Leaps and Bounds

At school on Tuesday, Abby was working on tracing animals. I thought it would be a good idea to write the name of the animal on her sheet, so I asked her to write the word "cow" on her cow tracing. Now, Abby can write her name. And she's practiced other letters. But I've never asked her to write a specific word. So, she asked me how to spell cow. I told her "c", she wrote a "c". I told her "o", she wrote an "o". I told her "w", she wrote a "w".

I was thoroughly impressed. Genius child, I tell you. Genius child.

Car Antics

These days, whenever we get in the car, Hunter is generally awake for at least part of the ride, depending on how far we have to go.

And thus the car antics ensue.

He's got a lot better control over his head and neck now, so he knows he can swivel between Abby and Anni - his seat is between the two girls'. He starts off talking to Anni, since he goes in first and then Anni gets in her seat. Then Abby gets in on her side, so he talks to her while she gets buckled and usually shoots a little smile my way too.

As soon as I start driving, both girls start talking to Hunter, calling his name and begging him to look at them. It usually starts off friendly enough, but about 3 minutes in, things start to get competitive.

I'm worried the poor kid's head is going to swivel right off!

Well Check

Little Man is two months old! Where has the time gone? It seems like he just keeps eating and growing, eating and growing.

And his list of accomplishments just keeps growing too. Now, he can talk to us, laugh and sleep through the night. He's still really mellow...unless he's hungry. Then, watch out! He's making eye contact with everyone and working on getting control of his head and neck. Hunter's not a big fan of tummy time, but it looks like once he can get himself turned over, he'll be a happier camper. The doctor thinks he'll be turning over soon, since he already knows how to put his one arm underneath his body, instead of propping it up like a kick stand.

Stats:

Length - 24 inches (90th percentile)
Weight - 11 lbs 11 oz. (40th percentile)

As far as length goes, he's much longer than his sister's were at his age. They were usually around the 60th percentile. Weight-wise, he's right about where they were at this age.