We have hinted as much in the past, but last Thursday’s two-month checkup confirmed that August is not following in his older siblings’ footsteps, though they may soon be struggling to fill his shoes.

Through informal daily appraisals of heft and bulk, we had the sense that the boy was living in a different region of the growth chart, but the weigh-in confirmed that we need not be worried about him wasting away.

At 12 pounds, 2 ounces and 23.5 inches long, August is in the 75th percentile in both weight and length. And though logic suggests that a full quarter of babies are either heavier or longer than he is (or both), given our track record of producing babies at the opposite end of the scale, to us, he seems impossibly large.

After the measuring, he was prodded and poked and elicited the proper responses.

All was quite well…

…until all was not.

The two-month checkup is particularly brutal as far as vaccinations go. One oral and then two needles in each leg. August let us know exactly how he felt about it.

But a few hours later, he was happy again, dreaming of the not-too-distant future when he will sit on Kato and Alden while eating the best parts of their lunches.

In other news, we have just returned from our lightning tour of Massachusetts. Tune back in tomorrow for the full report.