Kid comparison (vids)

Here's what they looked like when Michel left,


and what they look like now that she's back.

Balen grew 3 inches, and we haven't measured Abigail yet. Balen is also walking, talking, responding to words, climbing, has twice as many teeth. Abigail is... Abigail. She has gotten much better about many of the things we do in the house, such as showers and keeping her room clean. But when it comes to eating... it's still an epic saga at each sitting. She has matured a bit in her outlook (when she's on this planet, but it's still difficult to keep her focused on our reality.

Here's a set of pictures from last night. She actually showed up just before we got there, and it was dark, and I was trying to snap on the fly, so they're not the greatest. Michel had a bit of sunburn from laying out at the pool in Qatar.

We're working on the re-integration of our family. It's a little uncomfortable, especially learning to share what has become my domain with her once again.

More later.