The Week in Pictures

I had a few pictures from the week that I haven't posted yet, so here's the onslaught. Just so you know, Charlotte, at almost 6 months, is becoming increasingly photogenic, and I have so much fun attempting to capture her playing, laughing, discovering, etc. So yes, there are lots of shots of her. I don't think anyone is complaining.

First, here is how Baylor, at around 6 months of age, reacted to his first ExerSaucer experience. Chiefly he was terrified of the barrel of monkeys.

Also, he was very bald. Geez, I had forgotten how long it took them to get hair.

Here is how Charlotte approaches the monkeys:

In comparison, Charlotte's brothers were little weenies.

Also, she soothes herself anywhere.

What a girl.

Here is Baylor's preferred get-up as of late: blanket cape and sock mittens.

I didn't have any coloring books, but I wanted to see what the boys would do with definite pictures and shapes when coloring. So I made some pretty ghetto coloring pages for them, and they happily scribbled in the shapes. I forced Stephen to take these creations to his office, even after he said he honestly wasn't interested. I'm going to force him to take pride in his sons' art, even if it kills him.

Here Charlotte falls over just as I take the picture, despite the fact that she did in fact manage to stay up by herself (with just a little aid from the pillow) for a good two minutes.

She's a happy baby.

Thanks for all your input on the baby issue and the Orthodoxy post. I will be writing further on Orthodoxy, but not until after we meet with Father Bill, the local parish priest, tomorrow for lunch. (I'm making Reuben sandwiches, in case you were wondering. It's the last day for meat before the Lenten fast, so we're doin' it up with corned beef.) We have lots of questions, and he seems to have lots of answers. Plus he's a grandpa to twins, so he gets our kid issues.

And when I say "kid issues," I'm mainly referring to our boys' propensity for shrieking and running amok during Sunday liturgy. Just so we're clear.