What a big brother would miss if he were stranded on an island.

What Henry would miss.
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9 months

9 months
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Happy 9 mo B-day to Chuckles (A day late).

The stats:

21 lbs. 12 oz.
31 inches long
Head circumfrence 19 inches

60, 90, & 95th percentiles.

Long, lean and big-headed.

Brother fun in the morning

Henry goes all in

I gave Henry some ill-advised lights-on time after I finished reading his bedtime story tonight, then came back 20 minutes later to declare that it was time to turn the lights out and go to sleep. Twenty minutes after that, we could still hear him rattling around in his room, so I went back up to quiet him down again.

The room was dark, but Henry was out of his bed and many toys were obviously in active usage. He looked at me and decided to play a jack-high hand as if it were a royal flush: He proudly declared, "I'm sleeping and playing!"

Musical Interlude: . . . David Attenborough?

Groove while you learn.

Courageous, Intermittently

See if you can choose which of the following things Henry is NOT terrified of:
a. Churches
b. Chili
c. Solitude
d. Getting a shot at the doctor's office

Gigimas

This is what we came home to today after our gym trip: Gigi getting a little nap with Charlie. Kermit looks kind of menacing there, no?

Here is Henry at breakfast waiting for his pancakes.

Here is Chuckles enjoying his first pancake.

Another pancake pose.

Charlie's trust fall

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More Bathing Brothers

Last one for now

And more

First shots with the new camera

And he sleeps

And he sleeps
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Charlie has given us a rough few nights. I was convinced he had another ear infection. But the pediatrician said he was in perfect health. No signs of impending dentition either. Our guess is that Charlie's obsession with learning to crawl and pulling up are the cause of his overnight wakings.

Here he is this afternoon. Making up for last night's lost sleep.

Star Room Activity

After reading this book, Henry and his classmates made their own Kid Rorschach tests and then explained what they looked like.

I thought Henry's description was spot on.

"A bug eating a cake."

xkcd.com gets it

Click on the image to reveal the last pane.

FAIL

A Facebook friend first noticed this. Oh my.

You may need to click on the image to get the joke.

Recent photos

Charlie in his new dog hoodie.


I left him after his bath for five seconds to get his undies. This is what I found when I returned.

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Dinner out

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Dear Omah & Poppy: Thanks for the dinosaur game!

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