Jimmy's Four-Month Family Self-Portrait

Gosh, I love these digital self-portraits, even when they are slightly out of focus. And who doesn't look better slightly out of focus, anyway? We had to take quite a few before we could get Jimmy away from the booby. We'll just save those for family consumption.

With just a few days to spare, Jimmy managed to check off the last of his development hurdles this month. He lifted his head to full vertical on his tummy. When was the last time you had yourself in such a position? It looks exhausting and usually ends with a wimper which quickly turns to a more direct plea to be put in any other position. It's hard to be a baby.



Amnat and Jimmy are both tucked in as I'm typing away, so I'll be brief. Actually, there's no tucking in going on, with the days still hovering around 90 degrees. We just sprawl under the mosquito net. Before living here, I thought sleeping under a mosquito net would be terribly exotic. It turns out to be a big pain, especially on the rare occasion when you trap a mosquito IN with you. But, some day we will likely look back on these photos taken through filmy netting and feel wistful.


We're doing fine, even when we're not. We have a lot to be thankful for.