Happy Birthday Aunt Debra!

Just a quick note to wish my Aunt Debra (W) a happy birthday, and to post a new video of MOI!

More soon.

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Noam goes Hollywood

Never a dull moment in Noam's life. In addition to learning tons of new words and even a few new signs, Noam has been keeping busy hanging out with his Bubbe and his Aunt Debra ("debaaa!"). Of course he's always happy to have an appreciative audience, and getting to wake Aunt Debra every morning by forcing her to play with bristle blocks is an added bonus. 

Speaking of bristle blocks, Noam has received a whole lot of great gifts from assorted grandmothers and aunts. The bristle blocks are a huge hit, as is his new Noah's Ark toy. He also LOVES "Where's Spot?", and made Eema read it three (3) times before bed this evening. It's a very exciting book, and the tension mounts with each page: will Spot be found???? "NO!!," shouts Noam, and we turn the page, desperately hunting for Spot "Spaht!" Of course, when we find him, that means there are no more flaps to open, so we have to start the book from the beginning.

Meanwhile, Aunt Debra has been experimenting with her new camera, so here is a brief video - just a little taste of Noam's music & movement abilities. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL2wa-Gv9Cg

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Post-Chanukah wrap-up

Chanukah was a good time for Noam. It started off with a trip to the zoo with Eema and Daddy. Noam really enjoyed it, particularly the penguins and the elephants. He pointed and said, "hi!" to many of the animals...

The lion made him a little nervous, and the hippo was exciting in theory (because we love hippos) but stayed in the water the whole time, which was a little disappointing. Probably his favorite part was being able to run around in big open spaces...

...which he did until we told him it was time to go home. At which point he started to run in the opposite direction (away from the exit), so we had to pick him up and haul him out. Here we are waiting for the bus to take us home!

Another highlight of the holiday was the book that Aunt Debra sent. It's all about babies ("bebeee!"), dogs (woof! woof!) and a few other topics that are hard to reproduce in writing (Noam's ability to babble has reached new heights). Suffice it to say that he spends a lot of time reading it!

What's next on the agenda for Noam? Well, Bubbe and Aunt Debra are coming to visit, which is very exciting. Also, his friend Ariel ("ayeeah!"), who has been away in America, is coming back this week. He's got at least one more tooth coming in. And no, we are not letting his hair grow on purpose - hopefully he will be getting his first haircut sometime in the very near future. We'll keep you posted!

From one holiday to the next

Dear All,

I'd like to tell you all about some recent developments in my life. Things have been a little hectic, what with Thanksgiving, a visit from Grandma and Aunt Debra, and learning to go down the big slide in the playground all by myself!

~ First of all, I've had some exciting shoe encounters. Not only is my Aunt Debra lots of fun to play with, she also has great boots (I can say "boot" now). She let me try them on!





Here I am modeling both Aunt Debra (W) 's boots, and the slippers sent to me by Aunt Debra (T) (I love them!)...



~ I'm sixteen months old now, and I can run - and I think pretty soon I'll be able to climb up the ladders on the climber. For now, I like to climb and jump on people, and Grandma was really great for that. Here I am playing on her lap....




~ I really love my bottle, which I call "baBA!" (strong emphasis on the last syllable). Second only to "BaBA" is "cooKOO", and Eema makes special (healthy) cookies for me sometimes.
Here I am enjoying my bedtime BaBA with my Aunt Debra.



More soon. Happy Chanuka!

Love and kisses (Eema wants me to tell you all that I blow kisses now. She thinks its very adorable...),

Noam