Although with the Cubs' loss yesterday, she finally agreed to take off her lucky onesie.

Although the first game she ever attended was a Royals' game -- her uncle has helped us to proudly proclaim that this little girl is a Cubs fan.

The critics are still on the fence about this book.

While I have yet to determine why I love animals in a family that doesn't quite understand why you would keep pets in the house, Kate and I have slowly been preparing the baby for this moment with a regiment of cat and dog petting. And when the pressure was on and she had to step to up to make a play at the petting zoo, she was ready.

After all, there's nothing like petting your first goat.

I think somebody likes baseball. Perhaps this is because she hasn't yet learned what it means to cheer for the Cubs and Royals. Here's to everybody enjoying hot dogs and peanuts -- even if some of us ate them and some of us just punched the unopened bag for a while -- at the ballpark in the future. And the Cubs winning the World Series.

The Easter Bunny has come and gone, but the tiniest Bender got to spend some time with the fuzzy legend yesterday. Apparently, our daughter wanted to protect the Easter Bunny from the incessant photos snapped by her parents. Below are those efforts.