19 Months: New Information

After a rather unlikely and extremely lucky series of events, I'm now able to fill-in, for August's genealogical heritage, that (previously) (Unknown) segment from my father's mother. For me it makes me more German than ever, and now also a healthy measure of Danish. For august it bumps his Germany portion by a bit more than 6%, and introduces a Danish portion of the same size.

The new charts (for August) look like this. Specific:


And more generalized:

18 Months: Checkup and Photos

August's 18-month checkup was yesterday. He's in fine health, of course. I'll spare you the chart this time, but he's 95th percentile for length, 75th percentile for weight.

A few recent photos to make the post worth viewing!

August at the playground about a week ago. I can't tell if we're raising a jock (sneakers and sweat pants and lacrosse stick) or a preppy (Labrador shirt and lacrosse stick and in the Back Bay). I guess I'd prefer jock over preppy, but neither is preferable:


He still loves his swing, but he's been branching out a lot lately. It's surprisingly difficult to get an un-blurry iPhone picture (NOT the 3GS) of a kid on a swing:



Hard to believe that August has lived in this city without a car for 18 months and he only had his first ride on the T this past weekend:


Destination of the T ride was the Franklin Park Zoo. Here he is taking a graham cracker snack break:
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18 Months: Photos

Some random photos from the rest of our recent trip.

Here's our favorite boy hiking a section of the Appalachian Trail. OK, so it was about a 50 foot section, but he's still hiked the A.T.!


While visiting 2nd cousins Sam and Luke in Maryland outside of DC, August demonstrated a surprising facility with a pair of drumsticks. This was entirely organic, he just found the drums, picked up the sticks and started bangin'!



Hanging at the zoo with our friend Suzanne:


With friend, Liam, checking out the only bear still on exhibit at the National Zoo:

18 Months: Cousins - Part 2

Here's August visiting with his cousin Alice in Virginia:


And with his great-uncle John, also in Virginia:

17 Months: Cousins

Pictures of August with his cousin, Win (1 year old), in North Carolina; dressed for a swim at the beach:



Win with his Mommy:


And one of just August:

17 Months: August in Mexico

Anthropology Museum, Mexico City:


Lago Avándaro, Valle De Bravo:

17 Months: Phone and Dog

Mostly phone, but there's a sweet dog moment at the end.

If kids imitate what they see around them, August's telephone behavior is telling. Usually when he plays with the phone, in addition to walking around with a purpose, he also chatters (often rather aggressively) in an incoherent baby babble. This must be what he sees us and/or strangers doing when we talk on our phones... walking around, head down, blathering loudly on as we go.



This also documents one of Watson's weirder behaviors, which is to sleep with his head propped up against a wall... it looks terribly uncomfortable, but he does it all the time.