Bathing Brute-y

Today I took my very first bath, now that I've fully recovered from my bris and umbilical cord-ectomy and BOY did I love it! 

I can't decide whether I preferred the soapy wet part or the cuddly towel in daddy's arms part.  Fortunately my sisters tell me they are often a package deal, which is great by me!

Open Sesame

Mommy and daddy took the three of us for a special day trip to Sesame Place.  I had no idea that Snuffy lived in Pennsylvania.



Fortunately, we were both tall enough to go on lots of rides, though Big Bird is still bigger.

I couldn't go on any rides, but I did attend this live version of "Elmo's World."  I'm too young to have seen the TV version, but I do like that Elmo always stops to ask a baby!

We liked the teacups the best, even though there wasn't anything to drink.

It was good that we remembered our bathing suits since the waterworks were quite impressive.

I guess it was a good day, since we all fell asleep before we left the parking lot (even me--look in the mirror!).

Our Daddy Can Rest on His Florals

In honor of Father's Day, I wore my "My Dad Rocks" onesie, which made me irresistible to the ladies.


You're right, bro, it is hard for us to stay away from our newest bud.


To celebrate daddy, we took a trip to the Botanical Garden, where I knew we should stop to smell the roses.


We girls also took time to visit the Monet exhibit.  We crossed that bridge when we came to it...


...and were sure to plant our tushes on our lily pads for a photo.


The thought of one day becoming a daddy was so exhausting that I took my first nap in my crib!  Happy Daddy's Day!!  We love you!!

A Show By Any Other Name Wouldn't Smell So Sweet

You may be familiar with Blue Man Group, but today Linnea and "Uncle" Jamie took daddy and us girls to the antithetical production: Pink Girl Group aka Pinkalicious. It was fuschia-tastic!!
 

Unfortunately daddy didn't get the memo about what color shirt to wear.  Yes, he was an outcast at the "Off-Off-Boyway" production.


The show was a super-fun way to celebrate our birthdays and actually meeting Pinkalicious made us blush!  Thanks again Linnea and Felix!!

Dudes and Chicks

We have spent a lot of time meeting my sisters' friends.  First, we went to Leo's Luau birthday party in Scarsdale, where everyone else got to eat palm tree cake, including Leo's little brother Alex.

Then Dan and Suzy brought over their dudes for dinner.  I have a feeling that baby Jonah and I are going to share a lot more than the first four letters of our name...

Brielle came for dinner, adding some X chromosomes to the mix.

But I was waiting to see these chicks! 

True Bris

This morning, mommy said that we were going over to Mema's for bagels and lox.  I don't think she mentioned that I was going to be the star of the show.  Things started out pretty well.  Reverend Sherman said that this could go on my Facebook page.  Doesn't he know that I use Blogger, not Facebook?


When my sisters held me on the Chair of Elijah, I knew something was up.  There's no whitefish here.

But BoPa's lap was really comfortable, and the whole thing was over before I knew it...

...and I was on PopPop's lap in no time.  He and I were both thinking about breakfast.


Then we said motzi over a challah that was bigger than the three of us put together.  Jonas was wondering what we were going to do with that knife...watch out, challah!


Thanks for hosting us, Mema.  That was a great morning, but I'll never look at sliced bagels the same way again.

Check plus!

Today I visited Dr. Yaker who shared some war stories with me about having a big sister.  He also weighed and measured me, poked and prodded, and decided that I was so perfect that I didn't need to come back until I was a month old.  Take that, big sisters!

Wild First Weekend

This weekend all of our cousins came to welcome baby Jonas.



I even spent part of each day awake to ensure I could look them in the eye.


Then our neighbors Charlotte and Lindsay (and their mommy and daddy) invited us to poolside brunch.


I slept through most of the eating and the swimming, which was just as well since I don't eat bagels or quiche and I haven't learned to swim outside the womb.


Linnea brought her baby brother over to meet my baby brother.  We got to hold J.J. together which was SO much fun.    

Remember When It Was Just Us Sisters?

Now that Jonas has arrived, it is time to update our profile to include him, but for posterity:

"In our third year as sisters, we are still finding new ways to make one another laugh.  We are especially looking forward to welcoming a new little brother or sister in 2012, but in the meantime Daria will BOLDLY enjoy being the baby while Liana revels as the "third grown up in the family."  (If you want to see what life was like for Liana before Daria arrived, check out http://lianayael.blogspot.com.)

Mr. Hospital-ity

I tried to cram as much as I could into my very brief hospital stay.  Somehow I managed to entertain quite a few family members in just 36 short hours.  There were my uncles and aunts:
 
 



...not to mention my very GRAND-parents:
 


...half of my cousins:



...and "Aunt" Celena.


It was fun to be held by so many people, but now I want to go home.  Ooh, this car seat is cozy.


So now I'm a little boy out in the BIG city...you're just going to leave me here to fend for myself??


Daddy to the rescue!  On the way home he took mommy and me to an outdoor cafe for lunch.  The first of what I think will be many culinary adventures.


While you're not yet tall enough to reach the button, we live on 2, little J.J.


We hope you like the poster we made for you with help from BoMa and BoPa.  We are so happy to have you home!


I'm very happy to be here!!!