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The boys are eleven months old now -- and we've got milestones. On August 26, Daniel cut his first tooth. Then, on Thursday, September 6, he took his first real steps. While Morley and I were playing with the twins, Daniel was cruising around, holding on to the wall for support. All of a sudden, he let go of the wall and toddled toward us with five very careful Frankenstein steps. The best part of it is that we were both there to see it. Daniel is now 9.3 kg (20 lbs 7 oz) and has a wild mop of curly hair. He's unusually sociable and a shameless flirt.

Rowan is developing at his own pace. He is unlike Daniel in every way. Whereas Daniel has been crawling everywhere for two months now, Rowan had steadfastly refused to crawl, preferring to cruise, either holding on to furniture or to our hands. He just loves to be standing up, so it's odd that Daniel would be the first to walk. In the past few days, Rowan has figured how to get around by scooting on his bottom, but mostly he stays put if he has nothing within arms' reach to pull himself up with. He gnaws on everything (including our stone walls), but still no sign of teeth. Rowan is enthusiastic, affectionate and stunningly beautiful. He's 8.9 kg (19 lbs 9 oz) with straight blond hair, and is less outgoing than his brother. Right now, he's going through a "daddy's boy" phase, which just melts his daddy's heart.

Daddy (a.k.a. Tim)