More wonderful family

I'm a really, really lucky guy! I got to meet more of my family on Friday. Tio Julio's family came to Las Vegas for New Year's and to meet me. I love them!! Here's who came to visit--Reny (Julio's mom) and Jeff (Julio's dad), Christopher and Mitchell (Julio's two brothers) and Carla (Julio's aunt), along with Linda (Reny's good friend) and her son, V. They came to my Bubby's house to visit first, and then the next day we met them at Treasure Island for lunch. I'm not a gambling sort of guy, and I don't like all the smoke...but I loved all the lights and people at the casino!

Reny and Me



Christopher, Mitchell, Jeff, Reny, Carla and Me (Mitchell is holding me)



Mitchell, Reny, and Me



Christopher and Me






Did I mention that I found out I like lemons!?!

Happy Hannukah

So, this was my first Hannukah. I think I like all the candle lighting and singing. And I loved all my presents from the family Hannukah party. Now I'm looking forward to next year when I get to eat all the yummy food. (Hmmm...do you think I'm too focused on food?)

Pencil and Paper

And, can you believe that Aunt Annie did this before she even met me, just by looking at my blog?!?

Meet me in Vegas, baby!

Aunt Annie got Aunt Heather the best birthday present this year--a trip to see me in Vegas!! Even though they stayed the first night at the Luxor (and lost some and won some at the blackjack tables) the rest of the time I got to hang out with them. I had a lot of fun meeting Annie, who is a great playmate.

But, perhaps the best part of their visit was the hike in Red Rock Canyon. It was my first hike and I definitely hope my mommies will take me there lots more. It's now my favorite place in Vegas (except, of course, for my Bubby's lap!). And going hiking in the Baby Bjorn is definitely the way to go--you get to see everything and you don't even get tired.

Okay, well maybe I got tired at the very end...

Just for fun

More playmates

A quick trip from Wrightwood to Claremont took us to Melissa and Kate's (my mommies' friends) house. While I was there, I got to play with Aidan. He's a year older than me, but I'm almost as big. 'Course, he can walk around and talk already...and I can't quite do that yet. But I bet I will soon...better watch out mommies!

Hannukah, Oh Hannukah

I got to go to my family's Hannukah party at my Uncle Arnie and Aunt Holly's house in Wrightwood, CA. I guess I was technically there last year in Mama Melissa's belly...but even she wasn't sure whether or not I was actually around last year! And I certainly didn't get to meet all my relatives. And, oh my gosh, there were SO many relatives. And, all of them were so happy to see me...what fun! Sadly, I don't have pictures of all of them, but I did put up a few of me and Uncle Arnie and Holly, of me and my Zadie David and Grammy Suzanne, of Tia Tj and Mimi Marina, and of me with Mike and Connie (who live next door to Uncle Arnie and Aunt Holly--and were really fun to play with!). And, I loved meeting Grammy Suzanne for the first time...and I really love the beautiful blanket she made for me.

Mine, all mine!

Yippee, Mommy Mindy's adoption of me is final! We couldn't be in Baltimore for the ceremomy, because we're out here, but everything is signed, sealed, and delivered. Now both of my mommies are mine, all mine (not that I needed an adoption to make that so...I've got them both pretty much wrapped around my fingers already)! My elf, Diana, was there to see the kids of one our other friends get adopted in the same ceremony, so she took a picture of our lawyer, our judge, and my adoption paper.

Las Vegas, here I come!

First of all, I keep hearing people say, "What happens in Las Vegas, stays in Las Vegas." But, I'm not sure how that can be true if my mommies say that I should put it all up here on the blog...

So, I took my first plane flight to get here. And, I sense that my mommies seemed kind of nervous about how it was all going to go. I kept trying to tell them that it would all be fine, and that I was going to be really good. But, no matter what I say, they just don't seem to understand me... So, they just had to wait and see. I just hung out, and ate (and they let me have as much I wanted!!), and slept. Plane flights aren't that bad...and crying on planes is for babies.
One of the best parts of coming to Vegas was getting to meet Grandpa Ron. I had heard about him before, but I had never gotten to meet him. He's pretty fun!


So, as usual, my mommies keep flashing all those lights in my eyes...even when I'm doing mundane things, like getting dried off from my bath! This a new fun towel from one of my Bubby's friends. And I also got measured and weighed--I don't think it's as accurate as my pediatrician, but in case you're curious, I'm about 18 or 19 pounds and 26 inches long! Yep...I'm a big boy at 3.5 months!

As promised...

I Love Visitors!!

I'm a popular little guy. All of these people just come over and look at me and play with me. And I had a couple of special visitors last Tuesday...just before I left to go to a BIG trip to the West Coast. That'll be my next post...

So my Elf (my mommies call her Diana, but I know that she's really my Elf) came over...and she wore an ELF shirt. See, I knew she was my Elf. We had fun playing and taking pictures. She also took some fun pictures with me and mommies. And a few even have that cold white stuff in the background. I have a feeling I may be seeing more of that when I get back to DC.

Then Stacey came over. I love the blanket that she made me, but I've been waiting and waiting to actually meet her. I'm so glad that she got to come over and play before I had to leave for a while. I hope I get to see her more when we get back.

