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Lately Sydney has had a fondness for wearing a bit of tye-died cloth like a sarong and letting her mom cover her with rub-on tattoos. A foam crown completes the ensemb<\/em>. I think Sydney believes this get-up makes her look like a pirate – Sydney has been very <\/em>into pirates lately. When she was given the pirate ship she’s playing with in this photo, she spent a half-hour approaching every adult in the room individually and proudly holding up the toy, saying “Look! Look! A Pirate Ship!”<\/p>\n Plastic rulers have become swords. Oddly enough, in Sydney’s world swords seem to be implements not of death but of tickling – she’ll walk up to me, stab me with a ruler, and say “tickle tickle tickle!” It’s a bit on the cute side.<\/p>\n I adore her pose in this photo, which is why I’m posting it even though it’s out of focus. So <\/em>Sarah Bernhardt.<\/p>\n I like this photo because it gives a pretty good view of some of her tattoos. One way to tell that she really likes the tattoos is that she’s willing to stand still and let her mommy rub them on; for Sydney, standing still anytime she’s awake is a considerable achievement.<\/p>\n Sydney’s vocabulary keeps on growing – she’s now doing full (if simple) sentences. And she can identify what her tattoos show; she’s happy to point out and name the hearts, and the kitty, and the dragonfly, and the butterfly to people who ask.<\/p>\n Sydney had a cold when this photo was snapped, which is why her nose and upper lip are red.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (Sorry I’m late posting this one; it’s been kinda a busy Monday). Lately Sydney has had a fondness for wearing a bit of tye-died cloth like a sarong and letting her mom cover her with rub-on tattoos. A foam crown … Continue reading
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