Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Monday, October 02, 2006
He Can Walk!
Right around his first birthday, Zusha was teething very badly. One morning he woke up and I saw
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SIX teeth! Yes, 6 teeth came out all at once, including some molars!
In other news, Zusha'a latest word is "Hello." (Ellow?) He takes the phone , says "Ellow" then passes it to whoever is available so they should also say hello.
By 14 months, Zusha is really walking. He takes up to 5 steps alone, and finally walks while holding hands. (He never used to, because he thought that furniture is more stable than someone's hands!)
Whenever I want to pick Zusha up, I say, "Kum tzu Mama" and he raises his arms. Once I only said "Kum," so Zusha finished for me, "Tzu Mama!"
By 14 1/2 months, Zusha can walk really well. And he just learned how to stand up without holding on!
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SIX teeth! Yes, 6 teeth came out all at once, including some molars!
In other news, Zusha'a latest word is "Hello." (Ellow?) He takes the phone , says "Ellow" then passes it to whoever is available so they should also say hello.By 14 months, Zusha is really walking. He takes up to 5 steps alone, and finally walks while holding hands. (He never used to, because he thought that furniture is more stable than someone's hands!)Whenever I want to pick Zusha up, I say, "Kum tzu Mama" and he raises his arms. Once I only said "Kum," so Zusha finished for me, "Tzu Mama!"
By 14 1/2 months, Zusha can walk really well. And he just learned how to stand up without holding on!
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Food that Zusha Ate in his First Year of Life
- apples
- oatmeal
- carrots
- peas
- yams
- potatoes
- bananas
- peaches
- cherries
- cheerios
- pears
- barley
- strawberries
- rice
- pineapple
- prunes
- bamba
- blueberries
- egg yolk
- broccoli
- edamame
- yogurt
- spinach
- buckwheat
- watermelon
- beef
- salmon
- cheese
- tea biscuits
- beans from cholent
- grapefruit
- peanut butter
- grapes
- mango
- papaya
- egg whites
- tomatoes
- chicken
- honeydew
And Now He is a Toddler! First Birthday!
Happy Birthday, Tiny Zusil!
Right between his Jewish and English birthdays, Zusha took his 2 first steps. (May 28, 2005) After that, he didn't take any steps by himself for another month.
He had a nice party with his whole family. My mother made for him a light blue vest, and also gave some more cute clothes and pajamas. I gave him a garage set with 3 cars, and Tatte gave him Alef-Bais cards (which he learned very well before he was even 2 years old. He learned the first 2 letters right away and called them Atf and Beib). My in-laws gave him a musical elephant, which he still loves (if I ever have a chance to change the batteries) and a safety gate, to keep him safe from all the dangerous things in the kitchen. We put the gate up right away. Sometimes we forgot to close it, and Zusha would scoot straight over to the open gate. I always chased after him, until I realized that he isn't running to get into the kitchen, he is just trying to close it!
For Zusha's birthday I made a yummy carrot cake and iced it with strawberry farmer cheese. Then I decorated it by taking off some 'cream' with the tip of a knife and 'writing' in it.
He had a nice party with his whole family. My mother made for him a light blue vest, and also gave some more cute clothes and pajamas. I gave him a garage set with 3 cars, and Tatte gave him Alef-Bais cards (which he learned very well before he was even 2 years old. He learned the first 2 letters right away and called them Atf and Beib). My in-laws gave him a musical elephant, which he still loves (if I ever have a chance to change the batteries) and a safety gate, to keep him safe from all the dangerous things in the kitchen. We put the gate up right away. Sometimes we forgot to close it, and Zusha would scoot straight over to the open gate. I always chased after him, until I realized that he isn't running to get into the kitchen, he is just trying to close it!
For Zusha's birthday I made a yummy carrot cake and iced it with strawberry farmer cheese. Then I decorated it by taking off some 'cream' with the tip of a knife and 'writing' in it.
