Hide n' Kissin' with The Cheese

The Cheese has started to show affection by giving kisses, but only when she feels like it. Her Tutububbe (Tutu is Grandmother in Hawaiian and Bubbe [bub-ee] is Yiddish for Grandmother - so my mom's affectionate name is literally translated "Grandma Grandma" - kinda like Little Caesar's "pizza-pizza."), anyway Tutububbe sent Julia a book called Leilani's Hula. At the end of the book Tutu gives Leilani a kiss. After Lynnie initiating a few times, Julia started to impulsively give a kiss at the end of the book. Now, every morning when my girls wake me up, Julia will give me a kiss. Here she is playing a game with Momma and giving a signature kiss - that is extra wet for more love!

Ham n' Cheese

I guess we're starting her a little young, but bein' cute is a very important part of one's life. Remember, as Fernando Lamas used to say - it doesn't matter if you feel good, it only matters if you LOOK good. So, a couple weeks ago my friend, Josh Brown, came over for a visit while I was feeding the Cheese. She kept looking over at him and doing this little grin while she put her head on her shoulder. We started to call it her "super cute" look. It took a bit, but we got her to do it on command. I know - I'll never be able to stop her; I can only hope to contain her.

UP! with Cheese

Lately, Julia has started to make words - most of them are normal baby stuff like, "Momma", "Dadda", and "Superfluous." Her newest is "up" - she really digs that "P-ah" sound at the end. Sometimes I'll catch her just sitting around, reading books, and very quietly making that "P-ah" sound over and over again. We got some good post-bath footage of her brushing her teeth and enjoying some "up" time.

1. It starts with some tooth brushing.

2. Then she wants to do it herself.

3. Followed by a elated freak out.