That Elusive (on-camera) Smile

Still trying to capture that smile on camera. Here's a trajectory of our latest effort:

That 70's Shirt

When I saw this shirt at Baby Gap I thought it was very cute and cozy. Today we finally put it on Truman, and, well, we think it kind of gives him a '70's vibe. Note the spectacular collar (it has SIDS written all over it!).



By the end of the day he was sweating like a prizefighter. You'd think the terry cloth would wick that moisture right up, but not so much with this shirt.

Oh well. At least it was on sale.

Happy Father's Day!

Paul celebrated his first father's day on the golf course, then spent some quality time with Truman watching the U.S. Open. He also enjoyed Truman's gift (below; thanks, Peters clan, for the idea!). We're all enjoying Truman's gift, actually!



Our friend Judith stopped by on Friday to meet Truman. He was very interested in Judith and even gave her a smile (rare that a non-family member gets one of those!). And you'd never know that Judith is recovering from shoulder surgery. What a trooper! (And we should say thanks to great-aunt Ellen and uncle Bill for Truman's spiffy outfit here!)

Rock Show!

Truman attended his first rock show on Friday at local record store End of an Ear. Paul's band, Militant Babies, was performing songs from its new CD. We missed the "real" CD release show the previous night (too late for us!), but the in-store had a respectable 6 pm start time.

Here he's wearing his Junior headphones to protect his tiny eardrums.


He didn't seem to mind them too much until he woke up about three songs into the set. Then he and I beat a hasty retreat to the parking lot, where like a lot of the hipsters attending the event, he knocked back a bottle.


Of course, the contents of his bottle were a little different than everyone else's. Here's friend (and baby nurse!) Patty doing the honors.

Just another Friday night in the A-town.

And They Call Him Mr. Chunk

Truman and I consulted with a healthcare professional the other day. The woman greeted Truman with, "Well hello there, Mr. Chunk." We were both a little offended! He's a healthy 12 pounds as he hits the two-month mark, but we'll get the official weight on Monday when he goes back to the doctor.

(Meanwhile we've been weighing him after hours at the local post office up the street. Seriously. All you have to do is put him on the scale—using a blanket, of course, to ward off any postal germs—and go through the menu about non-hazardous, perishable, etc. contents, and then wait for the scale to calculate his weight. Truman takes it all in stride.)

New Recruits to TLMM Fan Club

Susan, Beaty and Fletcher (he of the rock star hair, like his mom) stopped by to say hello to Truman last weekend. Here's Susan telling Truman about the time she and his mom wanted to open a yarn store in Austin.


Friend and former neighbor Sukey generously fit in a visit to meet T before heading up East for the summer. She also gifted him with a cool pair of kiddie sunglasses. He's a little particular right now about stuff on his head (I think that's what he's telling her in this photo), but one of these days he'll pose with them on.

New Friends

Amy and Maggie dropped by last Friday. Maggie, who turns one in July, seemed very interested in Truman and was very sweet to him. Truman? Well, he was a little blase. And please note the smallish t-shirt. He's not embarrassed to let it all hang out. (We ordered the next size up yesterday.)


And check out these stylish monogrammed swim trunks from Amy, Jason and Maggie! Truman will be the most fashionable swimmer at the public pool this summer. Thanks, guys!