LBS

I'm having a baby!

2011-04-20T20:31:00.004-05:00

My belly bump is a balloon. Mommy's is a baby girl. I'm going to be a big brother at the end of June! So far I think this is going to be fun. I'm planning on teaching my baby sister all the cool things I know how to do, since I'm such a very big boy.

Florida!

2011-04-14T08:40:00.018-05:00

Hey, everyone, welcome to my Florida vacation!

Indoor Fun

Learning new skills

Grandma-themed stories with Grandma

Beach-themed stories with Grandpa

Outdoor Fun

At the playground - Gooooooooaaal!

In the pool with Mommy

Geronimo!

Swimming pool kisses with Daddy

I finally went in the ocean! Yay for bravery!

(...and yay for new beach friends!)

iPhone-wielding redheads in Newark

Mommy's absolute favorite photo from the vacay:

Awwwww.

Pictures by Grandpa and Grandma!

Grandpa the Photojournalist

2011-04-06T19:33:00.009-05:00

Mommy and Daddy are thrilled to have Grandma and Grandpa living in town for so many reasons! One bonus reason is Grandpa's skill as a personal photojournalist - given the rate at which he creates great shots of me, we'll soon be wallpapering the house with images of my face.

Looking our Sunday best

Ha!

Foam block pit at the indoor gym

Pensive moment at the indoor gym

At the circus with Grandma & Grandpa

Super fun, super long - exciting and exhausting!
(some of these pics by Grandma)

Arizona!

2011-04-05T09:17:00.005-05:00

Mommy and I went to see the fam in AZ again this January. I have so much fun playing with my aunts, uncle, and cousins!

With Helen, Damian, and the prairie dogs at the Desert Museum

Ridin' javelinas at the Desert museum

Aunt Ethan grows some new ears (and experiences bat-hearing)

Other than that, Mommy didn't remember to take a lot of pictures. We were too busy playing and having fun!

Questionable Parenting/Skill acquisition

2011-04-04T14:30:00.009-05:00

P.S. Daddy wants to emphasize that Gracie and I are getting different treats. Mine are Teddy Grahams.

Random

2011-04-04T14:00:00.007-05:00

More fun in a box

Nuks all around!

Superdude PJs!

Seriously behind

2011-04-03T21:42:00.012-05:00

Hanukkah!

How many nights?

Dreidel theory with Grandpa

My very own menorah!

Christmas!

Cuttin' down our very own tree

Christmas carols

Lego advent calendar(and yes, that seems to be Santa showering in back in a skimpy bathing suit)

Christmas morning!

More to come!

Halloween!

2010-11-18T21:46:00.003-06:00

We were soccer guys! It was my idea.

Halloween was super special this year because we went trick or treating in Grandma and Grandpa's new neighborhood... in Wisconsin! Yay!! Grandma stayed home and handed out candy, and Grandpa came with us and took pictures (see above). I totally got Halloween this year:

1. Lights on = target house.
2. "Trick-or-treat" = candy!
3. Repeat steps 1 & 2 until your parents make you go home because it's dark and freezing, not that you care.

It was awesome.

Iowa!

2010-10-27T00:23:00.007-05:00

Just before the weather turned cold, I went to see my friends Turing and Huxley in their new home town. We had >36 hours of play date with no tantrums! Our moms were pretty impressed. Part of our fantastic behavior must have been due to how super busy we were - backyard stuff, indoor toys, cute little bakery, train yard, playground, downtown, children's museum, *whew!*

Background: cute bakery
Foreground: happy boys, Janel, pastries

Train's a'comin'

Train supervisors

Little monkeysSynchronized sliders

We had super fun! I hope we get to go back soon.

Summer Shots

2010-10-24T22:28:00.013-05:00

Summer was good! I was very busy. I...

...went Mini Golfing with Alex and Lauren at The Most Fun Mini Golf Place Ever

...cheered on Daddy at his soccer matches (after all, he cheered me on at mine):

... read stories in the bathtub (why not?)

...was briefly a Star-bellied Sneetch

...had potty success, which led to prizes!

...including my Super Awesome Amazing Fun Marble Run!

...went to meet the UW cows (too big and scary!), then sampled their ice cream (way more fun!)

...and now I'm on to Fall Adventures. Pumpkin-picking tomorrow!

