Lot's of Pictures and Daddy's Birthday...again?

Richie rediscovered his rocking chair! Now that he can actually sit on his own, it's a brand new experience!






This was the last official day of Music Together class. Daddy was actually available to join! Here's the communal drum.





Yes, his sticker IS on his back. Mommy puts it there so Richie cannot get to it. She so smart!



He can play the cymbals! Or, rather, cymbal.



A couple of Richie's friends.


This is the class leader.


Daddy!



So, lately, Daddy has been spending lots of time working on our car. He's made some progress, but he decided there was something wrong with this wheel that he did not have the equipment to fix. I know, difficult to believe. Well we now have a new wheel bearing and hub. Which is a good thing because if it really failed, the wheel would come off! Daddy has been trying to figure out what to get himself with all of the generous birthday givings he received. Now he knows where it went, this repair. Yeah. Happy Birthday Daddy! Next year maybe you'll get a tie.

Cute and Pathetic.

One thing I forgot to mention: Now that we all are sharing the same cold, thanks to Richie, we are frequently having to spray saline in his nose and periodically having to suck out all of the snot. He used to shriek in horror when we did this. Well, it's so bad that he'll actually put his nose up to the suction bulb without crying. He now knows that we're trying to help him and what it's going to do. With that said, he much prefers to do this sitting up instead of lying down--which seems akin to water boarding. He's so cute!

Last night he "wished" me into the room. Mommy had gotten up with him around 11p. Daddy couldn't sleep, so after a while I went to go check on them. Apparently, Richie had been periodically turning to look at the door, which I didn't know. So when I was standing in the doorway, Richie cracked a big smile! Of course, then I could not sleep for the next three hours, but it was worth it.

The Turkey Says, "Gobble Gobble Gobble!"

Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy 9 Month Birthday to Richie!

Since the last post, we've had more visitors and we've been trying different foods. Oh! There's a good story!

One of the solid foods that baby's are "allowed" to have without processing or mashing are avocados. Mommy and Daddy love them so we thought we'd see what Richie had to say about them. Mommy cautiously cut a small piece off and place it into Richie's anxiously awaiting moist little tongue. He closed his moist little lips and began to manipulate the little piece of avocado: Feeling, tasting, experiencing. Fractions of a second go by as his sweet happy little face turns to a horrific frown! His little mouth opens and he spits out the little mushy green piece of avocado with an expression that says, "Why did you do that to me?"--as his body gave a quiver. Followed by cute little right throwing-up the formula we had just given him. And, then a second time!

Although he does not speak as of yet, we are interpreting this course of events to mean that he really does not enjoy avocados at this time. Too bad Daddy didn't have the video camera rolling.

Now that it is Thanksgiving, we thought we'd try chicken in addition to his sweet potatoes. While not as dramatic as the avocado, it was clear that he was not fond of the new taste either. Maybe he'll just be a vegetarian.

Pappa-Nat and Honey visited earlier this week, so let's get on with the photographs!

Sweet Potatoes anyone?


Richie hanging out in the Ultimate Fighting Arena!


Three generations of Gozansky men


Richie and Pappa-Nat playing bouncy-bounce.


Richie and Honey playing in the dining room.


Richie suffering having his nails cut. Yes, it take two of us.


Now, in the squared circle is Richie vs. Honey!



Yes, he can actually play ball!


Smiles all around.


Happy Thanksgiving from our Stuffed Little Turkey!


We rediscovered riding on Daddy's shoulders today. Too bad there's not enough hair for Richie to hold onto for security. Maybe some of his drool will inspire some new growth!

Halloween wrap up and Oma's visit

It rained a bit on Halloween, so, the hearse had to be dried out before storing. Little did we know that it was going to rain the entire next day. So, we blew it up in our dining room, of course!



Omee's visit!


Richie eating some "solid" food.


He's learning about draws.


Some serious giggles from Momma AND the boy!


Too cute...



In other news, Richie is the proud owner of 10 shares of Ford Motor company. Despite our objections to the families history of antisemitism, it's up 1.1% on a Dow-down day!

Oh no.

Mommy's and Daddy's world came crashing down today. Richie discovered that he can yell (quite loudly) when he's upset. Oh crap.

Update

Oma has been visiting for the last week. Soon, hopefully, there will be some pictures. Daddy is on an ER rotation which is very busy.

Richie, however, has been babbling up a storm! About a week ago he was saying, "Haw waw, haw waw waw waw waw? Waw Haw waw waw waw waw waw." If anyone has a translation for that, we'd be thankful. We're pretty sure that it does not mean he's hungry, thirsty or that he needs to be changed.

In any case, we have since moved to, "Ga gee ga ha wa. Ga gee ga ga ga." No "Goo's" at this point. Again, translation?

Best I can figure is, "Do you want to play? I want to play."

More!

Here are some more pictures taken by our neighbor when Mommy took the Pumpkin-boy over for a visit..






Bye bye....