No More Night Driving!

Today was our first day at Seth's Grandparents house (Lauren's parents). We drove down late last night. We used to be able to drive at night while Seth slept and then we could transfer him to his crib and sleep happily through the night. NOT ANYMORE! Seth slept during the car ride but upon arrival in New York - he was rested and ready to play. His Grandparents were thrilled to be able to play, even though it was 11pm. His parents were not so thrilled. By 12:30 Lauren took Seth in the car and drove him to the highlights of her youth - her High School, Elementary School and her Dance School. Seth fell asleep quickly and was moved to his crib but woke up through the night. I guess this is the end of night driving for us!

But all this craziness was well worth it. We all woke up tired but happy to be in New York with not only Seth's Grandparents but with two of his Great-Grandparents who flew in from Florida for Passover. It was so special to be surrounded by so many people who love us!

Thank you to Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa for flying in to spend time with us - we enjoyed every minute!!!

In a BIG chair

do you see the theme? Seth is growing up so fast.

In the BIG Bed

Seth thought it was so funny when Jerald made the bed with Seth in it.

The BIG Bathtub

Seth is so big and loves to splash so much we have finally moved bath time to the big bathtub. Seth loves the freedom to splash to his heart's content.

11 Months Old!

This past month has gone very fast! As Seth has gotten faster and more efficient with his crawling we have spent the month babyproofing the apartment. Seth is always happy to point out all the places we missed.

Seth also is very into music. Whenever he hears a favorite song he starts to shake it! His favorite non-dance move though is to explore things with his pointer - toys, light switches, cheerios, his other pointer and our nostrils.

Bubble Play

Last weekend we had a fun time blowing bubbles with Seth and we caught on camera some of his favorite things to do...he loves to play with his tractor and he still loves to gently point at things...

and since Seth is still working on mastering sitting up from a laying down position he does this funny side laying position which looks like he is ready to begin leg lifts.

Jamaica

Here is another great picture by Phil/Lauren's Dad/Seth's Grandpa from a recent trip to Jamaica.

Yes we are all very jealous!!!

Farm Boy

This outfit is in honor of Seth's favorite song... "Old MacDonald"

NOTE*** This was Jerald's idea!

Moovers & Groovers

We had a lot of fun in class yesterday... playing with the rope...
eating the rope...

other kids in the class thought eating the rope was a good idea too!

Seth was very adventurous yesterday. When the parachute came out he crawled right under it and laughed so hard every time it came down over him.

No pictures please

The paparazzi is always after Seth

Back online

We can safely say that we hate Verizon. But Comcast came out here today and we are back in business. Thank you for your patience.

Cheerios

Seth always smiles when we bring out this container filled with his favorite food.

Standing laughter

Seth can't believe his Mom is just letting him stand next to his high chair without someone holding on to him. The more Seth laughs, the more his Mom laughs, the more Seth laughs...

Computer Problems continue

FYI - we still do not have the internet working in our apartment. I (Lauren) am at a coffee shop near our apartment while Seth's Nana is over to get some info on the blog for all our fans.

Keep your fingers crossed that we are back online soon.

Saturday at Nana's

We spent friday night and saturday with Seth's Nana, Aunt Naomi, Uncle Jason, Aunt Sara and Uncle Josh (we missed you Uncle Jono!). Seth had a great time with everyone. He especially loved all the toys Nana cleaned up for him that some of his Aunts and Uncles used to use.

Seth loved this piano. When you press the keys little squares pop up and Seth thought it was great!

Seth had fun playing catch with Uncle Josh.

Pointer

For the past week and a half Seth has been obsessed with his point fingers. He gently points to things with his finger. It is very cute. His favorite thing to point to is our nose. We will be holding him and he turns to look at us and slowly puts his pointer finger on our nose. It is really hard not to laugh. Especially when he tries to pick our nose.

Computer Problems

Our Internet is broken!!! We are trying very hard to fix the situation. Until then the postings will be sporadic.

First French Fry

of course he loved it...