Y is for Lellow

2010-09-12T19:51:00.002-05:00

...and that spells Roy G. Biv!

3 is the number of Liev!

2010-09-11T19:29:00.007-05:00

I turned 3 on July 4th! America turned a little older than that. M&D were so excited to take me to the fireworks since I was old enough to stay up for them. I opted to spend the time at the fireworks with my head buried in Daddy's shoulder pleading, "I want to go home!!!" So we went home. My birthday party was way more fun: grandparents, friends, balloons, pizza, cake, presents, and an awesome soccer shirt with my name and age on the back.

Pensive pizza

Fife and drum and toddlers

Elmo cake courtesy of Daddy!

Daddy and Sandy helped me blow out the candles. I hardly got any spit on the cake!

Gooooooooooooooal!!!!!

It was a very fun birthday!

Pictures by Grandpa!

Aunt Ethan came to visit and it was Super Fun!

2010-09-07T22:56:00.019-05:00

Aunt Ethan came to visit! It was a short visit, but we did so much!

We went to the Farmer's Market! And the Capitol!

We played Legos!

We drew chalk pictures!

We swung on the swings!

We painted our toenails!

We went to the Terrace, where we looked very small for some reason.

We sat by the lake!

Aunt Ethan taught me to play Doodlejump on her iPod Touch!
I loooove Doodlejump.

Did I mention how much I love Doodlejump?

Eventually I just pilfered Aunt Ethan's iPod Touch so I could play Doodlejump all by myself. Aunt Ethan was very nice about the whole thing.
Gracie was also super excited to have Aunt Ethan here.

I think Aunt Ethan had so much fun here, she's a Cheesehead now!

That's okay, so am I!

I hope Aunt Ethan comes back very soon!

Where Have I Been?

2010-08-09T19:03:00.017-05:00

Eating mulberries off the tree

At the zoo

Eating popsicles on the porch

At the terrace

(photo by Miss Lina!)

Playing soccer (Go, Fireflies!)
In the pool
On field trips (hooray, painting pottery!)

Napping with Daddy

Summer: so far, so good!

This guy!

2010-05-29T21:55:00.002-05:00

Daddy's iPhone takes surprisingly good pictures

2010-05-26T21:00:00.009-05:00

My Trip to Florida

2010-05-21T21:53:00.021-05:00

We went to Florida in March and had a so fun time! Our flight there was bumpy and we had to circle a bunch (turns out there was a tornado going by on the ground!), but after that we had perfect weather.

Perfect for going to the playground!

Perfect weather for going to the pool!

Perfect weather for the Zoo!

Perfect weather for the beach!

Also, I played guitar and sang. It was also good weather for that.

I was a little worn out by the end of the week.

I had a very fun time. Perhaps next year I will actually go in the ocean! Or not, no biggie.

Pictures by Grandpa! (Mostly.)

Shorn!

2010-05-21T20:12:00.006-05:00

I just had my very first haircut ever! My friend Eddy got a haircut the other day. This made a big impression on me, and I came home and asked Mommy and Daddy if I could have one, too. M&D thought that was a good idea, since I was having trouble seeing through my curls (see below).
I was enthusiastic until faced with the prospect of actually getting my hair cut. There was much crying and fit-throwing, and this was before I even got in the car. Daddy was brave and sat in the chair first to show me how it's done. I was not impressed. Then Mommy turned on the portable DVD player and I was rendered defenseless (i.e. zombified) by Toy Story 2 . Woody helped me watch it. I almost didn't notice when Miss Laura started cutting my hair.
Eventually, I even acquiesced to a drape.
Afterward, I noted (with wonder) that it didn't hurt at all!

Check out the final result:
Mommy and Daddy and I like it very much!

Lots'o'videos

2010-05-17T22:01:00.005-05:00

New skills!!!

First Set of Wheels

Jump Shot

L'artiste

2010-05-17T21:29:00.006-05:00

My bracket

2010-03-18T20:50:00.006-05:00

I have participated in my very first March Madness! Mommy and Daddy helped me fill out my bracket. They suspect that my choices are heavily influenced by States I Have Heard Of, Words That Are Fun To Say, and My Favorite Sesame Street Segment (Murray Has A Little Lamb). So... Cornell, anybody?

Catching up

2010-03-08T00:19:00.006-06:00

Mommy's been on the wards for 8 weeks (boo!), so we're all a little behind. But now we'll catch up!

