Sawyer is now a little over two weeks old. His latest tricks are peeing on his hair during diaper changes, staring into space (or just past yours eyes) while awake in your arms, crying (actually screaming) in his car seat during each car ride, curling up in the fetal position in my sling (so adorable!), and not going to sleep until 1:30 a.m., and crossing his eyes. So....pretty much exactly what he was doing this time last week, and perhaps the week before. He's growing by leaps and bounds.

Rowan will be 15 months next week (which means another pediatrician's well-visit). His latest tricks are climbing onto our living room arm chair and standing up straight on it, running and falling face-first on his futon in his room and then giggling, taking his Daddy's hand and RUNNING as fast as he can through the house, or down the sidewalk while flinging his free arm back and forth AND giggling hard. Rowan is all about his Daddy these days. Since Sawyer's been here, and pretty much attached to me, Rowan has found solace and FUN in his Daddy's presence. I have to admit, Kenny is much more fun these days than I am. He's got the energy that matches Rowan's energy, and Rowan can sense it.

Although I'm totally loving the whole newborn stage again, I really can't wait to see how Rowan and Sawyer will become friends, buddies, playmates....brothers. I think the wrestling in the living room will be really fun to watch. I hope their giggling or talking before bedtime in their room will be fun to listen to over the monitor.

Sawyer's gift to Rowan (for totally turning his world upside down) was a fuzzy Elmo backpack. Rowan loved wearing it around the living room once...now he just hugs it like he's his best friend. I will close with a picture of Rowan playing his "show me your tongue, and I'll show you mine" with Elmo on his back.

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