A completely inoffensive post, except possibly for the jokes about drunk babies
May 27, 2006
You know how sometimes you hit the "publish" button and then immediately cringe? And wonder if maybe you should not have hit that button? And then you brace yourself for the comments and the emails and then you pour yourself some wine and maybe lie down for a little bit?
And then everything is fine? And the comments and the emails are kind of fucking mindblowing because there are so many people out there who GET what you were trying to say and GET who you are and are maybe just like you? And it's such a relief, because when you are basically and publicly giving the finger to the teachings of childhood (Scarlett O'Hara: Oh, I know there's a hell. I was raised on it!), no matter how gently, you kind of can't help but be all kinds of twitchy and vulnerable?
And for like, 24 hours, it's all awesome and kumbayaish. You know?
And then the tone of some of the comments starts getting a little...snippy? And you get maybe an email or two that...well, frankly, they can go to hell too, blah, whatever...and then you know that fabulous dialog about spirituality vs. religion vs. upbringing vs. conscious choice aside, it might be time to close comments and post some goddamned baby pictures?
Yes. That time has come. Behold! We move on!
Welcome to Noah's swinging bachelor pad! Can I offer you a bottle? Some Cheerio crudite?
After cocktails, I will sing soulful songs while accompanying myself on the piano. Perhaps we can convince the banjo-playing frog to join in.
It's getting hot in here, let's take off all our clothes...
Not surprisingly, the next morning, Noah wakes up in the exersaucer wearing someone else's onesie.
Oh man, I need to lay off the Similac.
Ceiba: Bab1es r deLIcious! YUm!
First to tell you this morning that my favorite part of your posts are Noah and his quotes. The smoking jacket/robe are over the top. Just don't get it in red or we'll have to start calling him Heff.
You are deep AND hilarious. What a catch :)
ahhhhhhhh! Noah is such a swingin' cat! btw I loved your post yesterday - it made me feel better about my choices (less alone) but this isn't about me b/c it's your blog so I'll shut up now. You rock Amy.
OMG, I just peed my pants a little. "Noah in someone else's onsie". Priceless.
Silly
I just larf looking at Ceiba!
Oh, Noah we've allll been there. At least your crawl of shame is short.
"...mama said knock you out...I'm gonna knock you out..."
Noah looks great in the robe! Always cute! I think we need proof that Ceiba DIDN'T eat him...she looks pretty pleased w/herself...
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, TEN!
Snippy comments can fuck the fuck off.
After saying that...stop posting cute Noah pics! My uterus is bullying me :o(
ah ha ha ha ha! love the comments with the pix.
I gotta get me one of those hooded, terry cloth smoking jackets, Noah. When I do, I'm coming over to your place to chill.
De lurking to say I LOVE the Noah pictures!!!
Our own little guy is due to arrive shortly and I only hope he's so photogenic!!!
(I like the other stuff you post as well--I 'heart' snarky =)
Amy!!!
You have to tell me what brand of 'fencing' you have around Noah. My friends are looking for that exact thing. We just had a discussion abotu it last weekend. The baby? He's crawling - one week now - and it's all she can do to get anything done without worrying about 'where he's gone next'. Tell all.
The Noah pics/commentary is hilarious as usual.
The deeper posts - very welcome - it's your blog, people who have 'issues' with it shouldn't fucking read it or HEY here's an idea...move the fuck along!!!
I love this post and the last one. Keep it up!
In the first picture, Ceiba is all: "Am here! Am cute! Am still baby!"
That or she's plotting how best to devour the more-photographed baby.
I heart drunk babies. And the previous post.
I think Ceiba recommends the cheerio coating with a demi-glaze of drool on le bebe du jour.
It's hard not to be snippy when certain folks are so tightly wound from repressed self-expression and free thought.
Weeeeeee... we'll take some cheerio crudite. Considering I just fed my daughter junior mints to get her to do an audio post, I'm pretty sure anything has got to be better than that.
I know. I'm going to hell.
Already knew that people.
Too cute! Have you just got the happiest baby or what? In that profile shot of Noah, he looks just like Jason. (I really liked your last post too, btw.)
Write the damned book already, Amy!
I can see it shooting to the top of the best seller list in a matter of hours.
yes, please tell us about the fence! eamon is walking and i require the fence asap.
he is such a little playboy in that robe--Hugh Hefner, watch out!