Mommy has never knit a sweater before, but you'd never know from how good this one looks! Mommy presented it to me, along with a matching hat, and I said, "I don't like it!" Here I am wearing it because Mommy bribed me with cookies and TV. I still won't wear the hat, though in December I finally decided I'd wear the pumpkin hat mommy made me for Halloween. I have a very strong fashion sense and mostly wear shirts with baseballs or basketballs on them. And red, I like red.

This is my baby doll. His name is Baby Liev, or sometimes Alex or Eddy, depending on which of my two best friends is on my mind. I can feed him water in his baby bottle and then he can pee it out on his potty! This is fun, and water-pee usually goes all over the floor. I myself have a huge aversion to the potty. I throw a tantrum if anyone mentions it. This will be awkward when I go off to college and am still wearing diapers.

Happy belated Valentine's Day! I got a tattoo from one of my friends at school. It says "Friends Forever." Woo! I look so hard core.

Next post: catching up on videos!

Busy Weekend

2010-03-03T00:15:00.004-06:00

Friday was Mommy's departmental bowling party. I did an awesome job of bowling.

Actually, it's only 6 pounds, upside-down. But I'm still sooo strong!

Check out my spare!

Then, on Saturday, I went ice skating for the first time! On a real pond! At the end of the season. On ice that could really have used a Zamboni. But I did it!

Tenney Park in late February

And Sunday we did boring stuff like errands. I have no pictures of those.

I went to Arizona and Mommy finally remembered to take pictures

2010-01-30T13:30:00.026-06:00

In early January, Mommy and I went to Arizona to see the Wilson side of the family. Helen and Damian and I all got to spend a lot of time together and played so much! Jane had to go to school but we still got to play together a bunch.

Jane lost a tooth!We all had fun with the Zhu Zhu Hamsters Nanna got us for Christmas!

Helen and Damian and I went to the Desert Museum with Mommy and Uncle Sean. There were snakes! (...and gila monsters, and lizards, and scorpions, and javelinas, and mountain goats, and otters, and hummingbirds, and lots of other desert fauna and flora!)

There was prospecting! (We found quartz and pyrite!)We got to be paleontologists!We had snacks!We were so tired afterwards.

Mommy and I went to the indoor playground to see Diana and Sasha. Sasha is so big now!

Aunt Ethan took me to see her horse Mystic. I was a little shy at first, but eventually I was brave and pet her. She was soft.

We also ate Mexican food, went to the playground, and wore T-shirts in January. We had a very fun time!

The Family Band

2010-01-27T23:05:00.003-06:00

I organized it myself!

P.S. Mom and Dad, Oberlin wants its degrees back.

It Snowed

2010-01-17T14:09:00.006-06:00

Remember that day last month when a foot of snow got dumped on the Midwest? Mommy and Daddy both got a snow day, and we made the most of it! Not that I would agree to get on the sled or anything.

Holidays

2010-01-10T22:41:00.010-06:00

Decorating for Hanukkah

Mmmm, latkes!

Note: the rest of Hanukkah was not documented photographically as Mommy and Daddy decided I was big enough to help light the menorah, so spent most of their time keeping me from setting fire to the house.

Then, we got to celebrate Christmas, too. So many holidays! So many presents!

I was super sticky after my very first candy cane.

What's Christmas without cookies? And a dog to accompany your cookie baking with overly loud drinking?

I like to read

2010-01-03T22:29:00.003-06:00

A lot a lot!

There was a little boy...

2010-01-01T22:28:00.002-06:00

...who had a little curl, right in the middle of his forehead!

Eventually, once the curls start to obstruct my vision, Mommy and Daddy will have to consider cutting my hair for the very first time. But not yet.

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit...

2009-12-21T18:46:00.012-06:00

...and all I got was tons of attention, yummy treats, and presents:

Reading stories at the library with Grandpa

Making "pumpkin sticks" for Halloween at the Children's Museum with Grandma

Lots more cuteness captured on Grandpa's camera:

Making a call on Grandma's alarm clock

Lego surprise!

Toddler descending a staircase

Halloween!

2009-11-17T19:49:00.007-06:00

I was a baseball guy! Mommy, Daddy, Grandma, Grandpa, and I went to Aunt Sue and Aunt Sheri's house to trick or treat, and I was a trooper. I walked up and down lots of big hills in the cold, and went to lots of houses, and ate lots of candy. It was so much fun!

