Glossary of Terms, Part II

A few important additions have made it worth doing a Glossary of Terms, Part II. For the terms already defined in Part I, click here.

boobie juice - a wonderfully nutritious substance that seems to be a highlight of Cole's day (and night)...the rest is kind of self-explanatory.

fussbot - a special kind of Transformer that pouts and cries in order to wear down his enemies. Can always be recognized by the rallying cry, "Fussbots, roll out!"

Jekyll & Hyde baby - a baby who cannot decide whether to laugh or cry. Often spotted giggling and then immediately wimpering, or loudly crying into a big smile and laughter. Most often seen alternating with giggle, frown, smile, cry, laugh, sob....

smile button - the button directly under the eyes and above the mouth; when pressed, inevitably leads to a smile

Squirm Olympics - an Olympic alternative exclusively for babies. Requires enormous skill and endurance in squirming. Qualifying trials held in Oakland, CA, 2008.

teefer check - close visual inspection of the mouth for the progress of the teefers, otherwise known as those sharp white things that have begun to punctuate our baby's gummy smile. Last teefer check counted five teefers present and accounted for.

Captain Cole, reporting

Hi all,

Captain Cole here, reporting out from AIDS Walk San Francisco. Today was an overcast day in Golden Gate Park, where over 20,000 people turned out to walk 10 kilometers (that's 6.2 miles to all you non-metric people) and raise money for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Whoa, it was a lot of people, let me tell ya.

I was the team captain this year for Team Brian Scott Productions, which my dad sponsors. This is the fourth year of the team and our best year yet (you're welcome, Dad). We had 13 people who actually came to the walk: me, Mom, Dad, Grammy, Poppie, Walt, Emalie, Dale, Ju Lei, Betsy, Marge, Mala and Brad. There were even more people who raised money even though they couldn't be here today for the walk. Thanks, guys!


Our team raised $4,068 overall, and I raised an amazing $1,275, which made me a Star Walker and meant I got to wear this cool crown. So THANKS to all of you who donated to me so generously...I was by far the most successful fundraiser among the 7-month-old crowd.


It was a really long walk - or so the people who are already walking tell me. For me, it wasn't too bad - I even got in a nap or two.

But we did it! It was a great time and now that I've got some experience under my belt, I'm hoping things are even bigger and better next year. Anyone who thinks they want to be part of the team next year, just let my dad know (or you can even email me at my very own email: captaincole@brianscottproductions.com). We've got people here from all over the country!! So no excuses. ;)

Well, after such a long day, I'm bushed. Signing off for now.....

Sleeping.

After all those months of insisting that Cole sleeps on his back, with a wedge around him so he stays that way, no blankets and nothing around him that could suffocate him, our son has decided that now he can roll over on his own he most prefers sleeping like this:

Excellent. To be in control, eh?