The Pook
is on his way to ingestion freedom with the appearance of his first tooth on Sunday and a second one coming. Though he thinks he is capable of chewing up everything he puts in his mouth, the truth is that there are some things that simply require teeth, and this fact is sometimes the cause of tension between the little squirt and myself. I had begun to worry that he would be one of those kids who fail to get any teeth before their first birthday and would have to learn how to be super proficient at the art of gumming. Nolan had at least four teeth by now, (I refer back to this photo, taken at 9 months, proudly displaying a mouth full of five pearly whites
) and as comparisons of your children are wont to make you feel, I was experiencing a twinge of worry. I am constantly reminding myself to stop comparing my boys and stop expecting Gerret to be like Nolan, because he is definitely not Nolan, he only looks like Nolan (and there's a limit t
o the similarity anyway). He is much more vocal than I remember Nolan being. This is good when he does cute things like laugh and babble like a little crazy, and not so good when he does his signature high-pitched, blood-curdling, glass-breaking scream. Going along with that, he is all around more social and has been since birth. He craves attention and loves human (and cat and dog) interaction.
is on his way to ingestion freedom with the appearance of his first tooth on Sunday and a second one coming. Though he thinks he is capable of chewing up everything he puts in his mouth, the truth is that there are some things that simply require teeth, and this fact is sometimes the cause of tension between the little squirt and myself. I had begun to worry that he would be one of those kids who fail to get any teeth before their first birthday and would have to learn how to be super proficient at the art of gumming. Nolan had at least four teeth by now, (I refer back to this photo, taken at 9 months, proudly displaying a mouth full of five pearly whites
) and as comparisons of your children are wont to make you feel, I was experiencing a twinge of worry. I am constantly reminding myself to stop comparing my boys and stop expecting Gerret to be like Nolan, because he is definitely not Nolan, he only looks like Nolan (and there's a limit t
o the similarity anyway). He is much more vocal than I remember Nolan being. This is good when he does cute things like laugh and babble like a little crazy, and not so good when he does his signature high-pitched, blood-curdling, glass-breaking scream. Going along with that, he is all around more social and has been since birth. He craves attention and loves human (and cat and dog) interaction.Second piece of business:
Nolan finally emerged from the negligible weight category and placed in the tenth percentile last week! What a big accomplishment! 
He's starting to fit into 24 month clothes and I can honestly say he looks big to me. Maybe that's because all the boys his age in the Branch moved away. The only logical explanation for my boys' skinniness is genetics (and not mine) because they both eat like there's no tomorrow. And I don't mean they eat their favorite foods like there's no tomorrow. No sir. These boys will eat anything. Gerret even eats paper and leaves and grass if you don't keep an eye on him. He's pretty sneaky about it too. Nolan cleans up. I think of him as a catfish or other cleaner fish. He'll eat what you give him and
then watch and wait for my sisters to leave so that he can confiscate anything they didn't finish(this is especially true at breakfast and lunch when his plate isn't brimming to the top with food). Sometimes he doesn't wait for them to be done and steals food when they aren't paying attention. You have to be careful if you sit next to Nolan at the table because he is known for stealing food from his unsuspecting neighbors. He especially likes to steal beans and fruit.
He's starting to fit into 24 month clothes and I can honestly say he looks big to me. Maybe that's because all the boys his age in the Branch moved away. The only logical explanation for my boys' skinniness is genetics (and not mine) because they both eat like there's no tomorrow. And I don't mean they eat their favorite foods like there's no tomorrow. No sir. These boys will eat anything. Gerret even eats paper and leaves and grass if you don't keep an eye on him. He's pretty sneaky about it too. Nolan cleans up. I think of him as a catfish or other cleaner fish. He'll eat what you give him and
then watch and wait for my sisters to leave so that he can confiscate anything they didn't finish(this is especially true at breakfast and lunch when his plate isn't brimming to the top with food). Sometimes he doesn't wait for them to be done and steals food when they aren't paying attention. You have to be careful if you sit next to Nolan at the table because he is known for stealing food from his unsuspecting neighbors. He especially likes to steal beans and fruit.
