Wait, same kid?

Meryl is on the left at six months, Holmes is on the right at almost four months. Baylie paired these two pictures together - and, well, I guess I see the resemblance:) (Also, it’s wonderful we’ve had the chance to work with Baylie for over two years now!)

Monkeying around

 We met up with Meryl’s pre-school friends at the zoo today. And, we discovered that the zoo has a petting zoo too! Pizza party for lunch and naps for all afterwards.

Rainforest overgrowth

One of Holmes’ PT goals this week is to reach above...so we put ‘everything’ above:) More is better, right? We’re also working on rolling over for his neck strength. (All things we should be doing normally, but calling it ‘PT’ makes it feel extra important.)

Doo Doo the horse

Jenna left a “Happy Sund-Neigh!” present for Meryl in our mailbox today. While Meryl gave me the first chance to pick a name, I took the high road and offered it to her. She chose ‘Doo Doo,’ and I quickly scrambled to suggest anything else that came to mind...Honey, Maple Syrup...nope, by then Doo Doo had stuck. Doo Doo also has brown eyes like Meryl, FYI. Welcome to the family!

Pile-o-kids

How many adults does it take to get a picture of five kids? We got to have a play date with Ellie, Norah, and Abby today! Our friends, Anne, Adam and family are in Seattle this week and we made their itinerary short list!

Fingers and toes

Swinging from the rings like a monkey and walking the balance beam (it’s easier with tiny feet that fit the width!). Fun times today, especially catching up with Anne.

Baylie all to ourselves

We have Baylie all to ourselves most of this week and my has it been nice! I’ve been able to meet friends for lunch and, well, Holmes has been eating two lunches:) He’s in the midst of a growth spurt...and is CRAZY hungry.

180 degrees

Holmes now has full neck rotation! We still have more PT ahead of us for muscle strengthening, but what a relief. He’s also ravenous, and teething, and breaking out of his sleeping swaddle necessitating a learning curve on sleeping with flailing arms. Yaaay.

Where’s Larry?

Sunny evening, out on the bike! We biked to Kerry Park to see the Space Needle - and to recreate the ‘Larry Gets Lost in Seattle’ book cover:)

One last hug

 Frank left this morning for a week long conference in San Francisco. Meryl and I headed to the grocery store for chips and chocolate.

Wakanda Forever

We went to Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) today to see the ‘Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes’ exhibit! And, Oscar winner Ruth E. Carter’s fierce costumes.