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They should do a version of The Amazing Race with babies. Now *that* would be challenging.

First of all, they would totally be weighed down by all the STUFF babies need. And imagine all the pit stops you would have to take!

Today we took the Little Monster to her first movie in a movie theatre. I was a little hesitant about the idea, picturing our baby crying and disturbing all of the other moviegoers. We’ve since been several times, and to be honest, it’s not too bad.

The first time we went, she cried a little, but after I fed her she was fine. There were change tables outside, the lights were dim (i.e., not pitch dark) and the volume for the movie was considerably quieter than a regular flick. Since we were watching “Despicable Me,” there were a lot of moms with their kids. Jack noticed he was one of only two guys in the whole place (I guess most dads are at work during the day).

The second time we went, we saw “Inception.” There were more dads this time, but also some noisy crying babies behind us. The Little Monster was quite good until she woke up suddenly five minutes before the end of the movie and started screaming like a crazy woman. She was the loudest baby in the whole theatre. Jack took her to the aisle so as not to ruin the movie for everyone else.

I have to say, it is a bit harder to follow a movie like “Inception” while you’re trying to feed your baby/put her to sleep/change her diaper. At least that’s my excuse for not totally understanding the plot.