Sorry for the delay in posting. We've had a busy week. Jay and I had a night alone in lovely Clarksville, Indiana (there was a convention in Louisville and all the hotels were booked). Allan and Griffith partied like rock stars with Caitlin and Rachel. Caitlin said that Griffith talked all night long.
The immigration interviews went about as well as could be expected. If he gets deported it may be all my fault. I'm not terribly well-suited for responding to those sorts of questions (Q:"Does your husband have any previous marriages? Any other children?" A: "Not to my knowledge." Q: "What?" A:"Not to my knowledge." What more do they expect? He's got about 35 years unaccounted for.... Q:"Does his family like you?" A: "I really can't speak for them, but I should hope so." Q: "Does your family like him?" A: "They seem to." It isn't as if we have asked them directly. They ask you to swear to tell the truth and then look at you as if you have antlers when you do.)
We took Allan to have his eye looked at again and to be fitted for a contact. He did very well. We put it in and took it out and he really didn't fight too much. Of course, we only did it twice and he wasn't sure what was going on. We'll see how it goes once he's figured out what's coming.
Aunt Evelyn came for a short visit and was quite impressed with how big Griffith has gotten (his face has really filled out -- I think that means he's getting fat) and how alert and active Allan is.
Allan has really picked up steam lately. His breathing has been better and, consequently, he is more active. This is manifested in many ways, not the least of which is that he, too, is learning to pitch fits when things don't go to suit him. He will now howl like a banshee when you lay him down and he tried to shout the walls down at the pediatrician's office. I blame Griffith. He's a bad influence. Still it is fun (for now anyway) to see Allan feeling lively enough to act up.
We are going to try to take Christmas pictures this weekend. The odds of everyone being dressed, clean, happy and looking in the same direction are slim, but we are giving it a shot. It may take awhile. They may end up being Valentine's Day cards by the time we are through....