Photos by Grandpa!

Super Cool

2009-10-18T13:41:00.005-05:00

It went to eleven

2009-10-11T21:26:00.009-05:00

I have survived my very first rock show. Woo! I am hard core.

They Might Be Giants had a family show in Madison today, and as I am a huge fan of "Here Come the 123s" and "Here Come the ABCs," Mommy and Daddy got us all tickets. I was a little uncertain at first, since it was dark and there were so many people. We sat way up at the back of the balcony, and I clung to Mommy like a baby monkey. The band started out by playing one of my favorite songs ever, "The Seven Days of the Week," which helped. I was not a fan of the ear plugs M&D brought, but I found out that if I put one ear on Mommy's cheek and Mommy put her hand over my other ear, that made for good sound balance. In between songs, I remarked, "It's going to be loud soon." I watched intently and at the end of the show, I clapped and blew TMBG a kiss. They handed out sticker sheets (we got ours from Marty Beller), and I spent the car ride home putting stickers on my legs. Mommy and Daddy aren't really sure what I thought of the concert, since when they ask me about it all I say is, "It was loud." I liked the hand stamp and the stickers, though, and probably don't have permanent hearing damage.

And then we went home and watched the whole DVD for "Here Comes Science." Woo!

Goodbye, summer

2009-09-28T22:48:00.001-05:00

Fall fell. But before it did, we made it to the Splash Park one more time.

The many faces of Liev

2009-09-08T20:09:00.005-05:00

Grumpy

Cake-covered

Eraserheady

Exultant!

I'm a real redhead now!

2009-09-06T16:13:00.004-05:00

Check out my very first freckles!

Baseball tips

2009-08-27T22:27:00.004-05:00

What I learned from our very own college-level summer baseball team, the Madison Mallards:

Other key concepts I have internalized, but did not discuss above: a big guy throws the ball. Then, a big guy tries to wack the ball! Sometimes, another big guy catches the ball.

A note for those with extremely good screen resolution: no, my name isn't Josh - I just got a really good deal on my vintage YMCA tee ball shirt.

Artistic Inspiration

2009-08-17T20:38:00.006-05:00

Fun on the Farm

2009-08-04T21:20:00.011-05:00

Both Mommy and Daddy were able to sneak out of work the morning my school went to see a farm. There were cows and chickens and llamas and rabbits and roosters and cats and ducks and turkeys and goats and lots of huge farm equipment. Oh my! We had lots of fun and petted lots of animals. Some animals were very big and we just looked at them from far away. We started off with a hayride.

Daddy learned that cow tongues are scratchy.

My friend Alex and I really liked this kitty.

I wasn't exactly sure what to do with the chick.

Here we all are! We all had a fun time and fell asleep in the van on the way back to school.

Two of a kind (kind of)

2009-08-02T21:36:00.005-05:00

Note for the squeamish: Daddy was just playing in the dog food, not eating it.

Summer in Ohio is Pretty Nice, Too

2009-08-01T21:05:00.002-05:00

Summer in Wisconsin

2009-08-01T00:38:00.002-05:00

Aaahh, this is the kind of weather that gives us Wisconsinites amnesia about winters up here.

Mmmm, mulberries...

Fun with a digital camera

2009-07-29T23:57:00.006-05:00

One - two - three - four - five!

Eyes - ears - cheeks - tongue - belly!

Aunt Ethan

2009-07-27T22:54:00.007-05:00

Aunt Ethan came to visit all by herself on a big airplane. She is so big! And fun! I loved having Aunt Ethan here with me. We did all sorts of awesome stuff, like going to the Children's museum, going to the restaurant, playing in the yard, and then we had my birthday which Aunt Ethan made so pretty with balloons and signs and chalk. I wish Aunt Ethan could come visit every day.

P.S. Aunt Ethan and Nanna - here is a picture of me with my Rody. I am still learning to ride him. I'm very good at finding the hole where the air went in. So far, I haven't been able to get the plug out, though. Don't worry, I'll keep trying!

Birthday

2009-07-24T21:06:00.015-05:00

Well, I still have to share my birthday with that attention hog America. She does share her fireworks, though. Maybe someday I'll be able to stay up late enough to actually watch them (Zzzzz...).

