BabyBlooze Buck 'up, buttercup! A collection of sad, mad, bad and completely adorable kids

Outstanting grumpiness — Dad Declan who submitted the photo, says his daughter (now 13) has honed her abillity to make even meaner faces for the benefit of her parents.

(Thanks, Declan! Declan’s quite the shutterbug and you can catch his photos and other musings on his blog.)

Born and bred a Californian — still, it looks like it will take more than 3 1/2 months to get acclimated to the water. (Hint: move back to Southern CA).

(Thanks, Alison, and congrats on your little girl!)

Mom got quite the high voltage reaction as she tried to extract a makeshift teether from her son’s mouth. What a shocker!

Her face conveys that she is a bit nonplussed about her going-home outfit… but just wait until she gets home and sees the nursery! Dad Mike (described by his brother as a “big ol’ nerd”) not only picked out the outfit (shocker) but suggested they go old school retro in baby room decor… Behold: 8bit NES-themed baby room complete with Duck Hunt, Mario Bros, and Toadstool characters.

My only thought is WOW — there is a very tolerant and cool wife behind this enthusiastic Dad. I hear she’s also the artist behind all the cool artwork (it’s not like Pottery Barn carries “chic-geek” — not just yet.)

Can’t resist posting some photos of the room. True awesomeness:

(Thanks to Justin V. for the photos!)

Photographer Hillary Gardner found that shooting this lil’ 1-year old with his adorable birthday hat was a little trickier than she thought it would be.

(Thanks, Hillary! Be sure to check out Hillary’s Southern CA location-based work on her web site.)

Could this pout BEE any cuter??

(Thanks, Lil’ Debbie! Debbie’s rockstar newborn has been featured on babyblooze once before.)

Everyting about this salon was “child-friendly” but this little guy was convinced otherwise on his very first haircut.

(Thanks, Ashley B.!)

This is what Dad learned: the adorable swimsuit made a big splash; the actual act of swimming did not.

(Thanks, Peeved Michelle, for your second submission – her first is here. If her newborn daughter could talk, she would likely complain about her swimming experience on Michelle’s blog, The Peevery.)

Going to start calling the binky the third brother since we can’t seem to get a good shot without it.

At Day One I was already demonstrating a distrust for my older brother. This may have been the first – but definitely not the last – time he made me cry.

[Editor's note: Thanks, Dad, for finding this gem in "the archives." I also find it quite comforting to know where I get my sense of humor.]