Babies are Stupid (by Aaron)

So I was feeding the kids breakfast this morning. I made some eggs for them, which Daniel ate with gusto. Three minutes later, I was making my own breakfast when I heard him howling for me.

He clearly wanted more food, but his plate was covered in bits of egg. Realizing that he couldn't eat the small little bits the way they were - "eating" for Daniel defined as "shoveling handfuls into his face as fast as possible" - I scraped them into a big pile for him.

He gave me this look - this awed, totally amazed look - that said "Oh my god, my daddy is a magic man. He just made eggs for me to eat where there were no eggs before." I don't think I've ever seen that look on a baby's face before.

Babies are stupid.

--Aaron

Baby Multi-Tasking: Then and Now

Daniel demonstrates some old-school baby multi-tasking (bottle and blanket).

While Tamar demonstrates how today's edgy youth do baby multi-tasking (bottle and phone).

Rapidly Growing Babies!

Aaron took them to visit their pediatrician this morning. Here are the stats.

Tamar:

19 pounds 6 oz

27 inches

50th percentile

 

Daniel:

21 lb 4 oz

29.5 inches

75th percentile

 

As a reminder, Tamar started out in the 5th percentile and remained there for several months, while the pediatrician reassured me that it was fine that she was "petite" as long as she keeps "marching up the growth chart in the 5th percentile." 

 

So they are both catching up with their peers and doing really well!

 

--Victoria

 

What greets us every morning

Unimpressed by Chanukkah

What can I say?  They were not impressed (at least not in these photos).  --Victoria

Babies at the Park

In late December, during a spell of unusually warm weather (even for DC).  --Victoria

Benji's Winter Concert at School

He is just to the right of the girl in the striped dress.  --Victoria