Christmas Day

We didn't really celebrate Christmas since we're Jewish and all, BUT, we enjoyed our day quite a bit. Mommy got to sleep in this morning after nursing me. And then daddy got to rest for a little bit. And then, mommy and I were hanging out after my nap





And at 2 we went to have dinner with Brian, Liz, Johnny, and Tessi Haney. It was really yummy (or so they say) and when we got back, daddy and I played in the front yard and I was impressed with the holiday decorations that he put together and here's a clip of that Me & Daddy & the Holiday Decorations

Splashing in the Bath

Here I am splashing in the bath... Video

Merry Christmas

I just wanted to wish everyone who celebrates Christmas a very merry one. We don't really celebrate Christmas, but my mommy didn't want my daddy to feel sad since he's not with his family this Christmas so she's making roast and potatoes for dinner. And I think she is thinking she would also give me some roast to try for the first time; can't wait...

Just a Fun Day with Mommy

Let's see: I woke up a bit late this morning since I had a hard time falling a sleep last night. And mommy was feeling a little bit sluggish this morning because she didn't get a good night sleep (not my fault this time). But, she decided we needed to get some fresh air so we went outside for a little bit before lunch. It was actually pretty nice. Not too cold and the sun was shining. So here is a video clip from our fun time outside Me Having Fun Outside with Mommy

Oh, and at home, after lunch while mommy was cleaning up the colossal mess I made during my lunch, I got into my ball pit and tipped it over and then mommy found out and got scared that I was trapped or hurt. But I was just having fun so she snapped some photos of it to show daddy

Me At Avi's Birthday Party

Yesterday afternoon mommy & daddy took me to Avi's birthday party. Avi is a 2 year old kid from my Imma & Me class on Tuesdays and he invited me to his party at Romp n' Roll. It was a lot of fun. All the kids were bigger than me but I had fun anyways. Here are three video clips from the party

Me on the Slide,

Me Doing a Little Dance,

Me Starting Out Shy

My First "Real" Haircut

Yesterday mommy and daddy took me to a childrens' hair place to get my first real haircut. Yes, daddy has cut my hair several times, but let's face it, my requires professional care. I mean, if I am to keep Anna and Abigail interested in me for a while, I need to have prooper grooming. So they took me to "Pigtails & Crewcuts". They have these really awesome stools there. They are like cars and stuff and you sit in them and it's like I was driving a car. Much nicer than sitting in the back in my car seat. I actually got to drive for a change. The lady who styled my hair was very nice (though I don't remember her name). I cried a bit and fussed a bit, but overall I did pretty well. It didn't take that long either so it wasn't too bad. So here I am, goofing off with mommy after my haircut. Can you see how handsome I look?


After my haircut, we went to Circuit City and we bought a new camera that takes short videos as well so here are a couple of test clips:
Walking Up The Steps,

Goofing Off Before Bed,


Just Being Funny

It's Been a Long Time

The last few weeks have been sort of crazy. It's pretty much crazy for everyone right before the holidays but for our family it has been crazy for different reasons. The day after my last entry, my most recent sitter left us without notice. My mom was heartbroken not only because she no longer had help, but also because she let this women stay here many times instead of sleeping in her car, she took care of her when she was sick, and helped her out a lot in many different ways. And she just left us and not only that, she ruined my parents' relationship with the agency through which they got her. Anyways, so the past few weeks have been very difficult on my mommy and daddy. Because I require so much attention my mommy can't get anything done around the house. So things have been piling up at home and my mommy has been really stressed out. But, on the bright side, she hasn't stressed out about it as much as she did last time our sitter left us with no notice. So she's getting better at this not freaking out as much thing. But, since things have been piling up, and mommy is very stressed out, mommy and daddy decided that I would go to day care for three half days a week come January 7th. They took me to see a couple of places and I ended up liking one place over the other so that's where I'll be. My mommy feels really guilty about this but I'm sure it will be fine and that I'll have lots of fun there. I will go there Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. On Mondays my mommy will work at daddy's office , on Wednesday she will do the grocery shopping and cook, and on Fridays she will clean the house. Hopefully this will make her feel a lot better. That's it for that. I gave you the very short and less painful version of things, but that's just because mommy just wants to put the whole thing behind us.

