Hoddler, or Tobbit?

Our friend and neighbor Jennie notes that their is something a bit Tolkien about Audrey's look these days. It's that mushroom cap of hair, and the ears . She's a toddler-sized hobbit. A hoddler. Or a tobbit?

Better image quality, finally.

We are glad to bring you video that does not appear to have been taken underwater. Consider that last post just a bad hair day for our blog.

Auntie Janna, Ph.D.

Audrey is enjoying extra attention for her Aunt Janna this weekend. That's Dr. Aunt Janna, if you please. She's done with her doctorate at last!! Audrey was so excited by the news she couldn't hold still for the last two pictures.

First professional hair cut

This was Audrey's first hair cut, unless you count the "gonzo haircut" that I gave her with my kitchen scissors a couple of months ago and which Scott is still giving me a hard time about.

This hair salon for kids was a sensory onslaught-- videos, music, other kids crying-- and Audrey would only consent to the haircut while sitting in my lap. But she did okay and it only took about 10 minutes of cutting.

(A note from the A.V. club: Sorry about the really, really bad quality of the video. We're working on it.)

Uh-Oh

Here is a bit of footage in which Scott and I say "uh-oh" a bunch of times and maybe, possibly, Audrey utters it once herself. You be the judge.

This feels like a dubious claim we are making, like posting video of the Loch Ness monster, with teething biscuits, but I swear to you that she really does say "uh-oh" clearly and meaningfully, with communicative intent, all the time. Really.

Your comeuppance is served...

Remember my gleeful post a few weeks ago about how she was sleeping through the night 50% of the time? Yeah. Well. Then teething happened. It's been, oh, about two weeks since she slept through the night and we've had some rough nights recently. The other night, she was up FOUR TIMES and has been running a slight fever a lot of the time. A couple more teeth are visible just below the gums, which look swollen and pretty red. She enjoys a good teething biscuit-- a huge mess to clean up but delectable. And she rejects being fed; she will feed herself or nothing.

I run with the big girls, now.

Visiting friends Isabella and Eliana thought Audrey was moderately interesting. Audrey tracked their every move.