Wow, are we weird. Either we are, or it's just the baby, but I'm thinking it's all three of us.

Things that enthrall our child at the moment:

1.) Having her daddy tickle her ear with her own foot. Man, are babies flexible. This usually gets at least a giggle, but only on the left side.

2.) Having Mommy talk to her like Arnold Schwartznegger while she's on her dressing table: "Hi, I'm Ah-nuld, I'm going to cha-ange your dye-peh now." This at least gets her attention, and sometimes gets a big ole' grin as well.

3.) Having Mommy recite the alphabet to her while signing it in ASL at the same time. This doesn't amuse her and make her grin, but her attention is riveted to an extent you normally don't see on 3.5 month-old babies. I'm hoping to learn a few more signs, based on an article I read that children as young as 6 months old are now learning ASL to help them communicate; I'm not talking about every single word and sign, but maybe just a few so she can let us know what she needs a little easier. (Probably not going to happen - but man, does she like watching me do the alphabet now....)

4.) Having Mommy sing to her, but Mommy doesn't know the words to many lullabies - and she doesn't really like the ones she DOES know. (Example? The words to "Rock-a-Bye Baby" are SCARY, how the hell is THAT supposed to put her to sleep?) So Mommy sings alterna-rock. "Birdhouse in Your Soul" by They Might Be Giants, "Stand" by REM, and the current favorite is "Punk Rock Girl" by the Dead Milkmen. Daddy sings her "Mexico" by Cake, one of the only songs he knows the words to other than raunchy Bloodhound Gang songs. (Mommy already vetoed that idea.) Actually, "Mexico" is her favorite by far. She actually calms down when she hears it.

Like I said, don't know if it's just her or all of us. I think it's just me and Jason who are a little odd, and it's rubbing off on little Veronica. Poor kid.