Another brute

It's hard to believe, but after Theo was first born, we had to go back to the doctor three times so that she could see that he was gaining weight. I didn't want to supplement with formula because I knew I was making plenty of milk -- but Theo never was as hungry as his big brother, who was born starving. Even now, he can often be disinterested in food, choosing to color or play with his food while Nate shovels it in.

He's typically been in the mid-range for height and weight, but on the tall side -- usually around 80th percentile for height and 50th for weight. He always seemed littler than Nate was at the same age. In fact, his Aunt Mary once called him a "midge," thinking he was on the small side.

But this week he had his 2 1/2 year appointment and we were stunned to find out that Theo is now in the 97th percentile for height (38.5 inches) and in the 90th percentile for weight (33 lbs). So it looks like we have another brute on our hands, and in spite of Daddy's desire to have two soccer players, it may be football instead. Of course, Nate still asks me to carry him to bed "like a baby." 

Summer rawks!

It's hard to believe it's already August! We've had a fun, busy summer full of traveling. In June, we took yet another road trip to Minnesota to see the Vogel family and help with the Team Vogel vs. Cancer benefit. Nate and Theo loved hanging out with their big cousin Brody and swimming in Grandma and Grandpa's pool. And in July, we headed up to Sebago Lake in Maine to hang out with Mamma and Grampy Daley. The boys spent lots of time in the water -- Theo kept rejoicing, "I swim! I swim!" -- jumping off the dock, climbing the massive rocks on the island, making sandcastles and even going on a super-fun boat ride around the lake.

The rest of the summer has been filled with many trips to the Harris YMCA swimming pools, various spraygrounds and parks throughout Charlotte, Discovery Place, the Nature Museum, and the Mint Museum of Art. Phew, we're tired, but we have to pack it all in before the boys head back to school at the beginning of September. Nate will be going to school every day and Theo will be going three days a week. This is Nate's last year of preschool -- next year is kindergarten! (sniff, sniff)