Big Smile from V

Burnt Hand

We're really learning what hot means around our house. Poor Daniel got another burn, this time on his hand. Apparently the lawn mower gets really hot when it's turned on. He was helping his dad mow the lawn and grabbed part of the engine. He's got little blisters on all five of his finger tips. He was not a happy camper that night, the bummer about burns is that they hurt for so long when you get them.

Daniel is just loving being a big brother. Vincent is getting big enough to handle the toddler. He's only 9 lbs lighter so Daniel isn't quite as intimidating. Vincent has been getting alot of hugs the last few days. In week previous Daniel has been partial to giving kisses, lots of kisses. But this week he's really big on giving hugs.

George and Daniel pose in front of the new front door- one of those final touches to a renovated house that has been a long time coming.

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3 months

Vincent is now 3 months old. I took some photos of him for the occasion. This morning he weighed in on the bathroom scale at 17 lbs. He sleeps 10-12 hours at night. He loves to smile and chat. He's very expressive and has a mellow, cheerful disposition. We just love having him around.

We went swimming at Auntie Megan's pool. Daniel has so much fun jumping in and swimming. He does okay with putting his head under water, but he's not crazy about it.

Vincent learned how to suck his thumb a couple weeks ago. He usually just puts his whole hand in his mouth when he wants to suck on something though, so we're not too worried about braces yet.

Whenever I try to take a picture of both the boys together, Daniel tries to put his arm around Vincent. It usually ends up on top of Vincent's head. Daniel seems to really enjoy his little brother. Vincent seems to feel a little too vulnerable around the toddler though, especially when eating. If Daniel is nearby while V is having his meal, he gets a little jumpy. The other day he stopped eating for a second, looked over at Daniel and made a face and fuss that let us know he didn't want to be disturbed. Daniel didn't seem to care. He just loves his brother.

This is how Daniel gets around on his tricycle. I keep thinking he's going to start using the petals, but he just scoots his feet and steers. When he does try to use the pedals, he forgets to steer. Too much coordination I guess.