Just Cuz

He is just so cute. These pictures are silly.This is a fake rubber tongue.
He almost fits into his dad's hat
bath buddies

First Bike Ride

Alec has been waiting months for Lev to be big enough to ride with him on the bike. He even has a baby helmet ready to go for when they hit the streets. This was the trial run.

Lots of Firsts

My computer has been down so I wasn't able to upload the latest pictures but it was worth the wait. Lots of firsts. Most impressive is yesterday Lev insisting on eating with a spoon on his own. He wanted the apple sauce but he didn't want my help. I was impressed by his valiant effort.

12 Month Stats

Lev had his one year check up and his latest stats are 18.7 lbs (3rd percentile) and 28.25" long (10th percentile) and 85th percentile head size. He says momomom and dadadada, and his own versions of dog, tree, and bird. He has started to babble and giggle in his sleep. Its hysterical. He claps when he is happy. He loves taking things out of containers and then putting them back in. And playing in dirt. A boy's boy.

Happy Birthday Baby

Lev is 1 years old. Can you believe it? Its been an incredible year. Thanks or being such a sweet, fun, loving, interested, focused, clever Lever. You are the best baby and we love you to pieces.

Beach Bum

Lev just got back from a week vacation to St. John. He became best buds with Nico - they would hold eachothers hands while sharing the back seat in their respective car seats, they would feed eachother Cheerios, share sippy cups interchangeably, have dance parties, and if Nico was taking a nap - Lev was bored and cagey. Besides spending quality time with is Besty, Lev also got to know the BEACH. Playing in the sand never got old, the water grew on him as long as it was warm, waveless, and he was being held tightly. And the birds at the beach captivated him. We got close and personal to a particular pelican that Lev was so enamoured with he made his own sign language for every time he saw him fly by and dove for fish in the water. It looks like he sign we would make for a wave = I think he's signing for flying. After the pelican, any bird he saw excited him (chickens, sea gulls, you name it). Very cute. And look at that tan!

Keys

Lev is so smart. He grabbed my keys and brought them to the door, stood up in attempt to bring them to the key hole, so that the door could be opened. Very observant! He also tries to put lids on open bottles and dump toys back in their bin. Very organized boy.