It could have been worse.

the picture appointment went ok. the sprout's nose stayed under control and so did the bean's for the most part. some of the pictures are quite cute. they would be cuter, however, if the studio photographer wasn't so slow on the shutter. she missed every single one of his adorable smiles!! she would talk, he would smile, she would hold the camera up, he would stop smiling, she would take the picture. GAH! you are using a digital camera here lady, just hit the dang button already. if the picture stinks don't use it. GEEESH! regardless, we got several cute shots before sprout decided he'd had enough.
when we got home (after doing a bunch of errands) i realized that the sprout had a mild fever. poor boy. the bean might have had one too but she would not submit to having her temperature taken! so, the pictures could have gone much worse, i guess. neither one was the cranky mess that they could have been.

anyways, i have a new favorite picture of the bean to share with you all. i took it the other night in the backyard...i find that to be simply adorable! :)

oh, and on sprout's delightful new habit of peeing through his diaper and all over the bed: yes, i do make sure his boyhood is securely pointed in the down direction when changing his diaper. i think he just pees a whole lot at one time. like he is saving it up for one big pee instead of going a little here and a little there. ya know what i mean? anyways, it has been atleast 7 nights in a row now. i think i need to get some more crib sheets and buy some stock in tide or something! ;)