I Wear my Sunglasses at Night

Laynie really does wear her sunglasses at night, and all day, and during meals, and during bath time...you get the picture. She has grown super attached to her Barbie-pink sunglasses and even cries when I make her take them off. This picture is just after bath time (note the ragamuffin hair). She's in her pajamas, waiting for stories, and still won't take the glasses off.

Gavin liked the idea of being attached to something...not sure if he felt left out ? Maybe just liked the attention Laynie's glasses garnered? For a whole day he refused to take off this snow hat. He even took his afternoon nap wearing it.

I love this picture of him! He hates smiling for the camera, so I chased him around in circles and got him laughing, then snapped this shot. If you look closely you can see his legs are a little blurry because he's trying to pivot away. Little Monkey.

On a more serious note, Laynie had her 18-month checkup today (please no comments about it being a month and a half late). She has finally grown. Actually, the only part of her that has grown are her legs. She's 90 percent legs!

When the nurse stretched her out to get her height measurement today she said, "I pulled on her leg and it just kept going!" And all the length has positively added to her height--32.5 inches tall! She has jumped from the 25th percentile to the 70th! Maybe there's a little Wallace in her after all.

Laynie is a GREAT eater, but it doesn't show. My baby only weighs 22 pounds (fully dressed, with shoes and a soggy diaper). That's 20th percentile. The doctor says not to worry (like I would! Have any of you seen Gavin? Talk about skinny!). She says Laynie might be one of the lucky few who are, "long and lean." Yeah right. Her genetics will catch up with her someday.