The Gemini Diaries

You're an infant of 4 weeks old and because you're mostly swaddled and heavily clothed most of the time, your hair is one of your only places to stake a claim to individuality - do you:
A) Pitch a fit and insist that mom or dad comb your hair so you can step out in style.
B) Expend all your free time learning how to manipulate your opposable thumbs so you can prep your own hair
C) Cast your inhibitions to the wind and just wear it like it is, baby.

We're not sure where this hair comes from, but we do know it is magnificent. It seems to be made of some complex polymer that defies matting, combing and even water on occasion. The good news is that Mary Poole has the gumption and wherewithal to carry this styling forward with charisma and class. There aren't many who could claim the same.

Perritt on the other hand has adopted the "Bald is Beautiful" stance for his dome. While he's clearly committed to this effort, he hasn't completed the full hair loss. So he's now sporting an unfortunate wraparound hairdo with just a narrow band of hair around the back of his head. So instead of looking like MJ, he's sort ooks like an old timer waiting on his pension check to cash so he can spring for a senior's cruise to the Carribbean. This of course, is hilarious. Though from the picture, it's clear he's much less amused with the situation than we are.

In other news . . .
Don't call it a comeback - he's been here for years. Our little chowhound, Perritt, is almost 9 lbs strong and now officially outweighs his sister . . . again. Though the birth weights may lead one to believe the contrary, Perritt actually started out in the womb with a head start with his weight. We think that somewhere along the way he got distracted by all the kicks to the head he received from his sister ("Quit hitting yourself. Quit hitting yourself. Quit hitting yourself." could be clearly heard in many of our ultrasounds). So Mary Poole ended up weighing more than Perritt at birth. But upon arriving in the world, he made it very clear that he intended to reclaim the heavyweight title and has insisted on a rigorous eating regimen to allow him to bulk up. Beefcake!!!

Mary Poole, of course, is just simply not interested in this competitive display of testosterone-driven weight gain and is quietly adding ounces at a good clip herself (8lb 12oz). So they are both doing great and are rapidly outgrowing their clothes which is amazing and funny. They are both squeezed into their newborn onesies now - sort of like Bruce Banner in a dicey situation . . . only with fat instead of muscle . . . and they aren't green or angry. But those are both good things I think.