Another visit to Great Grandmom

Alex&his crew took a trip to North Philly today for his second visit to his Great-Grandmom in two weeks.

It was in many ways a re-enactment of the last visit. Cue adoring grandmom, a lunch catered by us, a number of diaper changes, a lot of story-telling and, of course, the obligatory photo ops. All tolled, it was a very nice visit.

It was particularly meaningful as a mile marker, a point from which to compare his growth over the fifteen days since Fran & Alex were last together. The growth themes are generally in two categories: Alertness and Flesh-&-bones. Alex has a more intense gaze these days than he did two weeks back. As a vision passes in front of his eyes, Alex is very likely to follow it with his eyes and even likely to crane his neck to maintain his view. On the other hand, Alex has put a good amount of weight on.

His cheeks are beginning to puff out and his arms are growning flesh.

One significant twist in this visit was a guest appearance by Ruby. Ruby has seen many of the Cohen grandchildren come into this world, so this was a particularly important box to check.