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.

59th Wedding Anniversary

Happy Anniversary Great-Grandpa & Great-Grandma (Lauren's Grandpa and Grandma). Congratulations on 59 years of marriage! We love you!!!

Seth and Mom

At first Seth didn't recognize Lauren with the straight hair. But he quickly figured out who she was.

Sitting

From Lauren:

Yesterday when I went to get Seth up from his nap, I found him sitting in his crib. It was so shocking since I have never seen him sit up on his own from a lying down position. Seth was just sitting there smiling - looking very accomplished.

Seth's favorite books

These are Seth's two favorite books. Everytime we read them or get to a specific page he smiles.

Good Morning

This is how Seth greeted his Mom yesterday morning.

10 months old!!!

Big stuff happened this past month. The biggest was that Seth started crawling! He is so happy that when he wants something he can just go get it. Seth started refusing any foods that came on a spoon and insisted on feeding himself. And speaking of food, Seth ate his first cookie. Seth also played in his first Snow due to our crazy winter.

These pictures were too funny not to include. We will call these "Seth destroying the sign!"

Seth's Famous Grandpa

Seth's Grandpa (Lauren's Dad) is now a famous photographer! A couple of weeks ago this picture he took on a vacation in Prague last summer ran in Newsday. We have appreciated his beautiful pictures for a long time - and now everyone else can as well!

First Night Apart

Last night was Lauren's first night apart from Seth. Seth had a sleep over at his Nana's house. Nana and Seth had a great time together. And Lauren and Jerald knowing that Seth was safe and sound, had a great night out. We went for sushi and then saw a movie. The best part was that we slept in this morning! Lauren woke up at 9 and Jerald woke up at 9:30. For those of you without kids you are probably thinking this is not sleeping in at all. But we have been waking up at 7:00 am for 10 months - at the latest! We enjoyed our night away and sleeping in but we were thrilled to see Seth today.

Thanks Nana!

I don't know what they are looking at either...

Seth and Xander looking at what we don't know. I suspect they are plotting something!

Duckie

Post-bath fun!

Seth says...

"With this medicine dropper I can rule the world!!!"

"Now give me your camera!"

Poker Buddies

One of Jerald's poker buddies Danny, his wife Shosh and son Sammy were in Boston this weekend. Danny and Seth's Uncle Josh were college roommates. The boys had a great time playing together. Sammy is 18 months old and he is fast on his feet. It has us really scared for when Seth starts walking!

How I Roll

One of Jerald's great friends from college, Sara, was in town for her bridal shower. Sara and her fiance Judd (of the great band Visible from Space) got Seth this funny onesie while ago. How cute? Lauren had a great time at her shower. Dave, Sara's Man of Honor, did the most amazing job with the food and organizing. Seth even got to eat some of the leftovers! We cannot wait for the wedding this April in New Orleans...

Dancing with Mom

This video was from a couple of weeks ago.

Crawling!

Today Seth started moving himself forward! He is not doing a "traditional" crawl. It is almost like an army man crawl. He gets his knees and feet going but gets his right shoulder stuck under him. We are sure he will figure it out soon. It is crazy to think how much our life has just changed now that Seth can move on his own...

Balancing

Look Mom - no hands!!!

First Snow

It is crazy but true... February 14th is Seth's first official snow. We had to bundle up for a couple of minutes to get this cute picture. When first Seth looked up at the sky and snow fell on his face he looked very confused. Quickly, his confused look turned to a great big smile. Our boy loves everything!

Lucky for us Jerald is working from home today because of the weather so we all get to spend Valentine's Day together!

At Grandma and Grandpa's

Here are some other fun pictures from our visit to New York... Bath in the sink...

Funny faces with Mom...

Meeting one of Mom's oldest friends Yael...

Thanks for a great weekend!!!

First Cookie!

We had a great but short visit with Seth's Grandma and Grandpa this weekend. Seth's Grandma spoiled him with his first cookie. And of course he loved it!

Thanks for a great weekend!

It was also great seeing some friends for some quick visits. And for those of you we didn't get a chance to see we are sorry but we hope to be back very soon!

Playdate Video

Playdate with Xander

On Saturday Xander and his parents Emily and Bill came over for a fun afternoon. We all got great laughs from Seth and Xander fighting over toys. Xander has some advantages in that he can crawl for the toys, but Seth hung in there. Tomorrow we will have a video of some of this fun!

Superbowl Sunday

Even though the Pats didn't make it to the big game, we still had to put on our gear. We always support the Patriots, even when they aren't playing!

We had a few friends over to watch the game. It was great seeing everyone. Seth made it to half time. He just wanted to see some of the halftime show.