Birthday Videos

...in which Richard discovers the twin joys of refined sugar and of having his own wheels.

Richard's First Birthday

Today we celebrated Richard's birthday with baloons and cupcakes. Richard's Aunt Kristen, and cousins Maria, Jerry, and John were in attendence, along with our good friends Matt and Sarah. Richard loved the cake and had a great time with his new wheels.

Walking (For Real!)

Happy Father's Day!

Sunday Morning

Lunch with Tracy and Lilian

Friday we had lunch at Helen's Garden with Tracy and Lilian. Our Victorian salads were great. Lilian and Richard posed for the paparazzi outside afterwards.

Going for a Hike

Today me, Ted, Karen, and Richard in his backpack carrier went for a hike after Tea on the Tiber.

Walking

Look at Richard walk! Many thanks to Karen Law for her camera work. He has been walking more, but getting him to do it on cue for the camera turned out to be a non-trivial undertaking.

Swimming Lessons

Richard has been taking swimming lessons at the local Y. He cried the first two lessons, but now he is really starting to enjoy the water.

Bathtub Fun

Richard loves his rubber ducky, and the song that goes with it.

Christening

Here are the long awaited pictures from the christening. Many thanks to Kristen and Tony for their photography

Last Weekend

Was really busy. On Saturday we went to the park, and on Sunday, we went to church for Greek Easter. Here we are all dressed up. This weekend we are busy getting the house ready for next weekend, and Richard is sick. He doesn't like his nebulizer mask, but I was able to calm him down by putting John Stewart on. I can't explain it, but Richard seems to find him mesmerizing. Go figure.

And More Crawling...

Crawling

Although he's only been crawling a week, he doing it like a pro!

Visit From Lilian

On Sunday, Richard's friend Lilian came over to hang out, she also brought her parents along. They had a great time together, exploring the kitchen and discussing their mutual love of all things gnaw-able.

9 Month Stats

Richard had his nine month check-up today. He is 30.5 inches long, weighed 19lbs 7oz, and his head circumference was 44cm. This puts him off the chart heightwise, and in the 35th and 25th percentiles for weight and head circumference. Clearly, we need to fatten him up. Sadly, he also had a double ear infection - poor guy! Hopefully he will only need one round of antibiotics this time around.

First Haircut

Today we took Richard for his first haircut. He was cool in the beginning, but I think the clippers really freaked him out. He is looking forward to seeing his playmate Lilian tomorrow, though, and I'm sure he'll be relieved to be having a good hair day.

Crawling!

Richard is taking a few tentative crawling "steps"... not full out yet, but definitely locomotion on hands and knees. Time to really step up the baby-proofing. The Goddard School takes pictures for us - here is what Richard has been up to when he's away from home. One day we accidentally dressed alike - how embarrassing!