Keep you eye out on this site for a new video coming soon of my mommy being really, really silly. No hints...just keep checking back.

I'm just a party boy...

Christa turned 30 today. And, though she was the guest of honor, I definitely got a lot of attention. I was specially invited...Christa didn't want to be the youngest person there! As always, I had a great time. And, even better, I was my most charming, so no one believed that I screamed for a solid hour (almost driving Mommy Mindy over the edge) just before we went to the party.


When we got home I got to play with one of my favorite toys. We call it eyes and lips with body...cause that's what it is (but apparently it is actually called a Tito). But I really like it because it's red and squishy. It came from Israel and was a present from Valerie, Anat, and little Hillel (who lives around the corner and is just 2 months younger than me).

Rumor has it that we might be going to another party tomorrow night! I just love the nightlife...

Baby it's cold outside

So it really snowed here last Monday, and I'm not sure what I think about snow. My Brazilian genes tell me that white frozen stuff coming out of the sky is a really bad idea, and I'd better move somewhere warmer whenever I can. I'm thinking that maybe I can do fun things like snowboard and ice skate when I'm a little bigger. We'll have to see -- but meantime my mommies make me wear coats with hoods or hats. I HATE hats -- they mess up my hair and are usually too tight. Tonight it's supposed to snow even more, which is really good because maybe Mama Melissa might be able to stay home with me and Mommy Mindy!



See my cute outfit -- one of the advantages of winter is cute fleece outfits.




Another advantage of winter is fires in the fireplace. I LOVE to look at the fire.


Just so you know, I'm still doing my tummy time, and I'm even liking it a little bit.





It must be working, because I actually rolled over from front to back on Monday! I know my Bubbie will be proud.



Here's me babbling away. My mommies might not understand what I'm saying, but they will learn one day.

My Friday night adventure

Even though I was really fussy last night, when my mommies were out on the town, I like my home away from home in a place called Petworth. But I really LOVE spending time with Mimi Marina, especially when she sings to me in Portuguese!



Why does Tia TJ keep flashing that light in my eyes??? For that matter, why does EVERYONE flash that light in my eyes??? I know I'm adorable, but geesh... enough already!

My first Thanksgiving

Today was my first Thanksgiving. I may be little, but I think I have a lot to be thankful for. I have my mommies who love me very much. I have my great Uncle Julian and my great Aunt Sandra who also think I'm pretty cool, and who had me over for Thanksgiving dinner (but once again, no one gave me any of the good smelling food--they didn't even give me the soup, which I could have eaten with no teeth). And, I'm also thankful for all my other wonderful people who I didn't get to see today, but who I know love to come and smile at me. Of course, I'm most of all thankful for all the fun toys that I have on my play yard and my car seat--especially now that I can grab and tug on them!


Okay...I know it's Thanksgiving and all, but a stuffed turkey in my car seat? Come on now people...I may not be able to talk or anything, but these is getting a little ridiculous don't you think? What if I decide to follow in tia TJ's footsteps and be a vegetarian?


So yesterday was my first snow. I'm not really all that impressed. I mean, it's kinda cold, and it didn't even stay on the ground long enough for me to have a picture in it. And I wanted to build a snowmom. Maybe next time.


Do you think that a flash going off in your eyes constantly can cause a problem? Maybe my mommies should ask the pediatrician.

All the blog photos...online in a Kodak Gallery!

Yep...you kept asking for it, I kept bugging my mommies...and finally they put up all the blog photos (and a few extras) in an online Kodak gallery. Browse to your heart's content! No need to log in--just look for the link that says "View photos without signing in."

I had fun this weekend....

My mommies went crazy with that thing that flashes in my eyes this weekend, so I've posted a few pictures to show what a good time I had.



This is me in my nursery hanging out...




and on the changing table in one of my better moments...







I really love my play yard with all the fun toys hanging above.



I especially like the toy with the mirror in the middle so I can look at myself while I play.



My mommies are very excited when I grab at the toys hanging down -- supposedly it is some kind of milestone or something -- whatever! I'm just having fun.






And then, I got to wear my cool tie-dyed onesie (thanks to my buddies Mattan, Naveh and Segev for the hand-me-down) over to Vicky's house for brunch. All in all, a great weekend!

My very first bike ride!

Today was a very special day -- I took my very first bike ride ... and I loved it!

My mommies got an email from Jill, their friend who owns Proteus bike store (see my earlier post for my first visit there), about a ride this weekend and they decided to risk going. Would I be screamy, or sleepy, or happy, or sad? I hadn't quite made up my mind before we left. They put me in this nifty yellow trailer that Jill (she's in this picture with Mama Melissa) brought along, and I got to sit up in my carseat and see everything.


What could be cooler than that?!? Especially since I didn't have to pedal, and I could suck my thumb whenever I wanted. The only thing I didn't like was stopping, so I screamed until Mama Melissa rode on. (This screaming thing is very effective...you should try it sometime.)



We stopped halfway through and I had my lunch while everyone else had something called gelato. It looked good -- I don't know why nobody gave me any.

I had fun meeting everyone in the group, and once again, I got to be the center of attention!
Can't wait for the next ride....