bedtime is near. it's been something of a challenging evening... rowan has been on the fussy, clingy, won't-let-me-put-him-down side, and micah's doing the whiny, babytalk thing. and they both still have runny noses, and micah has a cough. sigh. i think it started out as allergies and is turning into a light cold for both of them. i'm glad i'm well; getting sick with josh out of town would be very un-fun.

today's taste test revealed that brown sugar & cinnamon mini bagels are absolutely delicious toasted with nutella, and a glass of ice cold milk.

belated kid news: micah and rowan saw the pediatrician last week for their 3- and 1-year checkups (a little late, i know), and also got their flu shots. micah weighs 27 lbs (50th percentile) and is 36" tall (25th percentile). rowan weighed in at 21 lbs (90th percentile) and is 31" tall (25th percentile). neither of them had any problems with the flu shot. they both cried when the needle went in, but were fine once they had the cool bandaids and the disney character stickers. micah deliberated for about 30 minutes, then finally chose the lower part of her pant leg where her sleeping beauty sticker wouldn't get bunched up or folded. rowan wadded his elmo sticker up and stuck it in his mouth. this was the first vaccine either of them has ever received. josh and i have decided to get them both fully vaccinated, and are going to start them on a slow but steady catch-up course. they'll get one shot at a time each, with 4 weeks in between. it'll take forever, but it's what we're comfortable with. luckily, our pediatrician's office is more than happy to work with this schedule, and is not put off in the slightest by all my concerns about mercury and aluminum content and other weird chemicals in vaccines.

yesterday was my grandfather's birthday, and we celebrated at my dad's house tonight with dinner and yummy lemon pound cake. micah and my foster brother, zach always have such a blast playing together.