check-up

clean bill of health and development for John

age	WEIGHT			HEIGHT
mos	lb,oz	%ile		in	%ile
0*	7,13	60**
2 d	7,10			20.25	80
8 d	8,6	75
1	11,4	80		22.75	94
2	13,10	80		23.7	80

More photos of Naomi

Not exactly the same old, same old. I'm a little disappointed that this first one didn't turn out as well as it looked on my DSLR display. Ah well.







This hand: totally looks like mine babyfied.

Naomi!

Long Weekend

We had a great long weekend. Unfortunately, I didn't get my camera out until late on Saturday. So there are no pictures from Leigh and Jenn's barbeque, which was a blast. Here are a couple from the Lew/Sui barbeque.

Naomi with Bak-Bak

Adam with Poh-Poh and his new toy "from Uncle Norman."
He's on to you, guys. Just ask him who gave him the new digger and drill.

We let Adam stay up too late on Saturday, which made Wonderland on Sunday challenging. It didn't help that he's still fighting off a cold. Our biggest mistake, though, was spending too much time at Splashworks. We thought he was just cranky but then figured out that he was actually afraid. Apparently, he likes playing WITH water, but not IN water. Actually, it's not very surprising - considering he's entering a fearful stage. He's suddenly afraid of a lot of things that never used to bother him (e.g., some loud noises) or that he used to really like (e.g., dogs.) Hopefully, he'll be over it next year, since we have 2010 season's passes. Dion was really disappointed that Splashworks was a no-go.

Probably, Adam's favourite part of Wonderland was waiting in line since he got to cuddle.

Meanwhile, Naomi worked on going bald and on sucking her thumb, for which she still lacks the requisite coordination.

Adam did perk up in the afternoon, despite being beyond tired. He'd had some alone-time in the stroller, eaten, and spent some time in the traditional playground, which is familiar territory. He even consented to going on rides with Dion, i.e., without me.

Adam rode the jalopies and trains twice each.


Dion and Adam on "James"


Naomi at the playground


Dion, Naomi, and Fred Flintstone on the carousel


We rode the carousel three times. Adam got Dino (the purple dog, he called it) each time.

I could hardly choose ...

which, from among the many shots from this "roll," to blog. Here are a few.

The sun went behind clouds for a few minutes which gave the really blue shots. They look great "warmified" but I avoid digitally correcting my "good" shots. It feels a little puritanical, I know. I am, however, willing to correct quick snapshots that capture a cool moment but are technically poor.

I would title this ....

"The Difference Between Moms and Dads" were it not that I am responsible for half of the ridiculousness in this photo.

Naomi's positioning on the counter - that's all Dion's doing. He had her while making dinner after our soak in the whirlpool. Meanwhile, I was showering and dressing Adam. So that "outfit" - that's all my doing. Furthermore, we don't normally keep rattles on our kitchen counter. Adam brought them for Naomi.

play time

Check Up

Naomi had her 2-month check up yesterday. A clean bill of health but she just played around with her rotavirus vaccine rather than swallowing much of it. $80 well-spent (by Manulife)?

age	WEIGHT			HEIGHT
mos	lb,oz	%ile		in	%ile
0	7,1	34		20.0*	72
1	9,12	47
2	12,10	77		22.5	34

*Our paed measured her at 19.75" (63%ile).

FTR, there was an error in Adam's last checkup update. He was 38", not 36", in case you were confused.