Here's a recap of the last few weeks:

My grandpa Gabbi was here visiting from Israel during Hanukkah. We went to a Hanukkah part that our synagogue put together at an ice-skating rink and grandpa came with us. I also helped my mommy & daddy light the Hanukkiah every night and that was fun.

We also went to Sami's birthday party.

Last week we went to a holiday dinner with daddy's work people and I got to see my girlfriend Anna and also my other girlfriend Abigail. I didn't get any pictures with Anna but I have one with Abigail.

Me & Daddy

Me & Abigaiil

Me & Grandpa at the Hanukkah Party

Me & Grandpa at Sami's Birthday

Look At Me: I can Climb

Yesterday I also learned how to climb on top of a box. I really caught my mommy by surprise, and well, myself as well. I had no idea I knew how to climb. So there I am... the only problem was that I had no idea how to get back down. But my mommy came to the rescue of course.

The First Snow of the Season

Yesterday was the first snow of the season. My mommy, who really hates the cold, said that for me, she will deal with the cold so that I can go outside and feel the snow. She bundled me all up, even though I told her I would be just fine with what I was wearing, she grabbed the camera and out we went. I had so much fun. I don't remember my first snow because I was a tiny baby back then. But now, I walked in the snow and sat in the snow and even licked it!!! I hope it snows a lot this Winter because I had so much fun.

Happy Hanukkah!!!

Before I went to bed we lit the Hunukkiah, we said the blessings and sang Hanukkah songs. Mommy said we will have Levivot (Latkes) tomorrow. Happy Hanukkah to everyone!!!

I'm a Messy Boy

My mommy made this silly mistake of leaving a jar of baby food fruits open with a spoon in it on the table this evening while she was getting the rest of my dinner ready. All I know is that the jar was right there, within my reach (well, sort of; it took some effort on my part to reach it) and then it was in my hands. I'm smart too, because had I simply dropped it, my mommy would have heard the jar drop on the floor and would have stopped me from making a big and fun mess. But I was smarter than that. I reached it, and held on to it until I got it on the floor with me. And then the next obvious thing to do was to take the spoon out and smear everything on the floor, on myself, in my hair. I was having so much fun until mommy found out what I had done and stopped me from continuing to make art with my baby food. Mommy then insisted on cleaning me up even though I was quite happy staying dirty, and she then continued to clean up the mess, sorry, "art" that I made and then finally, she gave me my dinner. Then daddy came home from work and heard the entire story and gave me a bath and got me all good and clean. And I just finished eating my yogurt and cheese and mommy says I will get to nurse in a few minutes and then go to bed. I have to go to bed earlier tonight because I didn't take a nap this afternoon.

Me After My Vaccines Last Week

Hugs, Kisses, and a New Emerging Tooth

About a week ago I started giving my mommy kisses and hugs back. And about 3 days ago I started giving my daddy kisses and hugs back. Had I known that this new skill would make my mommy and daddy so incredibly happy (it makes my mommy cry happy tears), then I would have done it forever ago... but no one ever tells me anything. So now I hug and kiss them all day long and they are so happy.

Since I received my Chicken Pox & Hepatitis A shots this past Monday I haven't been sleeping all that well. It could also be my new tooth that is coming in. This is my 7th tooth already (it's the bottom, right, lateral incisor). I am so excited. I can't wait to have enough teeth to have steak already. My mommy and daddy keep telling me how good these things called steaks are that I just can't wait to try one of them. But they say I still don't have enough teeth for them. So I'll just wait and drool in anticipation...

My mommy and daddy took me on my first trip to Circuit City today. They are looking into buying a new digital camera; one that can take short videos as well so that I can post them on this blog to share with y'all. We have a DVD camcorder, but mommy & daddy can't figure out how to make the DVD's the right format to post here. At first, mommy put me in the seat of the shopping cart. I was starting to get bored, so I kicked my feet around and so mommy ran like a silly goose with the cart and made me laugh really hard. But then that got boring as well, so she took me out of the shopping cart and let me run around the store. That was lots of fun. I got to touch all kinds of screens and interesting things like that. I'm not sure the store employees enjoyed it as much, but who cares, right?

Anyways, now we're home. Mommy spent some time cleaning the refrigerator. And daddy is cleaning up his office so that they can combine offices and make me a little play room (I can't wait for that to be done already). So now I'm just waiting to finish up my nap and then have my mommy read to me and play with me.

