Before and After

What a difference 7 or so months makes! Here you'll find two pictures of VPL with her friend and "play cousin" Lola B Hurst. They are mere weeks apart in age.

In this first picture, we clearly see signs of babyness: excess cheeks, no hair, complex neck systems, unstable floppiness, looks of trepidation, inadvertent touching, clothes that just don't look right, redness, drool.

In the next picture, taken just a few weeks ago, toddlerhood is rising. Cute outfits, stability of body, gazes of certainty, clear intentional grasping, tongues out but mouths and faces more or less dry, and did we mention cute outfits?

I suspect this whole "development" thing will continue for some time.