Visit with the Relatives - Part 3

This blog entry is subtitled "Maddie Meets Rybolt." Rybolt is Maddie's cousin who is 8 months old (he's Baikal's little brother). We thought we would introduce the babies while Rybolt was somewhat looked down in his chair. As you can see in the first photo, Maddie has her hands in a fist in case she needs to fight him off. In the second picture, Maddie's saying, "I'm not so sure about this." In the third picture, Maddie's thinking, "Okay, this kid's not so bad." What we don't have is the fourth picture right after this one where, right after Maddie let her guard down, Rybolt turned around and tried to claw Maddie's face. I'm sure it was just his way of saying hi. Luckily, Nana has quick reflexes and pulled Maddie away before Rybolt could make contact. Next time Maddie sees Rybolt, she's going to have her fists ready to defend herself. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.