The view from above

One boy happy ...

and one boy crabby.

The chase is on!

A common scene in our house: Lennox on his car, Elliott in his walker, racing circles around the house. How will El join in the race after he is no longer walker-dependent? He will have to learn to ride a car pronto!

Bath buddies

Both Nox and El could stay in the bath all day if you would let them. Elliott loves the bath toys and has started to get a real charge out of splashing. Lennox just loves everything about water.

3 clowns

Elliott, Mama and Lennox like to be as close together as possible. We are 3 peas in a pod.

Stylin'

Lennox perfecting his Flock of Seagulls look.

Elliott's not so sure he wants that 'do.

Animal Crackers

Lennox had a blast at the Animal Crackers program at the Decatur zoo, where he got to pet a chinchilla, a guinea pig and a llama. He also enjoyed making a Valentine in the shape of a llama footprint. Papa was hoping Nox would get to see a bush baby, but the theme was South American animals, so Lennox had to remind him that there are no bush babies in South America.

Skinny boy

E's 9-month dr. appointment was on Feb. 3, and he clocked in a bit on the skinny side. 19.4 lbs (30th percentile), 28.5 inches (59th percentile) and a big ol' 18.3-inch head (82nd percentile). Doc was a bit concerned about how he had slowed down, but I think at least part of the height was due to faulty measuring. But you can't deny the weight (down from 62nd percentile at his 6-month checkup), so Operation Pork-Up has commenced. Unfortunately, Elliott has very little interest in porking up, so I have a feeling this operation will be a failure! If anyone has any tips on how to get El to show interest in foods that aren't applesauce or pears, please let me know.