Grey Cup weekend

This weekend saw the 97th Grey Cup game come to town. On Saturday, Emmett's folks took him to see the Grey Cup Parade. He slept through the whole thing. His parents, however, enjoyed watching hundreds of Saskatchewan fans display their Rider pride...

...but not as much as they enjoyed watching one silly intoxicated Edmonton Eskimos fan drink cheap beer from his glove.

On Grey Cup Sunday, Emmett showed his Rider pride by wearing bright green diapers. And, in an impressive display of solidarity with a million Saskatchewanians, he pooped his green pants when Montreal came from behind and won the game in the dying seconds of the fourth quarter.

Baby head muffin

Once upon a time, long before Emmett, Emmett's mom introduced Emmett's dad to Beamer's Coffee Bar, promising a baby head muffin.

"What's a baby head muffin?" asked Emmett's dad.

"It's a muffin the size of a small child's head," replied Emmett's mom.

They visited Beamer's and Emmett's dad agreed that the muffins at Beamer's are, indeed, big.

With fairly easy access to a baby, Emmett's mom recently laid to rest any question about the accuracy of her nomenclature of Beamer's muffins. They are, indeed, pretty close to the size of a small child's head.

Nasty case of sucker's cough

HEALTH CANADA WARNING: When you suck on your fist, you inhale over 700 different chemical compounds. In a short time you can find it difficult to control how much you suck or to quit sucking. Many babies don't realize they are dependent on fist until they try to quit. Even lifelong suckers can and do quit.

You CAN quit sucking. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

Fledgeling wingspan

Emmett's dad saw the parallels in a photo taken last week:

Michael Jordan

Steve Nash

Emmett

He's got Jordan's hairline, Nash's Canadian spirit, and his head is bigger than both Jordan's and Nash's combined.

This NBA thing might just stick.

Two months old

To celebrate his two month birthday yesterday, Emmett took his parents out on the town. First to the Remembrance Day ceremonies at the war memorial, and then to the H1N1 vaccination clinic where they got their shots. He's too young to receive the shot, but served as a backstage pass to get his parents in as part of a high risk group.

At his two month checkup, Emmett's doctor was pleased to report that he is growing like a weed. Weight and head circumference are right where they should be, and his height continues to be off the chart compared to other babies his age. That NBA contract is looking more promising.

Emmett was pleased to hear that news too, though not so pleased to hear he has to get his vaccinations next week...

Candidate for a Poo-litzer

Volume up. Soundtrack is solid. Elvis-like lip curl right at the end puts it over the top.

Candidate for a Pulitzer

Ooh, we almost forgot. During an emergency in-car feeding in Banff, Emmett's dad happens to have his cell phone camera at the ready and with only a split-second warning, achieves photographic near-brilliance.

First night away from home

Every year around this time, Emmett's mom and dad meet his Auntie Clare in Banff for the annual Winterstart road race, a 5 mile night run up Tunnel Mountain. This year, Emmett joined the trio, and stood on the sidelines with his mom, cheering loudly for dad and Auntie Clare. All that night air and cheering meant he slept soundly during his first night away from home, in an unfamiliar hotel room. Of course, hanging out with Auntie Clare helped to ease the transition... she allowed him to spit up all over the hotel bedsheets.

EMSalute

In the spirit of the a-ok sign, the shaka sign, or the common thumbs-up sign, Emmett was quick to develop his own hand gesture. The EMSalute (pronounced ee-em-essalute) was first captured on camera before Emmett left the hospital. It consists of extending the pinky finger of the left hand while keeping the thumb and three middle fingers curled.

Emmett illustrates this gesture in the video we posted yesterday, and in the photos below. The EMSalute should not be confused with a similar gesture on the right hand which generally means, "Somebody stinks, and it sure as heck isn't me."

Giggle or cry?

Emmett's mom says he's giggling. Emmett's dad says he's revving things up for a big ol' scream.

Emmett, Outlaw Biker Dude

With all the hubbub around Halloween, we almost forgot to mention Emmett's first visit to Kane's Harley Diner, his parents' favourite weekend breakfast haunt. Despite continuing to show off for Gramma and Poppa, Emmett was able to muster his best outlaw biker snarl for the camera. The fuzzy bunny suit is an interesting juxtaposition.

Speaking of interesting juxtapositions, Emmett's dad did some research to try to find a good biker name for Emmett. One particular online biker name generator claims that all a baby needs is a good one percenter name, and soon everyone will cringe in terror. Apparently, Emmett will be a hog-riding outlaw who kills his enemies as "Lil' Monkey of the Donkey Punchers Motorcycle Club."

First Halloween

Emmett celebrated his first Halloween but unfortunately displayed an early aversion to spicy food. Let's just say he was underwhelmed by the chili pepper costume his dad picked up a few months ago.

He did, however, ultimately embrace October 31 and all its scariness by laughing in the face of fear at Dr. Cousin Rod's haunted house. Being in Gramma's protective care obviously helps.