Patches

It was only hours -- minutes, maybe -- after Elise was born that we noticed she has a distinguishing mark: a small patch of blond hair on the left side of her head. We like it, especially when a breeze catches the long, whispy hairs and they stand on end. It was a fun early discovery.
She is now almost 6 months old. In that time we have changed hundreds of diapers, bathed her dozens of times, watched as she rolled around endlessly in just a onesie, nibbled on her toes -- she thinks it's hilarious, as all babies probably do -- and rubbed plenty of lotion and sunscreen on her lanky shanks.
So imagine our surprise when we got back into town after our vacation and it was mentioned to us that Elise has a birth mark on the back of one of her knees.
Yeah, right. We're her parents; we would have noticed that.
Wait, really? Sure it's not just dirt? There's a birth mark?
Yep.
Now, she's a big, long baby, but so big and long that we failed to notice a birth mark the size of a silver dollar? No, apparently we're just not very observant.
Does it matter? Of course not, but we're just amazed it took this long for us to notice.
On a related note, I learned last week that Anni has a peg leg.