Update

Dear Vinny,

You have been teething lately. You already have twelve teeth fully in; now, we suspect you are getting your canines. It has been painful enough that it has awakened you during naps or in the night. You wake up screaming and it takes 30 minutes before you're calm enough to resume normal activities.

You've developed an interesting (and adorable) pouty face: you purse your lips as if to make the "oooo" sound, and squish up your face. It is cute and quite humorous, so it may not elicit exactly the same reaction in us that you're looking for.

Something else you've started doing is teasing me with your food. You'll offer me a goldfish cracker (for example) and then pull it away when I'm about to eat it. You think that this is absolutely hilarious. I play along and call you a little rascal and tickle your belly.

I think you have grown a lot, too. You seem a lot heavier when I hold you in my right arm. Also, your sleepers are smaller on you. They used to be way too big, but now they are just about the right size. Some of that could be the fact that they've been through the washer and dryer a few times, but I really do think you have grown quite a bit. You've certainly been eating as if you're growing a lot.

This past weekend, I introduced you to Triscuits. You seem to really like them, even though they don't taste that great to my adult tastebuds. But as long as you like them, I'm happy.

We also introduced you to oranges. I had erroneously believed that you couldn't have citrus fruits until you were two years old, but reliable sources said it was okay to introduce citrus at age one. So I peeled a clementine, and let you have the inside of one of the sections. You didn't appear to be allergic, so I think we'll keep on letting you eat oranges, because you definitely enjoyed the delicious flavor!

Love,
Mommy