Remember THIS Moment

From Lauren:

After Seth's morning nap, we went out for a walk. We walked through Harvard Yard and Seth started saying "Da, Da, Da..." So I said, "Yes this is where Dad went to college." This got me thinking back to my college days at the University of Rochester. I looked at some of the undergrads that passed us in the Yard and I wondered whether they were really appreciating the moments and time they were having in college. Did I appreciate the time I had in college?

We then passed a bulletin board posting about a NFTY reunion. I thought back to high school and the time I spent in this Jewish youth group. Did I appreciate the time I had back then?

My thoughts then went to Seth. He is almost a year old! The time has gone by so fast. When he does something so "grown up" I often say to him "where is my baby, you are such a big boy!" And it is true, he isn't a "baby" anymore.

So often we all get caught up in looking to our next step. In high school you look to college. In college you look to graduate school and beyond. We do the same thing with children. When you are pregnant you look to the birth. When the baby is born you look straight towards the next milestone... rolling over, sitting up, crawling, walking, talking... All of these things are important to look towards but I want to make sure I am enjoying and remembering each individual moment instead of getting caught up in what is coming next.

So, for at least today, I am happy with where we are all today...and I am enjoying and trying to remember this moment.

Thanks for reading my ramblings...

Pumping Iron

Now that Seth is on the move, we need to do some more baby proofing. He pulled this five pound weight out from under the couch!

p.s. this picture was not posed!

Weekend in Sharon

We spent a wonderful weekend in Sharon with Seth's Aunt Naomi and Uncle Jason. We drove down on friday night for a yummy shabbat dinner. Seth loved his Aunt Naomi's beef stew! Saturday morning we went to temple and had a yummy lunch. Seth loved his Aunt Naomi's chicken (are you seeing a pattern?). Saturday night the adults played a fun pop culture DVD game and Lauren was victorious, as predicted. Overall, it was great spending a whole weekend with Naomi and Jason. Thank you both for being such gracious hosts!


Seth playing on the stairs.

How cute is he in his little preppy outfit!

New Camera

Thanks to Jerald and Seth for my birthday present. I love it! And I am sure all of you who keep up with our blog will appreciate it as well.

This was my first picture...

Hasty Pudding

Last night we got a night out to see Harvard's Hasty Pudding, "The Tent Commandments." Jerald worked on the Hasty Pudding in college. Jerald wasn't a preformer he was a behind the sceene guy. In his Junior year he was one of the producers and got to roast Samuel L. Jackson. Anyway - this was the 7th show Lauren has seen and the 11th show Jerald has seen. On some level they kind of blend together - but it is always a fun night! We were entertained, saw some friends, and didn't even get home until midnight!!!

Sleeping Beauty

This is a picture of Seth taking his morning nap.

Seth moves around his crib a lot when he is sleeping. We never know where we are going to find him in the morning. But he always has one hand on his Cuddly.

Sweater

Another sweater knit by Seth's Great-Grandma for either Lauren or Seth's Uncle Joshy. Boy these things hold up well!

Under the Table and Dreaming

Happy Purim

Today was Purim, which is a happy and fun Jewish holiday when people get dressed up, read the story of Purim, drink, and have a festive meal (a Se'udah).

Seth's friend Xander was nice enough to lend Seth his woppie cushion costume. As you can see below, Seth had a great time, although the color of the costume and the fact that it partially covered his head led a number of people to tell us what a cute daughter we had...

Thanks Xander!

Birthday Celebration

I had a fantastic birthday yesterday. Thank you for all the telephone calls, emails, cards and other good wishes. I spent a wonderful day with my guys. And last night, Jerald cooked up an amazing dinner. He made three different types of crepes: (1) brie and apple; (2) zucchini, mushroom, onion and tomato; and (3) potato, red onion, ricotta and sage. How amazing is that? And we finished off this fantastic dinner with a chocolate decadent cake from Finale. I am a very lucky girl!!!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is my Mom's Birthday. What a difference a year makes! Last year, I was still in your belly...
and now here we are playing together.
Happy birthday to my favorite person in the whole world. Thank you for always taking the best care of me, and for being so much fun.

Love, Seth.