We spent the evening of the 4th of July with some dear friends John and Debra. I've put pictures of them and their darling boy Marshall up on the blog before.
Debra and I ended up pregnant at the same time, Marshall is not quite a month older than X.
And he's been double her size nearly their entire lives.
It's still about the same. She's not yet 20 pounds and he's pushing 40. He's a good few inches taller than her as well.
But he's sweet as can be, they played together and he did a good job of sharing his toys and his dinner with her!
Only one mishap, but it's mostly her fault because she couldn't run yet so she wasn't quick enough to get out of the way in the "let's-run-in-circles-around-the-crib" game. She's doing much better at running now, she's nearly there!
They both love balls, and cars, playing in the pool and food. Destined to be best friends for life I imagine. Xaris surprised us all by showing how she could fit through the small "cat door" John and Debra had cut out of a baby gate across the bathroom--so the cat could get away from the baby when needed. Apparently not our baby, she just followed the kitty right through!
We enjoyed such a wonderful dinner (thanks John!) and conversation with our friends, and are so sad that soon they will be moving several hours away. Plus, we were in unincorporated Tarrant County, so fireworks were not only legal, they were abundant! We got to sit and watch amazing shows from all sides. X just sat on my lap and cuddled for an hour, and eventually fell asleep. I enjoyed the rarity of the stillness...because she's rarely that still for that long. It was delightful...but just as delightful were the photos that followed, a few days later Debra sent the pictures she and Ricardo had taken while we were there.
There's some great perspective and angle tricks here--the difference in size between these two really isn't as much as portrayed. But don't you just love how it turned out??
