The boys wait for their second swimming class. Cael is chatting it up with Jon and Kadin. (Cael is totally going to be the, "Mom, why do we have to hang out with that little runt?" guy for poor Kadin and Logan. Meanwhile, Cael will be like, "Mom! Can I hang out with the big boys again?!") Here is Cael working on his breast stroke. Nice form. (Or maybe he's reaching for his toy. Either way, looks good, no?) "We kick the...

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Cael is nine months old today, and to celebrate he went to the doctor. Boy, does he know how to have a good time! The stats: Height: 25th percentile Weight: (17 lbs) 10th percentile Head: 50th percentile So, nothing's changed. He's still a runt with a huge head. A smaller, skinnier runt, but a runt nonetheless. Food: He's still nursing and eating solid foods. He was strictly an oatmeal man,...

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We're currently without our video camera, so you'll just have to add the hissing sound in your head. ...

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I thought Cael knew how to scream. I was wrong. Now he knows how to scream. And he does it all the time. I guess about 9 months is when babies develop the ability to throw a temper tantrum. Cael has figured out that if he's not happy where he is (sitting with his toys, in his Exersaucer, in the grocery cart at the store, in someone's lap) he can just let out a loud, shrieking scream and someone...

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I find myself constantly surprised (and, I will admit to being a little disappointed) at the lack of attention Cael gets on outings. Surely, this is mostly a *new mother!* thing, but there is a part of me that thinks objectively that babies should draw at least a little attention. I mean, they're adorable. If guys rubberneck at ladies in short skirts, can't the rest of humanity be bothered to look...

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