ouch, that hurts. being an engineer and having to be reminded not to be cheap when using oil really hurts! and an engineer working in automotive, no less! only excuse i can round up would be that our kids neither squeaked nor rusted.

but lets hear the story in the proper sequence, the good news first: our dragon was at the neurological routine check and has been officially categorized *drumroll* 12 months regarding development. at least vast parts of them. and while it didnt really surprise us with vicky, and benny still being _a little_ behind, what really blew us away was collin! 12 months! the little hero's done it again and amazed everybody! and all that only one day after their actually computed date of birth!

so, through all the joy and excitement the only problem remaining was the record low weight. a frontier at which we could not - unfortunately! - report any progress for quite some time... and what has to be done in situations like that? correct, contact an expert. summary, without boring you with too much detail: the kids need more calories, "a simple balance problem, really". and as grownups we all know how that works best: with fat. for kids liquid, so oil. and there it was, the standard situation of "no oil, no good!"

well, at least it seems to be a problem solved, for they seem to cope rather well with the new ingredient in their food. at least for now. let's see how quickly the scales will display compliance. maybe that will be the next thing i'm gonna have to oil... :)