In Eckleburg's Eyes - 6/25/2008

On Tuesday night, KLTW and I conducted “Girly Movie Night.” KJW and RAW participated against their wishes.

KLTW and RAW provided the meal and I provided the movie - The Other Boleyn Girl. KLTW cooked steaks with a lot of help from RAW. (Note: RAW is still lamenting that he had to cook on Father’s Day.) We also had salad and fresh French fries. It was a great meal. KLTW always downplays her meals. I always need to remind her that they are free. (I compliment the taste as well.)

Though I had seen her on Sunday, KJW had passed three milestones since our last visit. On Monday she had her two-year check up with her pediatrician Dr. Rochester (JCR). She impressed him so much that he suggested that she have her IQ tested. Her parents thought this superfluous, but appreciated the compliment.

In the important news from the appointment, KJW’s head circumference is still in the upper 70th percentile, while her weight is in the bottom quarter. So of all the tiny babies, she has the big head. I am very proud. For the first time, JCR did not gripe too much about her weight, realizing that with her genetics, she is simply going to be thin. He did remind us not to skimp on her dessert portions and fatty foods. Poor kid.

On Monday (June 23rd), KJW also had her first haircut. The trim was performed at Kidz Fun Kutz. It is relatively new business, having opened on June 30th, 2007. Her do looks a lot like the twins that played Nicky and Alex (Blake and Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit), Uncle Jesse’s kids on “Full House” in the later years. I am thrilled and amazed that I had to look up the actors names. It almost compensates for making the reference in the first place.

She actually loved the process. They sat her in a barber’s chair designed like a fire truck, gave her a sucker, and let her watch Dora The Explorer. She did not want to leave. And for the low price of $20 they gave her a package of the trim, a lock of her hair, a 4x6 picture, and a certificate to commemorate the event. The normal fee is seven dollars. KLTW was thrilled with the experience. RAW felt a little robbed. Was she not entitled to keep her own hair anyway?

Thirdly and finally, on Tuesday (June 24th), KJW had a photo shoot at Portrait Innovations. Her photographer, Nick L, enthusiastically ran around a room with different backgrounds while KJW played for twenty minutes. All 137 shots look natural. She only pouts in one and that is because she fell. He said she was the best two-year old he had ever worked with. While this falls short of the more accurate “best kid ever”, it still showed his sound judgment.

I will post some of the proofs when I receive them.

The movie was adequate. I will not complain too much about a film that features a personal dream team of Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman. None of the characters in the period piece were overly likable. In fact, there was no one in the film that I was especially hoping would not die. This does show what a great actress Natalie Portman is. She made herself unsympathetic.

KJW sat in her “pool” much of the film. She places her pink boa in a circle and calls it a pool.

In other news, KLTW plans to host a yard sale on Friday, June 27th. I think she should market her items as KJW used stuff. Given the planning or lack thereof to date, I will believe this will actually occur when I see it.

Finally, prior to watching the film, we watched the night’s obligatory dose of children’s programming. There was an advertisement for Bendaroos. Has some one just repackaged pipe cleaners?