Jul 21 2005
A break from zombies and guns…
Parenthood continues to be a learning experience, with Jilly becoming both more energetic and more mobile as each day passes. She still does not really crawl on her own, but has figured out that a combination of shuffling backwards and rolling gets her all sorts of places mommy and daddy do not want her.
We’re going to have to properly baby proof the new apartment before too much more time has passed.
This only became a real concern for me when I was cleaning the rifles from the recent range trip, and had left my cleaning kit on the floor by the couch (have I mentioned we don’t have a coffee table? Just where am I supposed to clean the firearms?), as Jilly happily propelled herself towards the kit reaching for the bottle of CLP and a small pile of dirty cleaning patches… needless to say she was intercepted before reaching her goal.
In a somewhat related note, it’s been observed that Jillian breaks into a tremendous grin whenever daddy is cleaning firearms, the sound of an action slamming closed throws her into a fit of grins and giggles. Score one for the hoplophiles I hope.
5 Responses to “A break from zombies and guns…”
“Hoplophile”?! Snort! Take care least your condition slip into “hoplophilia”
My daughter has a similar affinity for my “boom sticks”. I tend not to have them out while the kids are around, but recently I opened the safe when my 4 year old daughter was with me. She took one look inside and asked me if we could go shooting. This kid couldn’t heft a .22, let alone my SKS, but she still wants to play.
Are you sure you are the Dad? She just seems too cute to be yours. Man, they sure get mobile fast.
We’re pretty sure I’m the father, we’re not 100% sure that Lisa is, in fact, the mother. We’re waiting for the tests to come back.
She sure is cute though….
Hey! Long time no see! Life has changed hasn’t it. Well, congrats Daddy! She is so cute! Great pics by the way!
She’s gonna have you wrapped around your baby finger for life…