Gedalya, Three Months Old

{July 2006}

Gedalya likes to help me give him delicious, nutritious milk. So he stuffs his fingers in his mouth while drinking!!
The kiddos went swimming today! Gedalya is almost 14 weeks old. I put him in the baby pool, which is actually quite big. It's up to Zusha's chest when he sits, and for Gedalya, it's up to the chin. He was such a little trooper! Floated so nicely! One small problem was that Zusha kept trying to push him under the water, but we worked out a "No-abusing-baby-brother" agreement. So he just lied there nicely and floated! Then he kicked his little feet while on his back, and if he would've had more space, he'd really swim!
He also had his first shots at 3 ½ months. He didn’t like the doctor at all, so he decided to cry a lot.
At 3 ½ months old Gedalya was 17 lbs.
In happier news, WE ARE MOVING!! Our new house is so nice. It has lots of room for Gedalya, Zusha and their toys. They can run around without trampling each other. YAY!

Photos of Zusha's Birthday Party

{June 2006}

Happy 2nd Birthday, Zushala!!!

(June 2006)
Zusha’s birthday was so much fun for everyone! All the food was ready in time. As soon as Babushka and Dedushka came I set the table and we sat down. Zusha was an angel! So polite and ate so neatly. In middle Gedalya woke up and joined us. He was in a good mood, B"H. Then we had the cake. I iced it with strawberry farmer cheese and decorated it with sour cream. It looked and tasted yum!
Babushka and Dedushka taught Zusha to ride the bike they bought him. Then we trooped to the car. Zusha rode around some more while I installed car seats. Gedalya fell asleep right away and slept through the whole trip!
We went to the zoo. Zusha loved all the animals. He especially loved feeding the goats and sheep!
He was so happy! Zusha didn't cry or give a tantrum once, and Gedalya slept.

His presents were: the bike from Babushka and Dedushka, from me he got a hobby horse (horse head on a stick to put between the legs and pretend to ride), from Tatte- a book of 1000 Yiddish words. It's beautiful- has pictures of all everyday items like kitchen, school, outdoors, body parts, opposites... and all are labeled with Yiddish words. AND they're laminated! (Toddler proof) And from Babushka he got a bird feeder to watch Beibas, beige shorts, and a little floating car to ride in a pool!

Photos from May 2006

***Gedalya 1-2 months and Zusha right before his 2nd birthday.***

Good baby, Nice baby.

Zaltz!

Cuddly

Enough pictures, Ma!

Zushka found a payphone within reach while riding a horsie ride!

Gedalya needed a change of clothes, but I couldn't go in to get them because Zusha was sleeping in that room. So Gedalya got the honor of wearing Zusha's sweater for a while, which was the only accessible article of clothing!

Gedalya is Two Months Old!

By two months Gedalya really likes to look at things around him. The toys that I hang in his playpen keep him so entranced! And if I decide to feed him in the rocking chair near the air conditioner, he’ll only look at the little lights on it and forget to eat.
At 9 weeks and 2 days (June 3, 2006) Gedalya laughed for the first time! Big Brother Zushala and I were playing a finger game on his pooza and he loved it. So he laughed! Then at 10 weeks and 3 days, he laughed REALLY hard! I was making funny noises. Gedalya seemed to be thinking, "Sometimes she talks normally, and other times she becomes silly and makes funny sounds. That makes me laugh!"
As he grows, he gets to know many new things. When he was really tiny, he loved to eat. But he never knew what I would serve. So when I took him to feed, he had a look on his face that said, “I wonder what’s for lunch today? *Slurp*Suck*Sip* Oh, it’s milk! Yum! I love it. I think I remember having it once or twice before!"
Then when he got a bit bigger, he started thinking, “I wonder if I’ll be having milk for supper, or something else?” And if it was milk, he felt like the smartest boy for figuring it out. These days he's no newborn. When I takes Gedalya for a meal, he gives me his precious look, “Hey, milky time, Mama! How did you know this is just what I wanted? Yummmmm.”

Smiley Face!

This is Gedalya at one month old.

And his first smile!

Gedalya's First Month- a Photo Montage

April 2006
2 - 2 1/2 weeks old

My brother loves me!