Tickle Toes' Tiny Toothlets

Baby Girl has been a bit cranky of late. Mama said she was "hell on wheels" today. She's been having short naps, bouts of crab juice, and dinnertime fidgets. We originally thought she was just having a hard time recovering from all of the holiday travel, but it turns out that Little Monster's fangs are coming in! Mama felt the little bumpy protrusions on Madeleine's gums that herald the appearance of her savage fangs. We're certain that she'll be slaking her thirst on the blood of innocents and howling at the moon by the next calendar month.

We also tried letting Wee Goblin feed herself over the weekend. The results were... well, there was... um... yeah. Somehow we ended up with food on the TV and a little monster covered in sweet potatoes. We figured at first she must have had some justified Cowboys-fan rage at the Eagles staggering their way into the playoffs, but it turns out she was just enthusiastic about cramming food into her maw (and nose, and hair, and eyebrows).

Also, when Baby Girl gets excited she performs "the bootie dance." It's been elusive, but we'll hopefully have some bootie dance footage for you next time we put up a post.