Insane

This morning Mr. Morgan joked for Claire's benefit that we were tired of the name "Hamilton" and that we'd be changing it. He suggested "Edward" and "Jason," and Pops said, "I wonder how many babies will be named Barack."

Since Claire hadn't been fully listening to the conversation and looked confused, Pops repeated and explained to her, "I wonder how many babies will have the name Barack--after our President."

Mimi then added, "Or Hussein."

Claire dismissingly said, "Hussein? That sounds like 'insane'."

Exactly.

Little Banjo Picker

Mr. Morgan enjoys letting Hamilton pick a little on the banjo. I'm sure we'll be buying a Ham-sized banjo before long, and I'm expecting some great duets.

Crawling up on a Lap

Abby Koch is still obsessed with Mr. Morgan, and she loves Wednesday's small group because "her Seth" is there. She's always interested in whatever he's doing: This past Wednesday all the guys were watching a video, and Abby crawled up on Mr. Morgan's lap to watch it too.

New Things

Hamilton has more control over his hands and arms now, reaching for anything that dangles. He loves to grab my hair when I go in for a little kiss on his cherub cheeks. The other night he grabbed my cheek, and his sharp talons sliced me. He loves grabbing at the camera, too.

Tummy Time

Sadly, Hamilton doesn't enjoy "tummy time" much, so he's not comfortable for long on his belly. I'm trying to add more time on his belly to each day, so he'll get stronger and then enjoy it more. Pictures on the belly are so cute but only if he can hold his head up high enough for it. These are as cute as it gets for now, since he's having to concentrate so hard on not eating it face first into the blanket.