Eleven Months Old
Zusilka is a funny boy. He loves his stacking cups. He loves his family. He loves to give kisses with his mouth wide open. But he is scared of a LOT of things. His toy duck that quacks, his "groaning" rods that light up, helium balloons, etc. He named his balloon "Abada." It was a smiley face balloon, so no one is sure if he meant that word for a balloon or a smiley face. But the word stuck until today (the date of this post), well into toddlerhood.
This is Zusha on his very first ride! He loved it, and patted the dinosaur's head to ask for more after the ride was over. At that point we tried to hide the fact that we are feeding him quarters to make him go, and Zusha thought that it was a very kind dino, giving him rides out of the goodness of his heart. Well, that trick was uncovered pretty fast!
In other news, Zusha discovered that he sounds funny if he pinches his nose while he speaks.
And he developed a very amusing routine. Every time he learns a new word, he tries very hard to say it clearly. And he usually succeeds. After he is sure that everyone knows what he is talking about, he abbreviates the word into another one that is 70% shorter than the original. Sometimes he slips up and says the real word. Then he regrets it and tries to cover it up!
One such example is "Shkarpetka" (sock in Yiddish.) He said shkarpetka very clearly in the beginning, but then transformed it into one of the following variations: parkepkep, pepka, khwekhwe.
Another example- he's been saying "Mama" since he just turned 9 months. All of a sudden, my name changed to "Meme" or "Emi."
Zusha with Tatte
One such example is "Shkarpetka" (sock in Yiddish.) He said shkarpetka very clearly in the beginning, but then transformed it into one of the following variations: parkepkep, pepka, khwekhwe.
Another example- he's been saying "Mama" since he just turned 9 months. All of a sudden, my name changed to "Meme" or "Emi."
Zusha with Tatte
Zusha with Babushka
Ten Months Old
No pictures this month because none of them are on the computer. Oh, well.
I got Zusha his first pair of shoes- navy leather sandals. He can't walk yet alone, but he likes to walk outside holding on, so I decided to get him shoes. I took him to the playground for the first time. We went on all the fun things, like swings and slides, and Zusha even tried walking holding on to the fence. We also ate some fruits while sitting on the grass.
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Zusha has a new obsession:
He takes clapping his hands (what we call "Landishi" between ourselves) VERY seriously. Whatever he is doing, he must stop and clap. Once he was just about to crawl away when I said, "Landishi." He stopped, sat back up like a good boy and clapped. He also stops crying or tantruming to clap his hands on demand. And my favorite- he can't stand on his own yet, but when I tell him to clap, he will even let go of the crib railing, or whatever he is holding on to, to clap. Inevitably, he plops down, but he is thrilled to be clapping!
I got Zusha his first pair of shoes- navy leather sandals. He can't walk yet alone, but he likes to walk outside holding on, so I decided to get him shoes. I took him to the playground for the first time. We went on all the fun things, like swings and slides, and Zusha even tried walking holding on to the fence. We also ate some fruits while sitting on the grass.
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Zusha has a new obsession:
He takes clapping his hands (what we call "Landishi" between ourselves) VERY seriously. Whatever he is doing, he must stop and clap. Once he was just about to crawl away when I said, "Landishi." He stopped, sat back up like a good boy and clapped. He also stops crying or tantruming to clap his hands on demand. And my favorite- he can't stand on his own yet, but when I tell him to clap, he will even let go of the crib railing, or whatever he is holding on to, to clap. Inevitably, he plops down, but he is thrilled to be clapping!
FIRST WORDS! - Nine months old
So many exciting milestones!- First word
- Walks holding onto furniture
- Sits up from lying position
- Crawls!
- Jumps holding onto crib railing
- Claps his hands
- and his first Purim!
Another major milestone is walking the perimeter of the playpen. But he can only walk to the right yet. He hasn't figured out that he can walk to the left. So when he passes the windowsill, on which some of his toys are kept, he can't go back but must walk all the way around!
Surprisingly enough, he learned to walk holding on before he learned to crawl. A week after the walking trick, he saw something on the floor that he really wanted, so he crawled to get it. Simple as that!
Zusha's first Purim- he was a little ram!
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