Big Head

Christian has a big head, on display in the photo below. Check out the head to body ratio!

Looks like he takes after both mom and dad in the head size department - the guy never had a chance!

I've been trying tummy-time periodically to strengthen his neck muscles, as recommended. However, I can't help but think he is at a slight disadvantage in that department, as his head seems abnormally large!

My friend Trena was in town this weekend and we got to visit with her and her 1 1/2 year old son, Evan. Evan is so smart and looks like a little angel! So, back to the big head, comparing the size of our 7 week old's head to her 1 1/2 year old boy's head, there is a striking similarity. I hope this means Christian will be as smart as Evan!

New Buds

The weather in Portland has been gorgeous: 80+ degrees and sunny, just in time for Mal's 3rd birthday party on Saturday. Ev and Jeff rented out an art space in the Pearl District, a really cool place and a painting free-for-all for the kids (and adults). In between mimosas, Dae and I being the complete non-artists that we are went ahead and copied a bicycle design we saw on another shirt and then painted a jersey for Stinky.

Mal prepping for feet painting on the mattress!

I've been desperately trying to get Christian to smile at me (as an actual response to my smile, as opposed to gas-related, etc.). This was especially urgent after I saw a lady and her 6-week old having a full smiling exchange at Baby and Me group last week; I felt like we had some major catching up to do. So far, unsuccessful. This morning, I did, however catch Christian smiling at his new fish friends...(Tree and Elephant are old news). It was so cute. I wasn't able to capture it on film, but I did catch him entranced (and seemingly perplexed) at his fish.



I thought he looked so cozy and cute in this photo below, but it also demonstrates his tightly clenched fists and one other funny phenomenon: Everytime I try to pry open his fists, he puts up some major resistance. When I actually win in this "fist fight" (haha!) and manage to wrangle open a fist I always find a prize: a ball of lint! Without fail, every single time I open up his fist there is some lint in there (and it's usually blue for some unknown reason).


We also reached our first major milestone: hiring an official babysitter for a night out! We borrowed Ev's back-up nanny and headed to the Oregon symphony Sunday night to see Joshua Bell play a piece by Mendelssohn. It was absolutely spectacular! (Shamefully, we left at intermission once we were relatively sure Joshua Bell's appearance was over) Dae and I had told the babysitter we would be home by 10 and still had about an hour left, so we decided to really party it up...at Safeway. How sad: a trip to Safeway without child has become as exciting (and rare) as Christmas morning! So now we should be all stocked up on groceries for the week...