Weights and Measures

Before I forget, I've got updates on sizes. Both kids had check-ups at Kaiser yesterday. Max is officially half the size of Zahra, at least in pounds, anyway. He's now 13 lbs. 6 oz. and Zahra has finally moved up on the scale to a total of 26 lbs. now. She's 37 inches tall, which is a whole inch taller than the last time we measured her. Max is almost 24 inches tall, so he's catching up with his big sister quickly. We're all wondering when Max will surpass his big sister in height (or even weight for that matter). Someone said something interesting regarding his gender. I think it might have been Auntie Sis. The person said something to the effect of, at least he's a boy, because that way it won't seem like such a big deal that he's going to be bigger than his older sister. It might have seemed like more of a competition, or a reason for Zahra to be sad, if the new baby had been a girl, a little sister that was bigger than her. I think I might not be making much sense right now, but Max has decided he's no longer content in the baby swing with the music playing. He's been quite fussy this morning; perhaps he's still kind of irritated from all the shots he got yesterday. Both kids got immunizations. Poor Zahra got 5 different shots, all in her skinny little triceps. But now she's all set for Kindergarten in the fall! That's the good news. And we went to Disneyland after the doctor's appointment, so hopefully that helped her forget about the traumatic morning. OK. Well, Max needs to be given a little bit of love. Bye for now.