Tummy time with the president! Obama plays with staffer's baby in sweet photo
- Today.com/Photos: The White House
- Apr 16, 2016
- 1 min read
President Barack Obama recently took a break from leading the free world to hang on the floor with little Ella Harper Rhodes, his national security adviser's daughter.
And while nothing compares to her adorably chubby thighs, Ella's not the first wee one to be welcomed into the White House — though she may be the best behaved.

Two-year-old Claudia had a full-on meltdown just weeks ago in the president's office during Passover. Luckily her uncle, New York Times columnist Benjamin Moser, captured it (and Obama's wonderful reaction) on camera.

Bored much? A former Secret Service agent's son dives face first into a couch in the Oval Office.
We salute you — and your appreciation for adorableness — Mr. President.

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