The other day I set out exploring the new parts of the jungle mural that Daddy added for me.   I like to imagine that my tortoise and finch are from the faraway and exciting Galápagos Islands.

Thanks to Isabelle (who I got to meet this week!) for the cool explorer shirt and cargo pants!

Hi Isabelle!

OK… so not quite.  But I do think I’ve worked out part of the formula to calculate how time and distance work into the equation.  What I’ve noticed is that when Mommy goes away, her motherly urge to return (and bask in my presence) depends on the time and distance.

As long as she is close enough, the time doesn’t matter.  But once she’s far enough away, then the time factor kicks in exponentially.  Distance matters less in contributing to the urge once the distance threshold has been crossed.

So we have a discontinuous function U (urge to return) of distance d and time t, U(d,t).

For d < D, U(d,t) = 0

for d >= D, U(d,t) = t^1.2/T’ * (d-D)/D’

where D is approximately 100 meters, and D’ and T’ are a scaling factors.

If any of my math buddies out there (you know who you are) can help me express  this relationship better, please do let me know.

One other interesting tidbit: Mommy discovered recently that the distance d really is a spacial distance, and not a distance as one would often express in while traveling by car in L.A., i.e. in units of time.   In other words, it matters not how long it would take her to return, just how far away she is.  Being 10 minutes away by car can seem further away than 20 minutes on foot!  How strange!

And, just to make this post more interesting, here’s a picture of me & Daddy from our recent professional photo shoot.

(Photo credit: Jeneanne Ericsson)

I’m thinking of starting a picture dictionary to help my vocabulary.

(Ed. Note: Now now, Ben, even the best baby in the universe probably still spits up from time to time!)

… who’s the cutest of the dwarves?  Ok, so I’m kinda short, even if I’m not a dwarf.  You try coming up with a word that rhymes with “floor”.  Now do it with my vocabulary.  See?

Sometimes Mommy puts the mirror out for me to look in during Tummy Time.  I almost always smile when I see that kid in the mirror.  He is so good looking and happy.  Can’t he come out and play?  I guess he can’t since it doesn’t look like he could fit through to come to my side.  M&D, can we get a bigger one of these parallel dimension portal thingys?

Daddy is teaching me how much fun it is to play together.  Although sometimes I think Daddy looks like he’s having too much fun.

See what I mean?

Shhhhh!   Be vewwy vewwy qwiet!

Ummm…. OK, you can make some noise if you help me get closer.  Please.

M&D have gone all out!  And this time I think they’re going to let me keep it!  It’s my new Rainforest Jumperoo!  All the colors and sounds!  And it lets me stand (if my legs were just a couple inches longer) and bounce!

In case that last picture didn’t convey the enthusiasm, let me repeat: Yay!

…is what I’m working up to when I’m Smiling and Holding My Head Up as you see here.  Multi-tasking, here I come!

The weather’s been a bit cooler here lately, so M&D have been dressing me funny on our evening walks.  It takes sooo much longer to get strolling now!

And I think this qualifies as a “wardrobe malfunction”, don’t you?  Somebody turn on the lights!

Cute-little-me decided to try out modeling! This was my first modeling gig, so I decided to take some shots with the ‘rents, too. Some of the pictures from my recent professional photo shoot have been posted on the photographer’s blog. The photographer, Jeneanne, was really fun and easy to work with. I know you’ll miss my witty commentary, but I thought seeing more pictures of me and M&D might be worth it.  Check it out!

This modeling stuff is fun!! Can’t wait until next time!