WT (Finally) Acknowledge 2009

This is my first and likely last post generated at work. It's about time I inform of NL's 6-month pediatrician visit and time is currently out of stock at home. Still, as blogging from the office requires repeated screen minimizations it's turning out even less relaxing than blogging from home, where I type in constant dread of the next pained wail from the kids' room.

So, to the point: at their January 6th appointment, Noelle weighed 17lb 3oz, and Lucas 16lb 13oz. There.

Feeding: For a few weeks now we've been interspersing the kids' milky diet with thicker fare from jars, with flavors of sweet potato, sweet corn, sweat pea (too many sweets, in my opinion), and an occasional avocado/banana medley. Bibs and diapers have changed colors accordingly.

Facial Maneuvers: Lucas has grown into quite the smiler. Now the happy-neutral-displeased proportion of his disposition is roughly equal. Noelle, meanwhile, casts a leery and suspicious eye at all who venture into her field of vision.

Travel: On New Year’s weekend we vacationed in Clearwater, my former place of employment. It was but a one-night excursion, though our strolls along the beach-walk next to grassy dunes and a quick knee-high dip in the chilly Gulf were relaxing enough. There’s something about the atmosphere of the shore that resets my circuits. En route home we toured the Belleview Biltmore Hotel, a grand century-old wooden complex that effuses history from its creaky wooden floors. Its long, dim corridors and 20 ft. ceilings are eerily reminiscent of The Shining.


Photos:
http://picasaweb.google.com/gros.islet/NewYearSDayInClearwater#