Monkey See Monkey Do 

Mr. Road Trip

Søren took his first road trip last weekend. We packed up the funwagon with diapers, blankets, cotton balls, and dog, and headed out to the storied 'Hi-Lo Country' of northeastern New Mexico. There Søren marvelled at the surreal landscape of plains, mesas, extinct shield volcanoes, and the fetching Folsom Inn in quaint Folsom, New Mexico. We were all thirsty after a long day on the road, and this seemed like a propitious time for Søren's first trip to a bar. So we decided to check out the "Inn." Søren was not disappointed. There was a jukebox and Søren danced with his mama to a Lynard Skynard song ("The Breeze") and stared at the mangy bear skin on the wall whilst his dad breathed down a Corona.

On Day 2 we headed back to Albertucky via the stunning Moreno Valley and Taos. Søren slept through much of the scenery. In fact he slept until we were about a mile from the house when he suddenly decided he'd had enough of this road trip and demanded that it end immediately. Nevertheless, it's apparent that Søren is generally game for party and adventure, and I suspect he'll be itching to hit the road again soon.

Quick photo in the freezing shade 

S & K @ the Palisades Sill 

Steak 

Mr. Venus and Friend 

Capulin Volcano 

The Hi Lo Country 

Pit Stop - Glorieta Conference Center - 12:37 p.m. 

You don't say?.... 

Søren and Katherine on break 

Looking at the closet 

Søren's soft pillow 

Dick Cheney in the House! 

midday 

the politician 

head palming 

Cows in the snow 

The Consumer

Søren is now in his 3rd week and eating like that one camper from the movie "Meatballs" featuring Bill Murray. You know which one I'm talking about? The kid who ate all the steaming hotdogs in the hotdog-eating contest with the other kid in the overalls from the rival camp full of rich kids. Yes, that one.

Measurements taken at Søren's last doctor's appt revealed that he had gained a pound and grown an inch in seven days. That was more than a week ago and his appetite is picking up. I'm guessing 8.5 to 9 lbs at this point. He is, as Kurt Vonnegut would have said, a "perfect eating machine." I suppose that makes Katherine a "perfect feeding machine." I think, however, that Katherine wouldn't mind if he took one night off to sleep instead of eat every 3 hrs.

Søren is also entering a new developmental stage. He's sleeping less and more interactive. Visual stimulation, music, close talking - He's now into this kind of stuff.

digesting....