Aunt Ethan came to visit! She made this pretty sign in front of my house to welcome everyone to my party.

I actually wore a hat for the 5 seconds it took to take a picture!

I loooooved the balloons!

Before

After!

Good eats

Birthday finger paints
(which led to a birthday bath)

It was a very fun day!

Random

2009-07-24T20:17:00.009-05:00

Helping myself

Big boy on taco night

Chalk artist (some on the ground, some on me)

Sportscenter

2009-06-08T22:47:00.005-05:00

Recently, I have become enamored of sports, especially those involving projectiles:

Moustaches

2009-05-21T23:16:00.003-05:00

In a pinch, boogers can subsitute for spirit gum:

Gardening

2009-05-19T23:00:00.008-05:00

It's finally planting weather here in Wisconsin!

Shake it!

2009-05-11T20:46:00.002-05:00

Fire truck!

2009-04-16T21:35:00.005-05:00

We went to the Middleton Easter Egg Hunt, at which there were approximately 500 children and 30 eggs. Because Mommy and Daddy refused to run down other toddlers or throw elbows, we missed out on the eggs. I managed to avoid disappointment given the large number of emergency vehicles available at the shindig to clamber on and in. I even got to go for a ride on a 1920's fire truck and ring the bell! Ding ding!! It backfired a lot and I thought it was fun.

Florida!

2009-04-12T21:33:00.013-05:00

Hi! Mommy and Daddy finally got some time off, so we all headed to Florida for some much needed sun, surf, and relaxation. To get there, we went on 2 airplanes! They went up, up! I was fascinated by this process and wanted to talk to everybody on the plane. In Florida, it rained a lot, but we still got enough sun to go to the pool, the playground, the zoo, and the beach. Thanks to the humidity, we also discovered that I have curly hair! I had a great time. I spent a ton of time playing with Grandma and Grandpa and had so much fun that I took 3 to 3 1/2 hour naps every day. Wow! I hope we can go to Florida again someday and have more fun.

In the pool with Mommy

Reading stories with Grandpa

Apres swim with Grandma

Beach boys Liev and Daddy
(2 redheads = lots of sunscreen!)

Alphabet Star

2009-03-09T13:16:00.004-05:00

Stomp!

2009-03-02T20:17:00.002-06:00

The Conversationalist

2009-02-13T21:48:00.004-06:00

My newest trick is speaking in confident, meaningful two- to three-word sentences. Some are spontaneous and some are carefully coached:

Oh, and Happy Birthday to Daddy, too. I love you!!!

I Love My Monkey!

2009-01-22T19:43:00.003-06:00

On my way to 26

2009-01-12T17:27:00.004-06:00

...plus a cute bath shot:

The Holidays

2009-01-11T21:19:00.012-06:00

Skype Hannukah with Grandma and Grandpa
(plus a little Christmas, since Mommy was on call that day):

Baruch atah adonai...

Fire truck book from Grandma and Grandpa!

Helping Daddy open a present

Sticking bows everywhere was my favorite part!
(I also liked all of my awesome presents!)

Who is this guy, and why are my parents
making me give him a high five?

Feats

2009-01-09T19:39:00.004-06:00

My learning curve continues to be exponential:

Cheese!

2009-01-08T21:07:00.006-06:00

I learned to smile for the camera!

December in AZ

2009-01-06T12:49:00.007-06:00

I was sorry Daddy couldn't come, but Mommy and I had a great time in the 70 degree weather, hanging out with the various Wilsons and friends.

Aunt Ethan and I built sand castles in the park by the Rillito.

Cousin Helen and I had breakfast and sang together.

I also got to see lots more relatives and friends, including my brand new cousin Damian and my mommy's friend's baby Sasha. Unfortunately, Mommy didn't take pictures of everybody like she was supposed to. You'll just have to take my word that my cousins and I were super-cute together (see also above video). I hope I get to see them again soon!

OMG DADDY CAME HOME!!!

2009-01-04T23:28:00.006-06:00

This scenario enacted multiple times a week. I just really like my Daddy!

Thanksgiving

2009-01-04T22:59:00.005-06:00

Snow adventures with Mommy

Fire truck rides with Daddy

Itsy Bitsy Spider with Grandma

Kisses from Grandpa

Only one holiday behind

2008-11-26T22:53:00.008-06:00

Halloween was pretty awesome! I don't quite remember my last Halloween, but I caught on to the concept pretty quickly this year. Basically, if there's food around, it's something delicious my parents won't ordinarily let me have, and I should eat it NOW!!! Yum.