My First Birthday Party

What I day I had today!!! My mommy & daddy and my grandma Phyllis and grandpa Phil & grandma Sandy threw me the best first birthday party ever!!! My babysitter Shaunesse came over for a little bit and Miss Miki, Mr. Keith & their daughter Sami came over too. I got a ton of presents already from all of my mom's cousins on Thanksgiving, but then I received a ton more today. Opening presents with the help of my daddy was a lot of fun. But honestly, the best part of my first birthday party was eating the wonderful Winnie-the-Pooh cake that my grandma Phyllis made me and brought with her all the way from Blacksburg, VA. I really enjoyed the cake and the horrified look on my mommy's face seeing how messy I was getting. I managed to get cake in my hair, my nose, and my ears as well. I had lots of fun. Before the party, which by the way, was a complete surprise, my mommy and my grandparents took me outside for a little bit and I played in the piles of leaves. That was fun too. The only people missing from this day were my grandparents and aunts, uncles, and cousins from Israel. But I heard my mommy ask my daddy to make DVDs to send to them so that they could at least see how much fun we had.

Now, I can't post all the pictures from today here. It was very difficult for me to choose which ones to post. So if you want to see the rest, click on the "Our Photos" link to the right.

I Can Say A New Word Now

Yesterday I made my mommy so happy and proud. I said the word "Tzi-Tzi" which is Hebrew for boob. In fact, she was so excited she called grandma Ruthie in Israel right away to tell her. I have repeated it several times since then so that my mommy knows that I truly know what the word means.

I also figured out how to kiss my mommy back yesterday. Even since I was born she's been doing this funny looking thing of perching her lips and bringing them to my lips. For the longest time I couldn't figure out why she was doing that. And then yesterday, she kept saying: "give mommy a kiss" and doing that thing with her lips over and over again. So I just wanted her to be quiet already and leave me alone, so I did the same thing she was doing and brought my lips to hers and gave her a big smooch. And then I saw how incredibly happy that made her so I've repeated it every time she wanted me to ever since.

My daddy thinks it's weird that my mommy kisses me on the mouth, but it's because he doesn't understand that that's what everyone does in Israel.

My First Birthday Cake

Today my babysitter Jenny brought over a yummy cake and balloons for my birthday. She wasn't able to come over on my actual birthday so she made it up to me by getting me all that stuff and also two presents. I am so excited. So my mommy agreed to let me have some cake and I just loved it. It all got really messy and then my mommy and Jenny really annoyed me when they insisted on cleaning me up real well, but all in all I had lots of fun. Here are some pictures and for the rest you can click on the link to the right

Happy Thanksgiving

Hi everyone, I just wanted to wish you all a very Happy Turkey Day. I was such a good boy last night. I slept all through the night for a change and my mommy & daddy got some much needed rest. We are still all a little bit sick, but I think we're starting to feel better. Later we'll be going to my grandma Ruthie's cousin in Richmond's South side for dinner. There we will see lots of relatives that I haven't seen since I was just 5 months old. And some of them I will be meeting for the first time. I'm really excited. My mommy is a little nervous because she plans on giving me my dinner there and I have been known to be quite a messy eater. But I will do my best today and I think it will work out just fine. I will also post some pictures for you all to see later. That is if my mommy remembers to take the camera with her, which she often forgets.

Look at Me Then and Look at Me Now

Just for comparison purposes... this is me at three weeks & two days old, and this is me today. I have grown quite a bit, don't you think?

I'm A Big Boy Now!!!

Today is my birthday. My 1st birthday. I am such a big kid. I was so excited last night that I couldn't sleep much so I kept my sick mommy and daddy up. But that's ok. They love me so much that they really don't mind not getting any sleep. And this morning they wished me a happy first birthday and gave me lots of kisses and hugs. My daddy stayed to work from home today because he is not feeling well, and of course, he couldn't stand to be away from me on my first birthday. And mommy went to the grocery store and then she did a lot of cooking so that we all have yummy food to eat. My babysitter was here today too so that she could help my mommy a bit. She took me outside to run around. It is a really warm day today so it was lots of fun to be outside. And then my neighbors AnnMarie and her daughter Niki came over to wish me a happy birthday and they even brought me a birthday gift. But mommy said that I don't get to open it until my party which will be on Saturday. You see, my grandma Phyllis and grandpa Phil & grandma Sandy will be here to celebrate my birthday with me. I'm still not sure what the plan is for the rest of the day. Right now I'm actually going to take my afternoon nap. My mommy and daddy are so proud of me and still can't believe they are parents, let alone parents of a 1 year old boy. And I am pretty proud of myself. Just a few days ago I learned how to walk up the steps. For a while now I've been crawling/climbing up the steps. But now, when an adult holds my hands, I can actually walk up the steps, foot after foot. So of course I no longer want to crawl/climb up the steps. I mean, I'm a big boy now.

