First, I want to share a little story. When I was a wee thing, my parents used to try to convince me that I was really a boy. We found you under a rock, and you had a tail, they'd say, and we wanted a girl so much that we grew your hair long and put you in dresses.I did indeed have long hair. It was so long, I used to sit on it. And I did like to ( Read more... )

Oh, no! Not another picture post!

Samuel knows most of the alphabet, and I tried to capture it all on video, but he grew bored before we could finish. Ah, well. Maybe next time. For now, here's the alphabet through P.

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Dixon sprouted his first tooth yesterday, at 7 months, 6 days.

Samuel didn't sprout his first tooth until his 10-monthsday, and took another month to sprout tooth #2.

Funny, the differences.

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The neurosurgeon tells us that Dixon's head is just big and ridgy. He also declared Jeff's head to be big and ridgy. "It's your fault," they said. *grins* So. No horrible skull-busting surgery for my little snuggle bug ( Read more... )

Picture post, because I'm in love with these boys and it's Monday and I can't be with them today.
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Even when the little rascals wake me SEVEN times overnight. Although, maybe that just means I miss them because I'm jealous of their naps.


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Mom's blood test showed no abnormal cells. So maybe her low blood counts are simply the result of a slow come-back from the chemotherapy. Doc wants to wait another month before another blood test, and told mom to get lots of rest and don't push herself ( Read more... )

I've got too much going on this week for posting. Plenty to type about, but no time for the typing.

So here's a photo of Dixon passed out on his PopPop's lap. Just because.


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