Check out how happy I am at my school's Halloween party (note full sized cookie in my hand):

...and here's my other outfit, on Halloween proper, when I went Trick-or Treating door-to-door:

Dr. Liev B. Schiffman, M.D.

Preparing for the transaction

Ding-dong!

Learning to take candy from strangers

My Trick-or-Treating conveyance:

Yucky!

2008-11-09T10:05:00.002-06:00

Bubbles

2008-10-06T23:10:00.002-05:00

Bye-bye, summer. We will miss you!

More fun than a tantrum

2008-09-23T21:26:00.002-05:00

Long time, no see

2008-09-06T11:17:00.010-05:00

My blog is back by popular demand! Also, Mommy's on an outpatient rotation right now, so we all have a little more time to update you on my progress.

First of all, I can totally walk now. Mobility!! It frightens my parents. I can also eat corn on the cob:

I can throw a ball:

I can use a fork:

I know how to dance:

I can turn upside down:

I'm getting ever so good at communicating:

...and I'm starting to understand the subtle art of manipulating my parents into making dubious parenting decisions:

One thing I am still working on, though, is the concept of paradox:

More to come! I'm learning daily. Stay tuned.

More Birthday Fun

2008-07-23T16:52:00.012-05:00

On my birthday, I did so many new things. I opened presents:

I tasted eggs:

(I actually liked the omelet Daddy made a lot; this is actually the face I make when somebody asks me what a pig says.)

I played with bubbles:

I ate some of Daddy's scary orange Cheetos:

I took a walk in my "Birthday Boy" T-shirt:

I hung out at the zoo with Mommy, Daddy, Grandma, and Grandpa (behind the camera):

...and I rode the zoo carousel:

Rrroooaarrr!!!

I had a fun, fun birthday.

The next day I rode on my awesome fire truck from Grandma and Grandpa. It plays a really loud and obnoxious song that I like a lot!

The day after that was my birthday party, and you already know how the cake went down (see below). Yum!! I wish I had birthdays every day.

Happy Birthday To Me!!!

2008-07-06T21:11:00.007-05:00

There were fireworks on my birthday but I was too tired to stay up and see them. I *did*, however, enjoy me some cake:

Welcome, Summer!

2008-06-23T21:45:00.010-05:00

Skills update: I...

- regularly crawl on my hands and knees instead of on my belly
- can speak multiple words, some intelligible, almost all animal-related (woof, roar, oink, moo, duck, dog... and, oh yeah, Dad)
- can sign even more words (useful stuff: eat, milk, more, help, all done, and please)
- have trained my parents to get me Cheerios by pointing at the cereal cabinet
- can often get food onto a spoon OR a fork, and then get that food into my mouth
- am cutting two new teeth (upper molars)

...and just to top off my achievements, today I stood briefly under my own power. Look out, world!

Funny!

2008-06-17T16:58:00.004-05:00

Mama is HI-larious!

[Warning: this video contains gratuitous giggling and high levels of hilarity, and as such may be suitable only for grandparent viewing (i.e., Rated G).]

There you are!

2008-06-12T18:21:00.007-05:00

Going Solo

2008-06-03T18:46:00.002-05:00

Sure, Daddy was a good four hands partner, but I think my playing has matured enough that it's time to go solo:

Compare/Contrast

2008-05-29T09:16:00.003-05:00

Can you find 6 differences between these two photos?

How about just one? Like how HUGE that baby has gotten??

Still cute, though.

A Warm, Sunny Day

2008-05-27T10:36:00.006-05:00

Memorial Day found us with beautiful, sunny weather here in Madison. We celebrated with a summery outfit, a dip in the pool (in the shade -- have you seen my skin tone?!), and a cook-out. I wasn't a fan of the pork loin, but the garlic mashed potatoes were good, and I nearly had a heart attack when I saw the big serving bowl full of broccoli. Fortunately, I have recently learned to sign the word "More."

I Concur

2008-05-21T13:54:00.003-05:00

My folks had a party on Saturday (something about Mommy slipping the chains of grad school?), and one of their good friends (and wonderful chef!), Bridgette, brought hummus:

I agree somewhat with my friend Helen's assessment, but wonder if she's ever tried hummus on a carrot. Seems to make a difference.

