a progress report, a few pictures

Another week has passed successfully, thank G-D.  The boys are gaining weight well and continue to improve their tracking and smiling capabilities.  The whole spending-time-in-the-play-pen-on-the-stomach thing is not too popular with them, but it will grow on 'em.  Zev's gut continues to behave like that of his father, mostly, i.e. he's not having a great time of it.  It seems to be getting better, slowly.  Or maybe it is wishful thinking at this point.  The definitive news is the complete defeat of the red burn marks on both butts, mainly, we think, due to liberal application of A+D ointment (where is my endorsement deal, darn it?)

Ben with Aunt Olya, our amazing nanny

Zev with daddy

the boys with daddy

and again

... and again.  Zev is smiling, now that both him and his bro established that the right person is holding them.  Benjamin is still not sure.

Grandpa Tolya with Zev, two days later.  no verification needed here.

Ben, not sure at all about the play pen.  This picture has been modified to reduce the vampiric appearance of the werebaby.