Avi's First Photo Shoot

In honor of his upcoming 6 month birthday (which we will spend flying to Seattle!), we had Avi's portraits taken. We were thrilled with the results of our little smiley guy's pictures. He was a real trooper at the shoot, especially because the photographer was running behind schedule and we ran into nap time, so Avi was really very sleepy and even a little cranky. As soon as we were done, he fell asleep in his stroller so that Abba, Ema and Savta could grab a bite to eat. Enjoy!

Avi Learns to Sit and Crawl

At 5 1/2 months, Avi is now sitting on his own for good lengths of time (sometimes with one hand on the floor to support himself, sometimes with "no hands"), and crawling a few mini-steps to reach his favorite toys. The first time he actually took two crawl-steps, Jeremy was the one to see it, as I was in the other room having a meeting with a client. He was trying to get to his favorite jumbo-sized edition of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We're so proud! We even had to lower his mattress in the crib, because we found him peeking over the top of the rail and pulling himself up on the bumpers! Our little baby is becoming a big boy so quickly...

Avi Goes Down the Shore

This weekend Avi made his first trip to the Atlantic Ocean, where he hung out at his Great Aunt Susan and Great Uncle Ron's beach house in Ventnor, NJ (near Atlantic City). He loved hanging out with all his cousins (Rebecca, Steve, Debra, and potential cousin Jason), Doda Elisheva, and Saba Raba and Evelyn, and he approved of the family's favorite candy and chocolate shop--Jagielkys. Luckily, he seemed to love the beach, and smiled when I dipped his feet into the water. He can't wait till he gets to see the Pacific Ocean in a few weeks!