"How 'bout this one?"


ESK is quickly leaving baby-dom and becoming a little girl. It's sad to see the cherubic chubbiness melting off her body, but it's also so much fun watching her absorb everything around her. Lately, her favorite phrase when she wants something is: "How about...." When she doesn't know the name of what she wants, she'll point and call it "this one".

Other things we've noticed about little girl ESK:
- she has a very long attention span and can really focus on tasks/things; also means she's incredibly stubborn
- man-hands; the rest of her body is getting leaner, but her hands are disproportionately large
- laid-back and affectionate; she'll hug and kiss just about anyone on command
- loves rain gear; if given the option, will wear boots, raincoat and carry a "brella" everyday of the week; a true Pacific NW girl...

Modeling Debut

These pictures are actually from a photo shoot ESK did with a company called gDiapers, a Portland-based flushable diaper. It is the first and most likely also the last time ESK will model.

I am not some kind of pushy stage mother type and, no, this is not the first step toward entering her into those creepy toddler pageants. We were approached by a gDiaper employee who happens to be in a music class ESK goes to about being in the photo shoot. I know one of the reasons why she even asked us was because they were looking for people of color and as I've mentioned before, color is hard to come by in Portland.


ESK actually had a lot of fun at the photo shoot because she got to play in a big, wide, open space in nothing but a diaper. What can I say, the girl likes to run around in her skivvies. But despite her ease on the shoot, I could see how a child could easily tire of the endless prodding. Everyone there was super nice, but I think we were lucky that ESK was cooperative and I could see how things could get a little uncomfortable and pushy if she had been otherwise.

So, no more modeling gigs for out little girl. For our time and effort, we opted for free gDiapers (for the baby to come) instead of the cash. Plus, we have these great, professional, high-quality pics that we plan on blowing up and framing. If you happen to see gDiapers at your local natural grocery store (most likely at Whole Foods) this summer, look out for ESK on the packaging!