Five months old

The Olympic torch is almost at the cauldron, with the final torch bearer still a secret. (Maybe Wayne Gretzky?). Bill Clinton undergoes heart surgery. Astronauts finish a big addition on the International Space Station. And Emmett celebrates his five month birthday. He continues to grow at an astronomical rate, remaining in the 95th percentile for his height. He's added breakdancing to his list of tricks (making a photo shoot extremely difficult).

His parents are relieved at another recent development. He lost most of his dark hair in the weeks after his birth, and sported a mullet for several months. Thankfully, he has outgrown his Shorty Longback stage (for now) and is sprouting fine blondish hair all over his head.

Shorty Longback

A previous post on this blog claimed: "There's an old adage that says the cloth of the alma mater that touches a child's skin first shall too be that child's alma mater." Whether or not that's true is still to be determined, but yesterday, Emmett cast some doubt on this claim as he showed a clear preference for his mom's alma mater.

However, given Emmett's current mullet hairstyle (a.k.a "Shorty Longback"), he might actually fit in better at his dad's alma mater...