Fun Times in the Summer

Avi's first summer is off to a great start. He is blossoming--giggling, rolling around, eating his toes, and making our hearts melt with his gummy smile. This weekend Aunt Daya came for a long visit, and Avi had his first picnic in the "park" near the Walnut Street train station in Montclair. He's getting bigger all the time, and is wearing 6-9 month outfits, even though he is just 4 months old! Can we say football player??

15 Weeks: Tossing and Turning

At 13 weeks, Avi started rolling over. At first it was just in one directions--from back to tummy, usually on the left side. Then he started doing it on both sides. Then the rolling got faster and faster. Then he learned how to flip back from his tummy onto his back. At 15 weeks, Avi has decided that playing on his mat is only fun when he is lying on his back, and when in the crib, he only wants to roll onto his tummy, and back and forth and back again, then staying on his tummy and pushing up onto his knees, scooting up and up and up until his head hits the top (and sometimes the corner) of the crib. We had rough time with this for a few days, until Avi learned how to go in reverse. Now he loves to sleep on his tummy with his tushy in the air. So cute!

Avi Goes to Philadelphia

Last week Avi made his first (of many!) trips to Philadelphia to finally meet his cousin Hannah, and to hang out again with Saba Raba Joe, cousin Daniel, and the whole Goldenberg clan. We had a great day including a long walk in downtown Philly to visit cousin Debra at her office, plenty of fun play time with Daniel's toys, and good naps in Aunt Susan and Uncle Ron's bedroom! We were very happy that Avi managed to eat, sleep, and poop as if he were at home, and Ema and Abba enjoyed showing off his big smiles and cool collared shirt to the family. We know this will be the first of many family visits to come.