Long eyelashes don't, apparently, protect against the common cold

Ben and Pru (and at least one of their parents) are sick with the winter cold that just won’t die.  It’s not terrible, but it is annoying enough to keep all of us up and to make sleep hard to catch.  (Let me editorialize here and say, “Boooo!”)

This morning, Ben went to the doctor for his 6-month check-up.  All’s well for our boy besides the cold.  Stats for those keeping score:

Weight:  17 lb. 14 oz. (50th percentile)

Length:  28 in. (91st percentile)

Head circumference :  44.5 cm (75th percentile)

Yes, we've been feeding her lots of forbidden things like nuts. She hasn't exploded yet (surprise, surprise).

Pru’s visit to the doctor contained the last set of shots for a while (whew!) and more than the normal amount of wiggling while her measurements were taken. She’s still healthy and growing steadily. Need proof? We’ve got that.

Height: 33 in. (85th percentile)
Weight: 24 lbs. (50th percentile)
Head circumference: 48 cm (90th percentile)

If everyone is really lucky, we’ll get around to uploading some more PruTube videos from Aunt Nellie’s graduation this past weekend. Stay tuned (but don’t expect them before this weekend is over).

Pru decides inoculations are a fair trade for Nilla wafers

Pictures are nice but we know why you are all here — you want measurements.  Without delay:

Height: 32.0  in (90th percentile)
Weight:  22 lb 14 oz (50th percentile)
Head circumference:   47.5 cm (90th percentile)

Pru thinks that being one is fun

Height: 30.0  in (73rd percentile)
Weight:  22 lb 10 oz (71st percentile)
Head circumference:   47 cm (90th percentile)

One stick for the road

Height: 30.25  inches (96th percentile)
Weight:  22 lb 14 oz (89th percentile)
Head circumference: 46 cm (87th percentile)

Pru spent the whole visit trying to pull the cotton ball out from beneath the bandaid.  She succeeded in getting long strands of cotton which she then daintily put into her mouth.  Her father was amused; her mother was disgusted.  I thought I left those things behind in Texas!

And a bonus, just for sitting through that really lame abstracted pun:

She's a stander

Does Pru look more like her mom or her dad here? Anyone?

There was a street fair on Water Street from Broad Street (where we live, -ish) to the South Street Seaport.  It had more of a Latin flavor (and not the ille, illa, illud kind) than most NYC street fairs, presumably because the guys who are usually hawking funnel-cake and giant mounds of curly fries were home celebrating the Fourth.  Still, lack of giant mounds notwithstanding, we had a fairly good time.  We shared a pretty tasty tamale and an “authentic” Venezuelan arepa (we passed on the “authentic” Columbian arepa, which is out of whack with our geopolitical views but was in keeping with the order in which we passed by the stands).

Of course, we also sampled delicious treats from the more northerly reaches of the former empire of Phillip II (unless you credit silly rumors that they were invented at the Minnesota State Fair):

That last one’s a fried oreo – probably also introduced at the Texas State Fair.  (Phillip II for President!)

Last but not least, July 4 is the day on which we observe the birthday of our most dear friend, Calvin Coolidge, the Cat.  His being a former stray, we don’t know his actual diem natalem, but since Independence Day was the real Calvin Coolidge’s birthday (happy 136th, big guy!) it seemed like the right day to go with.  So yesterday we got him as a treat, some good tasting wet food (Fancy Feast) which he tore through in about a minute:

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The hoodie in question used to be Sarah’s from when she was a baby:

Of course, when Sarah was wearing it, it wasn’t retro.  It was nowtro.