Mike and I brought Annie back two mini baby dolls from Lake Arrowhead…clearly we had guilt leaving her or we would have remembered that she is about to get a ton of tons in five days. One baby came in a crib and one came in a bathtub. Because both are super fun, Annie (hint, hint)!
She is obsessed with the two little babies. She makes them play with each other and dance, and she takes them with her everywhere. But like a typical toddler, she’ll be playing with them and see something shiny, and then she wanders away from the babies. This is fine until she realizes she can’t FIND the babies, and then all hell breaks loose. We must drop everything until the babies are found!
This happens…five to twenty-seven times a day.
For some reason, the baby she always misplaces is the bath baby. And this baby, over the course of the three days she’s had it, has lost all its robe and diaper. Of course. This baby…needs clothes.
View from the back
The baby’s cup size makes me uncomfortable
Anyway, multiple times a day I devote time looking for “baf baby,” as Annie calls it. So far I have found it:
In the Annie Tree…
In the fireplace…
Inside of Annie’s boot…
In our empty wine fridge…
This one took me about 25 minutes to find. I was ready to quit, when Rigby started digging at the baby wedged in the cushions.
It was a straight-up Lassie moment. “What’s that girl? The baby’s in the couch?”
I’ve never hated a toy so much, and she has toys that make noise! Lesson learned – never buy Annie a toy that is small enough to hide inside of…anything.
I’m giving away $250 to someone on Earth…maybe it’s YOU!
Becca Masters says:
She’ll have enough dolls soon that you may have to build her a playhouse in your yard in the shape of a shoe!!!
Katherine Smith says:
Wait till she loses baby on the back of a potty at a rest stop four hours into a trip and realizes 45 minutes later….cue 45 minutes of wailing
Lauren Paull says:
I have a little boy and some of the “battle” toys have the smallest swords ever. We have a few but it is always the one he “needs” that is missing. I have spent more time looking in my house for missing toys then I ever have looking for anything in my life….well, the remote went missing once, but that’s another story!
Kimberly says:
“(hint, hint)” 🙂
Kristina says:
That’s hilarious. I’ve never seen a toy left in such random places!
Jenn says:
Well….maybe when she hits the mother load on Sunday, she’ll forget all about the baf baby?!? Here’s hoping any ways….
Missy says:
Um, “hint, hint”?? Is that for Annie or for your dear readers?? Are there TWO more baby Spohrs on the way??????
Monica says:
so cute! never a dull moment in the Spohr household. Love your sense of humor!
Meghan says:
OMG its like Elf on a Shelf! My favorite is wine fridge baby.
Seriously…what’s “hint hint” mean????
Bampa says:
Would that “hint,hint” meant more grand babies are imminent…. but I believe “hint, hint” refers to the previous sentence where Annie’s reluctance to nap and bathe are mentioned,………. right…right?
Shan says:
I’m amazed that you found the one stuffed in the chair..you are truly a super sleuth!
Kelley Chambless says:
oh my!! My daughter is the same way!! The love those babies!! Love that you took a picture of every where she hid it….I need to think of these things…great memories!
Denise says:
Wine fridge baby is my favorite! She’s too much.
AliceHH says:
You’re killing me with the hint, hint.
MissyK says:
This is too funny! They always HAVE to have the one you can’t find even though they have another that is basically the exact same thing. I think that is what the “hint, hint” meant. To Annie that she doesn’t have to have “baf baby” cause “crib baby” is the same & can go in the bath too.
Priya says:
I think “hint, hint” is hinting to Annie that taking a bath and sleeping in a crib are things that she should do!
I love how she stuck the baby in her tree!
Shannon says:
Oh can I relate…just with a star wars “rex” figure. Problem is Rex’s head likes to pop off…which is small, like smaller than penny. Do not want to share the places that I have had to dig Rex’s head out of….thinking super glue might come into play very soon!!
Stephanie says:
Um, you have that beautiful wine fridge, and it’s empty?! My husband would kill for that fridge!
Al says:
baf baby needs a bra!
Jessica Makuh says:
I am contantly looking for missing toys. Right now we have a baby tiger animal missing. I have no idea where it went. One time, two sesame street characters were missing for weeks and I finally found them in the zippered inside pocket of a bookbag. Recently, my daughter’s Rapunzel doll was missing and we found it months later in the drawer of her little cash register! I hadn’t thought to look there.
Funny story! We used to have a little mommy pig and a baby pig. One day, we couldn’t find the baby pig. It was missing for weeks! I looked everywhere. My daughter was upset we couldn’t find the baby pig, so since it’s only a few dollars, I decided to buy a new one. A week later, we had two baby pigs! To this day, I still have no idea where the other one was hiding that entire time!
Good luck with baby finding!
Val says:
I love this post!! I have a 2 1/2 yr old and I love finding the wierd way in which she arranges her toys when she plays. Personally, I think Annie is using this baby to play her own version of “elf on a shelf” with you!
