HumorMD Jr took his second trip to see Santa over the weekend. His first visit was solo but this one was with his little cousins. I say little because they are all little to me, but they are older than him. Our main objective was pictures this time although I heard the other slipping in some extra gift ideas. The pictures went relatively well given that you had to get the attention of an infant plus three young girls all at once. HumorMD Jr discovered beards and spent several minutes with his face in it trying to get a good feel. Maybe he's thinking about not shaving in the future.
Our biggest problem came at the beginning when little man noticed something above his head. Kris Kringle apparently had been getting warm in his woolen red suit in the South Carolina and had decided to flip on the overhead fan. This created a real conundrum for HumorMD Jr. Do I look at all of my relative yelling my name or the one thing in this world that I can stare at for over five minutes? HumorMD Jr loves himself a good fan, so we lost that battle for awhile.
The photographer even remarked that all the kids kept looking at the fan. No one seemed to entertain the obvious solution...turn the fan off! Even I, the novice parent, knew that there was no way any infant was going to look at the camera with the whirling machine of infant hypnosis above. It's just like putting the Seahorse up there and expecting him to not look at it.
So for all dedicated Santas everywhere that are snapping photos that will be on Christmas cards and in scrapbooks for decades to come, please please give us parents a chance. Stock up on ice packs, rig up an AC unit behind you, or even go bold and get a Santa suit made that can breathe a little. But whatever you do, lose the fan!
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