E’s 8th month: meeting with friends and their children at a restaurant, December 2005

Present ear! E always insists on clutching the ears of the person who is feeding her — in this case, S.

E grabs S's ear, December 2005
CIMG1340 Present ear! E always insists on clutching the ears of the person who is feeding her — in this case, S.

We met at the Trudy’s restaurant with our friends SH and CH and their children, the younger of which is the same age as E. Here, S and SH feed their respective babies with parallel-aligned bottles.

S and SH feed the kids, December 2005
CIMG1330 S and SH feed their respective babies, December 2005

Our friends’ son SH (left) hugs at E (right), held by S (center). E is too young to understand that a poke in the eye is not a good response to that.

SH hugs E, December 2005
CIMG1360 Our friends’ son SH (left) hugs E.

S, E, and I at Trudy’s

S, E, and I at Trudy's, December 2005
DSCN2617 S, E, and I at Trudy’s