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Thank Your Lucky Scars

    So Babymamma has asked me to post this photo to reassure those of you who were concerned (by which I mean, of course, both grandmothers, you can stop calling, thank you) that Josephine survived her encounter with our angry feline Petunia, and does not seem to have contracted Cat Scratch Fever, unless the symptoms include a sudden desire to throw board books at her father's head.

    Really, I was just looking for an excuse to post another pic...

     

        What you'll notice about this photo -- aside from the faint scars below her right eye and her too little toothlets, which I could just suck on they are so friggin cute -- is the fact that her eyes have yet to really turn brown. They're still ... well, geez, what are they? Babymamma says hazel, but I say they're darker than hazel, some combo of green and brown.

        What do you say? In fact, even better: come up with your own name for this color. Whoever comes up with the best name gets to babysit Josie for the entire holiday season! I'm going with: burnt pucienna.

      
 


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Comments

 

Ewokmama said:

Our son has the same color eyes as Josie!  I am always confused about what color they really are.  Most people think they are brown.  I am betting they will turn hazel later.  (Makes sense for us - both our son's grandpas had hazel eyes.)

December 5, 2007 12:32 PM
 

addknitter said:

FYI: Brown + Green = Hazel! But why not get all French about it, as in "Notre petite Joséphine a des yeux noisettes"...

December 5, 2007 3:43 PM
 

EdgyMama said:

I'll go with aeneous olivaceous.

My 9-year-old daughter can't wait to babysit. How does Josie do with small, scruffy, face-licking mutts?

December 5, 2007 3:52 PM
 

Amy said:

I am with addknitter as my eyes are a little more green than Josie's and mine are hazel.  She is such a cutie!

December 5, 2007 5:24 PM
 

sk said:

My eyes are a similar color -- my bio teacher in high school labeled the combo tweed which I always really liked....

December 6, 2007 11:22 AM
 

. said:

Puce is purplish. Just sayin.

December 6, 2007 9:14 PM
 

Jamie said:

Okay, I'm going with melted milk chocolate over asparagus. Do I win? Can I babysit your beautiful baby girl with my Manny boyfriend? Enjoyed meeting you today, Steve!

December 10, 2007 5:40 PM
 

Doop said:

Our daughter is three now and has similar color eyes –– very dark, but definitely not brown.  I know they're not brown because she has a thin brown ring around the iris.  I always say they're super dark grey.

I think "duranodic" may be a good name for your daughter's eyes.  It's the non-color you usually see on institutional doors, like at libraries, schools, or banks.  Not very romantic though, is it?

December 14, 2007 4:22 PM

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The author of My Life in Heavy Metal and Candyfreak found out his fiancée was pregnant five days after they got engaged. He tells you what it's like to be a brand-new Baby Daddy. Visit his website here.

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