Lex gave us a real scare today. He was
standing on his box of blocks, as he is inclined to do, and it
tipped over and he tumbled backwards onto the edge of the
hearth. At first I saw just a little blood on his forehead and
figured he must have scrapped it a bit, but then I saw a trail
of blood flowing (yes, flowing!) out from the top of his head,
through his hair. I was sooo scared! I got him calmed down (he
kept saying, “mommy kiss it and feel make it better”) and got
his head somewhat cleaned up and the bleeding stopped, while at
the same time called Alan and left him a message that got him
home REAL quick. The little guy has a big goose egg on his head
and I think there will be a scab there too. Poor boy!! I have
been planning on getting some babyproofing on that hearth since
I’m going to have other peoples babies in my house, so I guess
he wanted to get his knocks in real quick before I safetied it
up :)

T and I are regularly taken aback at how
long Eve appears to be compared to what we remember of Lex. In
case any one is keeping track, here is the break down:
according to the blog from Lex’s 4mo checkup, Lex was 16lbs
5oz, which is the 78th percentile, and 24 1/2 long. As said in
the last post, Eve is 15lbs and 25 1/2. So, she’s a bit longer,
but weighs less. So, as Tessa puts it, “she’s not that big of a
baby.”

I think it is the proportions
that get us. She is 4% longer and 6% lighter which implies a
similar amount thinner, so the appearance is probably something
closer to 10% different (very rough math). I always thought Lex
was thicker and she just looked longer because he was thicker.
It is neat to see the numbers say both. She has less meat on
her than I remember Lex having and definitely smaller
bones.

I love our babies!

I have also been taken aback recently by Lex’s
muscle tone. It has always been good, but his recent calmness
that Tessa has mentioned allows for more chances to notice it
again: hard to notice anything when he runs by in a blur all
the time. =) Anyway, this kid is going to be one beastly super
stud.