Retrospective

Since Eben took the camera with him on the sailboat and I can't upload any of the new pictures, I will do a retrospective this week. I like to call it, "Edison of all seasons." I am not sure when I will post a new entry next week as we are heading out on Friday for a week (?) of sailing and that is one arena that wifi has yet to penetrate. I am hopeful that Edison will tolerate the sailboat and not get into too much trouble.

Here is a look back at Edison over the past 10 months. I can't believe how much he has changed!

Edison at 2 months:

At four months:









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At six months:
At eight months:
And at 10 months:
What changes does he have in store coming up? Updates: fourth bottom tooth is now peeking through the gum - hooray for symmetry! Also, Edison learned how to clap last week - very fun. Also can wave "hi" or "bye bye." He is trying hard to say "cat" - he is obsessed. But it doesn't sound quite like it yet. Might be his first word, though.

Lucky Number Seven

Eben & I celebrated our seventh wedding anniversary on Monday. We finally took our friend Mike up a babysitting offer (had to do it before he moves to CA next month). We headed up to the Mohegan Sun Casino to see if number seven really was lucky for us. Actually, we only gambled $20 at craps and didn't see a return. Mostly we enjoyed strolling around the huge venue and marveling at the fantastic architecture and design work. My favorite spot was a three-story lounge designed to look like a mountain of illuminated stained glass/marble with a planetarium ceiling. Wow! (I guess that's where our money went...)




Is it football season yet? (Look at that adorable kiester!)




The timing was a little off, but isn't he just a peach in this moment?
We are now eating most of our lunches out on the deck - very convenient - I don't have to worry about crumbs or dropped food.
I think this was last Friday morning. It is one of the most remarkable skies I've ever seen (click to enlarge to see what I mean). I think it was about 60ish and almost drizzling. But everything that morning was so soft.

Happy Mother's Day!

I enjoyed a wonderful first Mother's Day this past weekend. We slept in, played with Edison in bed, lazed around the house in the sunshine, went running, visited with our good friends, and then Eben took us out to eat at a local Indian restaurant. Edison picked out a pretty bouquet of yellow flowers (apparently he kept hitting the same bouquet time Eben would walk by with him). I love flowers!

Guess where Edison got his beautiful eyes?
This is Edison cuddling with my old teddy bear. They get along really well.
Edison loves the kitty cats. Too bad the feelings are not mutual.
With a gate up, Edison can play out on the deck.
We tried to find a good lifejacket or flotation device for Edison to wear while we are out on the boat this summer. This one didn't make the cut, but it was fun to try it on.


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May 2009 - Good Friends

Edison enjoyed great times with his friends (as did we with their parents) this week. Jay and Suz came to visit and brought with them Xavier (3 years old), and Jazelle (in the background, she is 15 mos.). We went to the town playground and then hit the beach.
Edison loved to crawl in the sand. He is really quick at crawling and can cover long distances. He left a 25 yard trail behind him as he dragged his legs through the sand. Luckily it was dry sand and brushed right off. I still haven't figured out my beach-going strategy yet, I hate getting sand everywhere, maybe I need to just "let go."
On Saturday we celebrated Edison's pal Tomer's one year birthday. (Tomer is the one with all the cake on his face.) I don't know if they really knew what was going on, but they sure had fun! Thanks for the terrific party Maya!
Couldn't you just eat him up with a spoon?
What a big boy he is getting to be!



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