The Fitzgerald Boys

Robby and Matthew have embraced the cold weather. Rain is pouring down as I write this, and I fully expect Robby will be out tomorrow hopping in puddles till his pants are completely soaked. Last week we got Matthew up to the snow for the first time, we ran into Erin and Veronica Morris at Snoopy’s Home Ice this morning, and we’ve got solid plans to get Robby skiing in February. More word on that after the fact; no need to jinx anything.

Matthew’s been hard at work catching up with his big brother Robby. We’ve been getting lots of monosyllables out of him that sound a lot like “ook” when he wants us to “look,” or “ike” when he sees something he likes. He’s also been working extra hard at trying to walk, cruising around using furniture or family members to help keep his balance. He will also traverse our stairs when we let him, and will try to climb into both the dishwasher and refrigerator if the door is left open long enough.

Robby continues to be an excellent big brother, offering lots of encouragement and the occasional admonishment.

At last count, Matthew has six teeth. Robby has twenty.

Only four days left till Christmas. Last week we put up our tree, earlier this month we visited the Kanes in Long Beach, and have been busy busy busy. I’ve got a lot of photos to put up still, but some of them have been trickling into Rebecca’s Facebook account.