so what's the deal with the earflap hat, you ask? it's not snowing in sf these days, is it? no, the little guy just has an itchy ear. the dr. says it's seborrhea, which is the same as cradle cap. he's been scratching and scratching, and we find him in the morning with very bloody sheets. pretty scary.
what about clipping his nails, you ask? i do, but they grow so damn fast. mitts? yes, we do mitts, but the little bugger has figured out how to pull them off by biting the mitt and pulling his hand out. which brings us back to the earflap hat. we put this on him, and it largely discourages him from scratching the ear too much. this is night 3 with the hat, and the ear does seem to be finally healing.here's some other updates.
* eating -- when we started griffin on solids about a month back, he decided that solids are
much better than the icky alimentum we were feeding him, so he totally cut back on formula and would refuse to drink more than 2 oz at a time (vs 6 oz previously). unfortunately, his silly parents didn't realize that they subsequently needed either to up his solid intake or increase the frequency of his formula meals. 
after his 9 month checkup, we realized (with the doctor's help :) ) that we hadn't been giving him enough calories, and we upped his solids and formula feedings, and he gained 1 pound in 3 weeks. hooray! as for his allergies, we're doing pretty well, and he's eating all fruits, meats, and lots of veggies. still no eggs or dairy, and we're getting ready to try soy, wheat, and corn.
* physical stuff -- he can scoot backwards and in circles (pivoting), but isn't up on all fours yet. sits like a champ, can clap on demand (pai-pai-sho), and loves playing with toys (especially banging stuff together). oh, and he reached another big milestone today: he can feed himself cheerios (technically, morning-o's)!!!* verbal stuff -- he says "dada" and "baba" and makes "old man noises", as his daycare teachers like to call them. babbles incessently, and likes to yell. he's definitely a yim!
ally is still doing great with her "di-di".
she tells everyone he's "my baby" and is very protective (and sometimes possessive) of him. occasionally, she'll assert, "that's my toy" when we give griffin one of her old toys, but then she will always proudly follow it up with "but i'm sharing with di-di!" she is such a great big sister, and we are very proud of her!
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