I could use a laugh.

How about you? Are you having a crazybusy week, too? Well, take a little break. Here are a coupla baby humor items. Hope they make you smile too!

1. Pregnancy Q & A (didn't make this up. I think someone emailed it to me.)

Q : What is the most reliable method to determine a baby's sex?
A: Childbirth.

Q : I'm two months pregnant now. When will my baby move?
A: With any luck, right after he finishes college.

Q: Is there anything I should avoid while recovering from childbirth?
A: Yes, pregnancy.

Q: When is the best time to get an epidural?
A: Right after you find out you're pregnant.


Q : Our baby was born last week. When will my wife begin to feel and act normal again?
A: When the kids are in college.

Q : Do I have to have a baby shower?
A: Not if you change the baby's diaper very quickly.




2. Ever wish babies came with instructions? Well, now there is such a thing as The baby owner's manual, and you can preview it here.


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Photos by sean dreilinger

Quick Takes: birthday wishes to maybe camping

It's Friday. You know what that means: time for quick takes - the post where I wrap up the week, catch you up on my plants, and sometimes wax poetic about recent laundry adventures. Good times!


First of all and most importantly: happy birthday to my dad, who makes us laugh with his brilliant sense of humor but always offers a shoulder (and a hug!) when someone needs to cry, who is my friend, teacher, encourager, adviser, and the absolute best father a daughter could wish for! Love you, Dad!


One thing I forgot to mention last week was that the Hubs and I were working on (and now have finished) a Lord of the Rings puzzle, which you may think is kind of a nerdy thing to do, and I'm fine with that. Here's the thing. Sometimes, especially during allergy season, I get too tired at the end of the day to even read a book. I end up in front of the TV, even though I don't want that to be a really big habit for me. So when Liz and Matt said, "Do you guys want this puzzle?" A light bulb went on and I said yes. The Hubs and I had fun putting it together. And it was a great non-TV activity for those tired days. I could just zone out and try to figure out which part of the Ring of Power I was holding in my hand. So I think we'll do another one. Thanks, you two! :)


Rufus is doing great! He's sprouting up, and it looks like he might bloom.


In case you missed it, I did finally get a (real) post up yesterday. Well, it was yesterday in some parts of the world. Anyhoo, it was all about Perfectly Poetical Tuesdays, so you'll wanna check that out.


So this has been a week of late posts, hasn't it? It got me thinking, what if I just started posting later? Not as late as yesterday, but maybe in the early afternoon instead of the morning? What would you all think of that? Hmmm....


When I talk about being busy with work stuff, are you wondering what I'm up to? Wellll, I won't bore you with details, but here's a little overview: quoting (for design projects mostly), following up on quotes, getting my product info/client info/project info organized, learning about organic apparel, adding it to my shop and promoting my new stuff, trying to figure out what I'm going to do with my website, planning all kinds of poemy funness, designing coupons to be given out at the Heard Museum's NU event in May (if you're in Phoenix - mark your calendar for May 15 - I'll tell you more when the date gets closer), and...yeah...that should give you an idea of what I've been up to workwise.


For my dad's birthday, Dad, Mom, E, Christine, the Hubs and I were all going to go camping. We still might. Or we might just do a day trip. It's kinda up in the air right now. Either way, I'm sure we'll have fun, and there will be pics next week.

Make sure to check out the 7 Quick Takes headquarters!

It's my party and I'll cry if I want to

The site that brought you "Kids' Parties Take a Pay Cut" is now featuring a list of the "12 Worst Baby Birthday Party Themes."


It. is. hilarious.

I don't want to spoil anything for you, but I will tell you that they have a very...creative idea for babies born on tax day.

So if you want to know how not to celebrate your baby's first birthday or you just want to smile, check it out.

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Edited to add: Photo by iamchanelle.

Brothers and sisters

Boys and girls are different. No, I mean really different. In ways it's probably hard for those of us who haven't raised both (or, in my case, either) to comprehend.

So I thought I'd share a couple of fun and insightful posts from moms who are finding out just how different boys and girls are:

• Life with a Boy Child from Mommy's Martini

• That Pesky Y-Chromosome from Latte Mommy

Seems like I read at least one other great post on the topic somewhere out there in the blogosphere, but I sure can't remember where. If you come across (or have written) one, feel free to let us know!

Going to the zoo

I walked into the bathroom just inside the zoo's entrance about the same time as a woman who was struggling to get her daughter to go in. The little girl was yelling, "NOOOOOO! I don't wanna go here. I wanna go to the zoo!!!"

After a pause, her mother stated what should have been obvious. "We are at the zoo."

Logic schmogic. The girl kept repeating, "I wanna get money at the ZOO!!" She said it enough times for me to be sure that it was money - not monkeys - that she wanted. At the zoo. (Souvenir penny machine maybe-? Or buried treasure?)

Anyway, the funniest thing was that what she so desperately wanted was to go to the zoo. But she was already there, just one brief pit stop - maybe 5 minutes - away from seeing animals or getting money or whatever it was she was so eager to go the zoo for.

I feel like there's a lesson in there somewhere. Let's contemplate that for a moment.


Maybe that, a lot of times, we're closer to where we want to be than we realize? That we're searching all over for things when we already have what we need? That when we want to yell, "NOOOOOOOOO!" we should shut up and appreciate how good we have it? That I read too much into things?

That could be it.

Maybe I should stop looking so hard for a moral to the story and start trying to find that money at the zoo.

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Photos: 1) By MissCGlass. 2) & 3) By me.

Are you ready?

Ready for a break from changing diapers (or researching types of diapers)? This "Preparation for Parenthood" list made me laugh, and I hope you enjoy it, too.

It's not just a matter of reading books and decorating the nursery. Here are 12 simple tests for expectant parents to take to prepare themselves for the real-life experience of being a mother or father.

(Read the rest of "Preparation for Parenthood" here.)