I know

Yes yes, we've been very negligent in our posting. I have no excuse, since our wireless router thingy has been fixed and the desktop is back in action. So, without further ado, let me make it up to you.

Des loves this suitcase. He uses is to stand up and pushes it around from room to room. One day I discovered him perched atop it. Not terribly safe, but terribly cute.

Extreme close up, and still adorable! The finger chewing and drooling really picked up in recent weeks, followed by lots of irritability and intermittent crying jags. "he's teething," people said. Problem was, people (including us) have been saying that for the past 4 months. Just last week, 2 teeth finally emerged, and from the look of his gums, more will follow soon. I've tried to get a picture, but he does not like me poking around is his mouth. This is the best I can do... for now.

A glimpse into the future:
"Desmond, have you seen the Victoria's Secret catalog?"
"Huh? What?"
"The underwear catalog with the half-naked women - have you seen it?"
"No. NO! Leave me alone! God!"
"What's this then? And why is it all ripped to shreds? What were you doing to it??"
"I hate you! Leave me alone!"
(Door slams, stereo turns up full blast.)

We got a new sofa. It's orange and leather, which makes it awesome. It came in a LOT of packing material, which was Desmond's favorite part. Don't you think this photo would make an excellent recycling campaign poster? "Don't throw out those noxious packaging bits! Let your small child play with them! If he manages to not suffocate, you may then smugly place them in the recycling bin."

Avast, ye scurvy dogs! Hand over yer pureed peas, lest I keelhaul ya! Yar.