You sound like me -- always surprised to realize people really like you. And you have people crawling out of the woodwork daily to tell you they like you.
Noah's comments are so funny. You definitely are talented -- that is not a new realization, just words of affirmation and encouragment.
waking in someone else's onesie, how hilarious...you are just too cute lady
I think those pictures reflect a spirituality of religious....just kidding!
What a great montage; I laughed out loud. You are such a hoot!
Great pics and I loved your last post too.
Does he have a vibrating watercrib, too? ;)Sorry...couldn't resist!
You just go on with your marvelous life, girl, and don't let those poopyheads get to you (now wasn't *that* an adult remark!). They're just miserable and jealous (and well they should be, too).
I love Noah's robe.
But I love the picture of him taking OFF the robe even better.
Ah, I knew the dog would love having a kid around. "Cheerios, for all my friends!" Party on, Noah.
Hey, sorry I didn't get here in time to comment on the last post, it was awesome and unexpected and I really enjoyed reading it.
Noah is beautiful and so are you.
Long time lurker, de-lurking to say I really admired your last post ANNNDDDD that pic of Noah "waking up in someone else's onsie" is to die for!
Don't ever stop posting!
and once again, all is right with the world.
The questions are, does Noah use "hair of the dog" to banish hangovers, and how does Ceiba feel about that?
Pictures 1 and 3 nearly made me laugh my ass *right* off.
Only having seen Amy and Jason in photos, am I the only one who agrees that Noah looks like Jason when his mouth is closed, and Amy when his mouth is open?
In "the next morning" photo, Noah's got the pouty supermodel lips thing going...Love it! Don't hate him because he's beautiful...
Noah is a lady-killer for sure! Thanks for the much-needed Internet happiness.
Please do share about the fence. Our puppy just got to the parakeet yesterday. Obviously, he needs to be corralled a little more closely. Who knew that when you sign up for this motherhood gig, you also take on the job of Wee Pet Funeral Director [Non-Denominational, natch].
I think that's why dooce turns her comments off after 24hrs...
Oh, good! My daughter isn't the only one who things playing *under* the excersaucer is more fun than playing *in* the exersaucer.
And please, please, please, give us the wisdom of the fence! I beg you! My daughter just turned one and we live in a converted warehouse and I am desperate for some way to safely corral her (especially since she has started climbing with great success).
Thanks!
c'mon, baby! you put a contentious subject out there and you can't expect _all_ the comments to be coddling.
He definitely looks the part in that Hefner-esque robe. ; )
(And I just read over my comment from yesterday's post and was worried that maybe you thought mine was one of the "snippy" ones, because I'm not always great with the conveying of emotion via le comments sector, but I didn't! mean it like that at all. I think you're awesome and heartily concurred with what you wrote, and with how you feel. Happy! weekend Amy.)
Man, you are funny! And I'm always dragging my own 2 boys in to see your adorable kid! So very cute!!!
oh my god that was awesome.
xo
I just posted pictures of my daughter in the same saucer, in the bottom of the saucer too. How funny! Love the bachelor pad!
Good lord, is he...STANDING? That is crazy, right there.
Dear Amy,
Drunken baby photos are a fabulous distraction. Good call. I was rather amazed that *most* comments were of a very supportive nature. I guess that couldn't last long..
I've got "I'm too sexy" in my head after Noah's striptease, haha. Great pictures and commentary, as always.
-Aly
I was raised another denomination than I am now...I hated born again Christians because I thought they were looney. Now I am one...but I am not one of THOSE Christians. lol.
It's true. There are so many people who make a "bad name" for those of us who are normal and down to earth, that when you say "Christian" people think you are perfect and know it all and high and mighty--heaven forbid I make a mistake or curse and what not.
Whatever.
I get what you are saying Amy. I totally get it.
And the Noah "flashing" picture--too Damn cute! (Crap I'm going to hell because I said Damn!)
HA!
When we are in hell together, I will say this to you:
I LOVE THAT BABY. And I am fond of you as well.
(I hear that hell is all about flaming drinks and pretty shoes. So I'm in.)
Oh man, that was hilarious!
Kumbaya, ma lord... :)
It's all good.
Love the pics!!! (and the lol captions!)