For the last week or so, I've been saying, "David looks kind of yellow." And John's been saying, "You only say that when he wears a yellow shirt." Then my sister and my mom agreed and even decked out in navy, he looked kind of, well, squash colored.

It's not jaundice; we can't blame Seattle's perpetually pouring skies. The rumor is just, in fact, true. If you eat a lot of carrots, sweet potatoes, and squash, you get that skin tinge. The doctor was very reassuring.

We had David's one month weight check today. He gained 14 ounces and now weighs 17.2. That still puts him below the chart, but he's trending up now instead of down. Just think of him as running his own race parallel to the track.