Mommy is not the only one having trouble comprehending Leon's recent growth (in terms of stats, he is still on the smaller side compared to other kids, except for his head, which holds steady at the 95% percentile - I wonder where he could have gotten that from...). He himself is trying to figure out how big he actually is by attempting to squeeze himself into variously-sized spaces, as in the picture below. Leon really honestly totally thought he could pass under the chair to say hi to Bimba. Except he kept bumping the side with his head. It was pretty funny :)
He still fits into the bathroom sink for his nightly rinse-off to help him fall asleep easier, however now he can reach all the surrounding items and loves to use the toothpaste as a chew toy. I guess that's appropriate...
Another trick we have been using (successfully) to help him develop a solid daily sleep schedule has been regular afternoon walks with Bimba through the neighborhood. Except it has been very cold and Bimba cannot possibly stay outside the whole time he sleeps. So, we decided to convert Leon into a "Swedish" baby and we bundle him up a LOT and after their lap through the neighborhood, which inevitably puts him to sleep, we just park him outside the living room window and someone watches him from the couch. He'll sleep for 2-3 hours like that, easily. And when he wakes up he is rose-cheeked and super content.
Rounding out Leon's outside time with some wakeful experiences as well, we went to the ZOO this weekend and he actually expressed some interest in what he was seeing. Now, the priority order in his mind appeared to be 1. the means of confining the animals - he was absorbed by checking out the cages, large windows and different light sources that we could see, 2. the people visiting the ZOO, and 3. the animals, of which he still only noticed the biggest ones :). Here he is, checking out the elephant house:
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