Gleser Fam in Westport

This weekend everyone came to visit, and we had fun at the house, the beach and Stew's. It was cute to get the cousins together and celebrate Aunt Katie's bday.

The Vazquez Fam Visits

Henley, Xabi, Sofia and Nico came to visit this weekend, and Sofia and Grace were inseparable. They played at the beach, they painted, they dressed up, they blew bubbles, they played on the swings, they bathed together and more. What a difference a year makes; here they are exactly a year ago to the day!

Crawling

Just days after his 7 month bday, Nate is crawling! He took a day and a half to get it, and now he's off. And everywhere. And into everything. Here is video from the first day he started to move.

7 Months Olds

Nate turned seven months when we were in Westport. And what a month for the little guy! He sprouted his first tooth, started crawling, added a few more words ("more" and "ga" for Grace), began playing by himself, developed mommy anxiety, continued to work his magic on Grace and finally broke his sweet way into her heart, learned to play "peekaboo" and "clap hands" on demand and decided he wanted to eat real food, not baby food.

Summer Winterland Party 2010

Ponies, firetrucks, bouncey castles, cotton candy, a petting zoo, and more!

Super Grace

Grandma, thanks for the awesome toy. Grace loves it. In fact, she puts on the crown and cape, cuddles the wand and says, "I love this present." July 2010 Album.

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Rockstar

Pee Pee Party

Max came over for a playdate today, and he and Grace closed themselves into the bathroom and took turns sitting on the big and small potties. They closed Chrissie and me out and then proceeded to hysterically laugh and talk to each other. As the hysteria rose, Chrissie and I peeked in to see what could possibly be so funny. How about a clogged toilet? They had some serious fun unraveling the entire roll of toilet paper into the bowl. We made it just in time before it flooded the bathroom.

Various Playing Pics

Princess or Pirate?

Grace loves to dress up - in jewelry, as a princess, as a pirate, anything. Her imagination is in overdrive these days. Mine is, too - trying to create new get-ups from various things in our apartment.

Princess Grace and HRH Max

Not only do they dine together, they do their own landscaping.

Nate Update: 6 Months

Nate went to his 6 month check-up today and weighed 18, 0.5 oz, measured 26-26.5 inches long and had a head circ of 43.5. That puts him at 50% across the board. Below is a pic of Grace at 5 months on the same scale.

Friends

Grace and Laura have taken class together since they were 9 months old. Here they are dining together after class and anticipating their graduation from Free to Be Under 3 in a few weeks.

Tuesday Pic Fix

Weekend in the Hamptons

We had a great time with the Immermans this weekend. Lucas, 13 months, kindly shared everything with Gracie and Nate. We did a lot in two days - visited The Cowans and Mannings, saw the Klein family and hit the beach. Good times.

Natural Born Eaters

Seriously. From the day he was born, it was obvious. And then it became more obvious when Nate starting eating food at 4.5 months. Now at 6 months, in additional to eating baby food, Nate loves the texture of real stuff: blueberries, grapes, watermelon, you name it. He even tried hamburger - loved - over Fourth of July. The kid loves to eat and does so with serious enthusiasm. Grace is like that too. Tonight we took the kids to a Japanese restaurant, and Gracie gobbled up Ikura (salmon roe) sushi with chopsticks while Nate nibbled on sushi rice and chewed edamame shells like farmers chew straw.

Sense of Humor

Grace's sense of humor is really emerging, and I have to say she's pretty funny. Lately, she has been substituting opposites in songs. For ex, we have a song about washing our hands that goes "take some soap and take some water, and wash them till their clean..." She's been saying milk instead of water, dirty instead of clean, etc. And each time, like a little ham, she looks at me - out of the corner of her eye and with a crooked smile - to see how I react. She cracks herself up before I even have a chance to say, "Nooooooo." What's funny is that she tries to make me laugh the way most adults make kids her age laugh. She's also been expressing physical humor like disappearing into her room and then casually strolling out, face covered in stickers.