Melissa O. says:
Hey Heather, I tried entering your contest and my internet kept messing up and so I kept doing it not realizing it was entering me each time…so you can delete two of those entries…sorry about that!
Emily says:
Oh my gosh do I feel your pain. My son is 4 and obsessed with “Cars 2 cars”…they go missing, they get lost in places like the sand box, they have ridiculously long names and I – embarrassingly – know all of them; “I don’t know where Rod Torque Redline is…weren’t you just playing with him and Petrov Tunkov?” They must be taken everywhere we go…and I usually end up looking like the crazy mom on the playground shouting to my son to find all his cars before leaving because, inevitably, those will be the ones he whines about later when he can’t find them. I LOATHE Cars 2 and all the damn toys that came along with it!! 🙂 Buy huge toys with no names and don’t bring her to see movies that might have related toys! 🙂 Merry Christmas!!
Sue Lucero says:
You remind me so much of me 30 years ago. You are funny, funny, and more funny. I love your attitude. I so look forward to your posts each day. I also enjoy your recipes. And that child of yours? Annie is delicious.
TerezAnn says:
These dolls are too cute. Do you mind telling us where you bought them and what brand they are. I have some little girls who would surely enjoy them!
Heather says:
We got them at a random toy shop, but they are called, “Baby Lots to Love” and they come in a bunch of different sizes!
Michelle in MO says:
Baf Baby got Back.
Tonya says:
OMG, upside down in the wine fridge, wahahaha! Poor baf baby. 🙂
Rita from the Chicago says:
How and why is your wine fridge empty!?!?! It better be because you drink wine so fast you can’t keep it filled! 🙂 I think you might need to have a “stock the wine fridge” party.
Annie makes me smile. Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!
Trisha says:
Empty wine fridge and hint,hint Annie. What’s that all about Mrs. Spohr? Do you a secret?
OMG! The fireplace picture made me snort, it looks life Baf baby is planking.
Heather says:
HA no definitely not. The hints to Annie are about her suddenly thinking sleep and bath time are for losers, and the empty fridge is because it doesn’t lock – and SOMEONE can obviously get into it! I excitedly wait for the day I can stock it again.
Laura says:
My 3 year old son is the same way! Except it is with a squishy little aligator called “Chomper”. I swear I waste half a day looking for him sometimes 🙂
Cheryl says:
I’m hung up on the fact your wine fridge is empty! I kkep mine full and locked just so my 6 yr old can’t access it to play with the bottles! but isn’t the definition of a parent the “hunter of misplaced” toys. Seriously I tell my son every day, “If you kept your room picked up and put things where they belong than maybe you could actually find something!”
Heather says:
Ours doesn’t lock! That’s why it’s empty. Doesn’t that suck? I need to figure out a way to lock it.
Amanda says:
That cup size AND badonkadonk make me uncomfortable. Baby has more curves than this 29 year old….
jessie says:
you…are fun-ny!
Antonia says:
I love how the baby is planking in the fireplace
Stacy says:
Okay, I’m doped up on cold meds but I read your hint, hint to mean you’re pregnant with twins. In which case, AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! Then I re-read and thought, hmm, maybe your hint, hint is telling Annie that sleeping and bathtime are fun. In which case, Mommy is right Annie! I’m hopeful my first reaction was correct. But if not, I’m blaming my cold induced state of mind. <3
sharon says:
You need to get a lock on that wine fridge 🙂 we have a great lock for our knife drawer, similar to this one http://www.amazon.com/Safety-Dorel-Lockreleas-Fridge-Latch/dp/B004WAK09U/ref=sr_1_26?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1324406432&sr=1-26 that would probably work! missing toys are the bane of every parents existence! the worst is when your kid decides to play with something like your keys and then misplaces them…my husband’s car keys were MIA for 6 weeks…finally found them under the toaster oven.
Heather says:
oh. my. god. You are my HERO!!!!!!!
Heather G says:
My youngest son has a teddy bear that doesn’t look much bigger than the babies. He is famous for hiding him. Some places Teddy has been found that you might want to check next time the baby goes missing: wedged between furniture and the wall, inside pots, in the laundry baskets, inside the tall narrow cabinet used to hold cookie sheets, inside the toy kitchen oven and buried under dozens of other stuffed animals. Good luck keeping track of Annie’s baby dolls. I tell my husband we need to put a GPS tracking device on Teddy.
Amber Deets says:
Just leaving some more love on your blog for the day. If I win this wonderful gift I would take my two nieces that need clothes desperately for a litte shopping day.
LaurieSL says:
OMG this is one of your funniest posts ever!!! I love your photos! They really help to tell your story!
Monica says:
I have been reading your blog for almost two years. I look forward to it everyday. You have an amazing way with words and know how to use your words to make your readers feel every emotion. I can not imagine the hardships you have all faced but it amazes me at how strong your spirits are!