Oh, and I guess I would also like to share some pictures from this wonderful day... and don't forget to check out the rest of the pictures (click on the Our Photos link to the right and go to album 13)

A Cold Day Outside

Today was a pretty cold day but we got Liam outside for a little while nonetheless after we got him all bundled up. On the plus side, he didn't seem to mind the cold. And then there is the priceless picture of Liam making a mess of his meal...

Forgot Something

Liam now points to the closest light source when asked: "where is the light?" He gets it almost 100% of the time when it's done in Hebrew, and about 80% of the time when done in English. Just wanted to share the proud moment.

Grandpa's Gabi's Visit

Grandpa Gabi came to visit us this past Friday and stayed till earlier this evening. He was amazed to see all the changes since his last visit with Liam. He had lots of fun taking him outside and letting him run around. He enjoyed giving him his meals, in spite of Liam rubbing food all over him. He took lots of pictures and videos (and of course he forgot his camera cord so we don't have any of his pictures or videos to share). Thanks to him spending a lot of time with Liam Scott was able to put a dent into cleaning up his office (we're trying to combine offices so that we can make Liam a little play room as it seems that before long he will be able to climb out of his play yard). And I got to catch up on some sleep that I seriously lacked due to Scott being away last week and Liam refusing to sleep. So that was our weekend. Here are some pictures of Liam with Grandpa.

I Love Football So Much

I just wanted to share with everyone my love for Football. I like to watch it up close and personal...

Just Some Random Stuff

Wow, I survived this past week. Scott was away in LA, and as usual when Scott is away, Liam decides to forgo sleep. So we (Liam & myself) got about 2 hours of sleep each night. He seemed to be fine with that. I on the other hand, almost collapsed when evening fell last night. Finally, at midnight daddy came home and let me sleep this morning after I nursed the little bugger. I still need a lot more sleep to balance myself out. I tell ya, it is nearly impossible to function on such little sleep and take care of a baby all by myself for an entire week. But thank god it's over now (until next time). In the meantime we just want to share all the wonderful little milestones: a few weeks ago Liam figured out all by himself how to stack the rings back on the ring stacker and I forgot to write all about it. I left him in the pack n' play to take a shower and when I got back he was stacking away. And he was very pleased with himself. He has also been greatly improving his skill of placing shapes into the appropriate holes in his shape sorters. He doesn't always get them right, but he is improving with every day that passes. He has also been saying the Hebrew word for water (Mayim) and even uses it appropriately. And he says a lot of Abba (daddy) and Imma (mommy). Oh, and he also now likes to pick up toys (usually the larger toys) with both hands and travel with them. He likes to carry them around the house and gets very upset when we try to get him to let go.

We also just went to Target to pick out a couple of birthday presents for him as his 1 year birthday is next week.

That's it for now (I think)

I'm Naked (Again) and On the Go

Today we're having an uncharacteristically warm November day. Last we heard it was Fall but Fall doesn't seem to agree. So after playing outside for a bit and getting all sweaty and stuff Liam wanted to run around naked. So I let him.

I Like to Run Around Naked and Pee Standing Up

On Thursday, right before Liam's bath, we gave him the opportunity to run around naked for a bit. And he enjoyed himself so much that he decided he would show his appreciation by peeing on the carpet.

No Bib For Me!!!

Liam is no longer willing to wear his bib while being fed. Now when I say no longer willing, it's not like he's just fussing and I let him have his way. Only after so many times of him pulling off his bib do I give up. So as a result of the bib being pulled off so many times, the Liam shirt got so wet and stained that it was time to take it off as well. And during the time it took me to go get Liam another shirt, he enjoyed running around half naked, showing his stuff... it's just a shame his girlfriend Anna wasn't here to see it.