We're pleased to announce Version 10.0 XY which addresses some of the known operating failures of Version 9.0 XY! The new and improved version features the following upgrades:
For a limited time only! Strikes a pose!
This version comes fully equipped with a signature pose so YOU KNOW he is always at his MOST FIERCE. Whatever the setting, Version 10.0XY is ready for action!
After meals...
In the car...
While enjoying a stroller ride...
Version 10.0 XY is always working it SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO!
Now! With dance moves!
Play any kind of music or sing a few bars and this version will dance a primitive form of The White Man's Dance. (this involves bending at the knees, feet planted, limited upper body movement, and a forward tilt of the pelvis. Some caveman-like guttural sounds may also accompany physical movement.)
Simple Mind, Simple Pleasures!
Delight this version with ceiling fans! Light fixtures! Electrical cords! The household beast! Carpet Fuzz! Car seat straps! The list goes on!
Stands Alone!
While distracted, this version can manage to stand a maximum of 3 seconds while unsupported. This is usually followed by a Big Plop (technical term) to the ground.
World's Strongest Man training*!
(*following in the legendary foosteps of his World's Strongest Man mentor to becoming the Ultimate Warrior. Please consult your physician before beginning any Ultimate Warrior Training Program.)
This version does not address the following operating failures:
Continues to suffer from face-scrunching affliction.
Defenseless against attackers wielding head gear.
Continues to eat fuzz, dirt and other unmentionables off the floor. (hello, bezoars!)
No longer nurses. (*pause for moment of silence and weeping* Okay, where's my caffeine and alcohol?)
We'll be working on these for the next version...
no more nursing means the return to the social life you mentioned, she says after properly observing the moment of silence out of respect for the heart sick stomach drop that occurs as our babies grow up. sniff.
Posted by: kristen | Saturday, November 08, 2008 at 05:13 PM
He is so adorable. That pose! Hilarity.
Posted by: Kyla | Saturday, November 08, 2008 at 08:05 PM
come meet me for spiked coffee and duck ass soup!!
Posted by: flutter | Sunday, November 09, 2008 at 01:54 AM
Must.move.pumpkin!
heh heh
Adorable as ever.
Posted by: ewe_are_here | Sunday, November 09, 2008 at 09:17 AM
Oh the cuteness. Seriously.
By the way, thanks for writing the comment at Mothers in Medicine on Fizzy's latest post, it's nice to hear that there are indeed people who go through med school and end up loving their lives, rather than wishing they'd done something else. People are always telling me that medicine is terrible and that I should choose something else, but it is truly what I've always wanted to do, so thanks for helping me keep some hope!
Posted by: Xavier Emmanuelle | Sunday, November 09, 2008 at 10:26 AM
Love him, fierceness and all! You're done nursing? All that comes to mind here is Cheers!
Posted by: Hetha | Sunday, November 09, 2008 at 04:13 PM
How is this possible? 10 months already? I love the "version" posts!
Posted by: Cristy | Sunday, November 09, 2008 at 10:04 PM
What a cutie!
I think that hand on the head thing is a clear message: Keep that beanie offa me!
Posted by: Mary Ellen | Monday, November 10, 2008 at 01:02 PM
I can't get past how clean your highchair cover is. By the time RC was 10 months, we just Fantasticked (totally a verb) the vinyl underneath.
But I do want to bite him in the orange sweater.
Posted by: Manic Mommy | Monday, November 10, 2008 at 05:23 PM
Personally, I find the thumb-mouth/fist/hair position extremely soothing myself.
Posted by: rimarama | Monday, November 10, 2008 at 07:24 PM
He's SOOOOOOO cute!
I remember the ceiling fans- my son was OBSESSED! I think it's a guy-thing :)
Posted by: BananaBlueberry | Monday, November 10, 2008 at 09:14 PM
Version 10.0 is awesome. How far up can he get those fingers into his nose?
Posted by: CC | Monday, November 17, 2008 at 06:05 AM