that Amelia would have to learn to control her temper. What ever could he have been talking about?

Cuatro Generaciones

4 generations, originally uploaded by Monkey loves Kitten.

Amelia is so popular. She had a visit from Brandon's mom, aunt Val, and grandpa LeRoy (Poppo) last week. After that she had her first trip out of town to Santa Clarita and her first trip to a restaurant to meet Great-Grand Gramps Otto and Great-Grandma Eve. They were in SoCal already so the timing was perfect. Amelia is just checking people off the list left and right!

The baby had a checkup at two weeks and two days and is growing well. The kid's head gained half an inch, her length had increased by an inch, and she gained 14 ounces in nine days. Clearly she's getting enough to eat. As she should the number of times a day she requires Mama's services in that department.

Sushi - finally

After foregoing raw fish for the better part of a year, the sushi-fast was broken. Thanks to Grandma Chris' offer to babysit, Brandon & I got our first post-natal date. Amazingly, there is a decent Japanese restaurant in beautiful downtown Ridgecrest and there was plenty of room at the sushi bar last night. We tried to take pictures but the feeding frenzy was such a flurry of chopsticks and wasabi, none turned out. I was a little overzealous when I instructed the chef to make the Red Dragon roll "all the way" hot, but otherwise it was a perfect meal and good practice for our next trip to our truly favorite place in Oxnard - Yokozuna. Babies like sushi, right?

Hospital Portrait

Amelia's hospital pic in the Christmas getup they gave her. Poor kid.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Classic overindulgence, originally uploaded by Monkey loves Kitten.

Amelia surprised us all this morning when we found her passed out on the sofa, suffering from a bad case of New Year's regret. Some kids just don't know when to say when.

Hope the New Year finds you all in good spirits and good health!