Best wishes for a fantastic Christmas!
Brandy says:
For what it’s worth, they don’t get better with misplacing items the older they get!
Carrie says:
Oh my goodness, my daughter does this too and it makes me crazy. I can be found wandering around our condo muttering “I hate stupid yellow kitty” SO many times per day.
CJ says:
At least you haven’t found it IN the toilet!
Elaine says:
I remember searching I remember those days. My daughter lived putting little toys in obscure spots. Enjoy!
Glenda says:
These pictures are hilarious.
When my daughter was 3 she lost her fav baby in the mall. We drove back the 30 mins to look for it…went to the lost and found and no baby. The next day I went and bought her a new baby, but it had a new smell to it and she never liked it as much as the one she lost. I remeber those searching days!
Laurie says:
You always make me laugh.
Laurie says:
You always make me laugh. Annie is adorable.
Laurie says:
I can always get a laugh here. Adorable.
Kelly says:
Too funny. We always seem to have toys, stuffed animals and babies making disappearing acts around here. It gets worse as they get older. And the lost items get smaller and smaller! 🙂
jane says:
WTH … must agree with several others … empty wine fridge??? Obviously Annie is an exceptionally bright girl, but really, she already knows how to remove a cork from a bottle?? =)
Lesley says:
Love the hiding places!
Lindsey says:
I love that Annie loves dolls — my girls would write the names of their dolls on their foreheads (the doll’s foreheads) in sharpie!!!
I love that purple chair — gorgeous!
A Lassie cartoon I thought was funny — shows a kid sitting up on a steep roof and Lassie down below, nose in the air, barking “Roof! Roof!” and the mom is saying “Find Timmy, Lassie!”
Lindsey says:
Oops, also wanted to tell you the WORST place we ever lost our oldest daughter’s doll/lovie — on an aircraft carrier in Charleston — those things are like small towns!!! but we retraced our steps (me very pregnant) and found it, thank goodness!! What we do for the ones we love, huh?
Leah says:
I had a doll named “Bath Baby” because I would play with her in the bathtub. She was not made for that purpose, so she had rust-ringed eyes. She’s a little spooky, but I can’t bring myself to throw her out. Waiting to see if one of my kids will take to her.
Leslie K says:
Our son’s Teddy got knocked out of the car in my parents’ driveway once. We didn’t realize it until after their dog chewed off one of his eyes. Teddy now has a fur graft AND a donor eye… Be thankful that Rigby doesn’t want to eat Baf Baby!!
BTW, that is THE most awesome chair ever!
Sarah G says:
Maybe it’s me!!!
Ami says:
I don’t know how many hours I’ve spent searching for my kids’ special toys. Enough that I’ve contemplated buying doubles of everything, just so I can have a back up if needed. Sigh.
Jessica Makuh says:
I have three of my daughters favorite bear. Luckily, it’s Bradley the Borders bear from 2006, so I was able to find it online and buy 2 more when we realized how much she loved it. It has come in handy more than once, especially when I throw him in the washing machine. I just give her an extra one and they switch. The third one is always in the trunk of my car in case of a bear emergency.
Kim says:
Hilarious, but seriously? Where did you get THAT CHAIR???
Heather says:
Urban Home! I also have a matching couch!
Audra says:
I too am enamored with the chair.
Cindy says:
Working the graveyard shift I love to take a break and read your blog…it always puts a smile on my face!
Audra says:
Ok, so I’m not sure if you’re still reading comments for this post, but I’m going to tell you this story anyway. I read your blog REALLY early in the morning over here in the EST zone (like, 5:30). Yesterday morning when I read it, the most recent post was Mike’s road rage post with all of his hilarious faces to make when confronted with a mean driver.
As it happened, yesterday in my college writing class (honors juniors) we were talking about electronic social media and blogging. We were categorizing different kinds of blogs and I was trying to show them different examples of the best of each.
Like I said yesterday in the comments for your giveaway, I really appreciate the honesty in your writing and I wanted to show them your blog as an example of one with good photos and writing. I thought that they would find Mike’s post about driving entertaining, because most of them just got their licenses and could relate to this incident.
So, I’ve got my LCD projector on, I’m giving them the gist of Mike’s post and getting ready for them to relate to the incident and be amused by the pictures. “The Spohrs Are Multiplying” is larger than life on the screen….only its not what I expected. Sometime between my early morning reading and class the top post changed.
The students all looked puzzled when they saw the naked baby doll. I scrolled down to get to the post I wanted, but they saw all of the pictures. Out of the back of the room a small voice said, “Ummm did that just say ‘Badonkadonk?”
Heather says:
oh my gosh, this is HILARIOUS!!!
Lanie says:
I am afraid to even think about the amount of time I spend looking for toys. I am glad that all the babies are accounted for at least for the moment. Take care.
Jess says:
I just laughed so hard at this. I’m at work and needed this thanks!
By the way you need a beeper or something for this doll.