Highlights

To my faithful six readers, I'm sorry for the blogospheric silence. Reasons below:

#1: My camera broke when it fell out of my pocket during a jumping session with Cordy, so I only have the giant Nikon now, which is not really portable.

#2: Cody has suddenly turned into a two-year-old, so there is not an overabundance of moments I particularly want to capture. Actually, if they made a device that could make you forget, I would buy that instead of a new digital Elph. Or, just something that temporarily makes you go deaf and emotionally numb. Although, he's causing both those things in his own right.

#3: It's December. So. Busy.

That said, here are some highlights from the past few weeks. The main news item is that Cordelia is fully able to pull herself up on anything, and is a danger to herself and others. Twenty bucks says she will get out of her crib soon -- something Cody has never once tried, though he could do it in about two seconds -- and that's without standing on the 17,000 stuffies he "has" to sleep with. She crashes a lot, but is pretty much unperturbed. And still so very beautiful.

And chubby. We keep waiting for her to get taller, but she just keeps getting rounder. JVL can't get his hands around her thighs. She's positively Rubenesque.

Meanwhile, Cody is wasting away, because he refuses to eat. "Highlights" as follows: "Cody, it's time for your lunch!" "It is NOT time for my lunch! I do not want lunch! I will not eat lunch! I am hungry! No, I am NOT hungry! I am just not going to have ANYthing for breakfast lunch dinner! I think I am just going to refuse!" It's like a really grating, maddening version of "Sam I Am."

But his imagination is in full swing. Below, him getting ready for "work," just like me -- "These rosary beads are my badge and this bucket is my work bag and these are my work shoes. I have to go now but I will see you after your nap, Mom!" After my nap. If only.

And a few sweet moments. Rare. But sweet.

"Cordelia, would you like a cup of tea?" "Yes, brother, yes!"