My First Word

2008-05-11T21:29:00.005-05:00

Sure, I've been verbal for a while now. I've been tossing around a few syllables, often remarking, "Dah" when I see the dog or Daddy, but I haven't really said any particular syllable with enough regularity or precision to have it identified as an actual word. That all changed this week:

That's right, woof! Why woof? So my parents can plague me with stories about it for years to come.

We Want To Pump You Up

2008-04-30T15:07:00.005-05:00

So strong! Rrrrrrrr!!

How Big?

2008-04-28T15:05:00.003-05:00

Three in One

2008-04-25T20:37:00.005-05:00

A new video, in which:

we revisit one of my favorite games, "Where's Liev?"
we play a new game, entitled "What does a doggy say?"
viewers can play yet another new game, "What is Liev having for dinner?" (hint: don't forget to check my mouth!)

New Frontiers

2008-04-25T20:09:00.004-05:00

Now that I can commando crawl with the best of them, and even climb a little, I've been doing some exploring. Today I went from the living room to the kitchen, then through to the dining room, then to lands hitherto unexplored by me. It turns out there were no dragons there, merely an interesting cave to explore:

What?

2008-04-24T16:09:00.003-05:00

Hmmmmm?

Uh-oh

2008-04-19T20:16:00.007-05:00

I've been acquiring new skills at a dizzying pace. I can high five, wave bye-bye, point, feed myself all sorts of solids, and commando crawl everywhere. Here's my newest skill (the 'rents are a little alarmed):

Some stills: ...and me in action:

Piano for Four Hands

2008-04-11T22:08:00.003-05:00

(Apologies for the rudimentary rendering -- Mommy's still learning how to use Windows Moviemaker)

It begins

2008-03-14T21:14:00.003-05:00

Percussionist

2008-03-10T12:10:00.003-05:00

I've found my calling. Noise, whacking at stuff, and edible mallets -- what could be better? Plus, I can sing along like Glenn Gould or Sanford Margolis.

Chip Off The Old (Lego) Block

2008-03-06T22:26:00.001-06:00

As you can see, I've learned a few of Dad's moves:

Belated

2008-03-05T10:26:00.004-06:00

Mommy finally got the pictures out of the camera, so now I can officially wish Daddy an online Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday, Daddy! Your cake is pretty funny!

Adventures in Eating

2008-02-24T13:43:00.002-06:00

Banana!

Where's Liev?

2008-02-17T19:08:00.002-06:00

Happy Birthday, Grandma!

2008-02-16T09:25:00.001-06:00

How YOU doin?

Coffee Talk

2008-02-15T19:11:00.006-06:00

I went to go play at my friend Will's house the other day. He shared his Pack'n'Play and our mommies enjoyed some decaf coffee.

Fun was had by all! After all, Will and I and our mommies are old friends:

(L-->R = Will -->Me-->Alex-->Peter-->Huxley).

Health & Hygiene 101

2008-02-12T21:12:00.007-06:00

Now that I'm so big, I'm learning so many new things! I can take a bath sitting up, (Thanks for the tub, Bridgette! Quack, quack!)

I can brush my four (4!) teeth, I can exercise in my brand new Exersaucer,

...and do my vocal exercises:

I'm so busy!

New Hat

2008-01-29T21:46:00.000-06:00

Daddy made it!

New Skill

2008-01-29T21:43:00.000-06:00

I looooooove drinking water!

New Game

2008-01-29T19:41:00.000-06:00

I invented it myself!

Boys Bein' Boys

2008-01-24T19:13:00.001-06:00

Wrasslin'

Playin' Legos

This Chair Be High, Says I

2008-01-11T22:34:00.001-06:00

Mommy and Daddy are tired of trying to feed me in random positions on the floor (and tired of cleaning oatmeal and squash out of the carpet), so Nanna got me this sweet new chair. I can't wait to goober all over it!

Swimmin' fool

2008-01-08T20:50:00.000-06:00

This past weekend I entered a new world -- a really wet one! I started swim lessons with my friends Alex and Lauren. Boy, was it fun!! We sang songs, splashed in the water, kicked our feet, and played with toys. Mommy got in the pool with me, and Daddy took a billion pictures. I can't wait until next week!