Aunt Michy (and Uncle Billy) definitely know how to entertain! They had us over for brunch on Sunday and Aunt Michy did-it-up, per usual. She even made sure to have other babies over for Joey to play with 🙂
Joey is just a few weeks younger than his new buddy Mason
Bohrer Family
Aunt Michy is the best playmate ever!
Licking his fingers clean!
We celebrated Judy’s 60th birthday this weekend. She threw herself a BASH! On Friday night, Bubbie and Zeyde hosted Shabbat dinner for all of Judy’s (and our) relatives. Joey had a good time and, most importantly, got equal quality time with each of his Aunt’s.
The Birthday Girl
Balloon version of the birthday girl
Joey got tired right after dinner was served (we’re all convinced Bubbie puts sleeping pills in the food) so we headed out early.
On Saturday, Erica came to babysit Joey so we could stay out late. We had a great time at the party, especially in the photo booth and on the dance floor! Greg and I haven’t been out past 11PM in months!
Photo booth fun (We forgot to include Ricky)
Aunt Lori’s version of the “hand jive”
Great Bubbie GoGo tearing up the dance floor!
Zeyde dancing 4 weeks post hip replacement
Bubbie even got Uncle Dickie out on the dance floor!
Joey had Ari over to play on Thursday. The boys have hung out once before, as newborns, so this was their first time to really “play.” Joey’s never had to share, as he’s been the center of the universe since he was born. Time for a reality check, Joey!
We got a last minute call from Aunt Lisa letting us know they were at our neighborhood park. The weather was beautiful so we had to meet them! They ended up coming back to our place for dinner, too! The kids had a blast with all of Joey’s toys, especially with the 250 balls Nanny got for Joey….and Greg had a blast throwing balls at each of them!
Ellis had a great time taking photos of Joey. He’s definitely talented!
Michele didn’t believe me when I told her Joey loves dog food. She HAD to see for herself last week when she was over. She was too busy videotaping to prevent the food from making it in Joey’s mouth this time! I can’t wait until all of my sisters have kids that Greg and I can encourage to run wild…
Aunt Michy and Aunt Abby came to take care of Joey last week when I had a head cold. Check out their idea of fun!
We went to dinner with Stevie tonight. Stevie even got to see a “first” with his own eyes! Joey learned not only to spit food out of his mouth, but to shoot it across the table in the direction of his choice. He was so proud of himself each and every time that he’d crack up and clap! Greg left an extra big tip as there was avocado all over the place by the time dinner was done.
When we returned from dinner, Joey had the best time entertaining himself. He’s been telling himself jokes lately, cracking up and looking at us like we’re crazy for not laughing right along with him!
Despite the fact that Joey has been putting the correct syllables in the correct order to produce words for months, we were not expecting any “meaningful” words for a few more months. When Jill was over last Saturday, she tried to convince me that Joey was saying “ball.” I brushed it off, but have been paying closer attention to him the past couple of days. He is TOTALLY is saying “ball!” His version sounds like “gall” and its adorable! It’s SO neat to see Joey associate words with objects/people.
Joey was a social butterfly this weekend. On Friday night we had a special Shabbat. All of the kids made an appearance! It was nice to spend time with Zeyde, whose been feeling much better and looking much slimmer lately!
On Saturday, Joey had a playdate with Sam. We finally had to break up their fun an hour after Sam’s normal bedtime.
Today, we had brunch with Lucy, Stacy, Stacie and Cary. Little Lucy is growing up so quickly!
Joey and Lucy had a duel at lunch.
After brunch, we went to visit Sarah. Joey loved cuddling up to Charles!
9 Months Old!
Aunt Deb stopped by this afternoon just just to hang with Joey
Nanny and Poppy came by for a few minutes, also! Poppy practiced clapping with Joey and got lots of smiles 🙂
It’s crazy how quickly time is flying! We had Joey’s 9 month appointment yesterday. Bubbie brought Joey to the doctor so I didn’t have to leave work too early. Although Joey still has a cold, he checked out great!
9 month stats
Height= 29 inches (80%) This percentage is finally going down. Greg and I were starting to wonder whose kid he was….
Weight: 23lbs 2oz (95%) Joey made sure to unload in his diaper right before being placed on the scale. The doctor certainly appreciated getting peed on
Head: 18.5″ (95%) Not off the charts anymore, but still a huge head!
Joey got a HepB shot and didn’t even cry! We were so impressed. He also waved “bye-bye” to the doctor, which he did for the first time to Grandma and Grandpa in Arizona.
After the doctor, Joey spent the evening catching up on his reading…
We had another full day of activity in Arizona. We had brunch at The General Store, an adorable restaurant and fully-functioning “general store” in Scottsdale. Joey had a great time just looking around at all of the interesting things displayed throughout the place.
After brunch, we headed to McDonald Ranch for some fun. We took some adorable (and not s adorable) photos of Joey and got to explore the Western way of life.
They had a petting zoo where we were able to do a lot of looking, but chose not to do much petting.
Look at a bunny
Checking out the chickens
Snorting at the pig
Petting the donkey
Time for a tractor ride!
Lasso the bull (got him on my first try)
Abby giving it a shot!
After the ranch, it was time to meet Grandpa’s horse, Cricket. Although we got a video of me, it’s much funnier to watch Aunt Abby showing Cricket who’s Boss.
I thought Joey would be a little nervous around such a big animal, but nope! He stuck his entire fist up Cricket’s nostril within minutes of meeting her.
We got to hang in the pool for an hour before Joey’s afternoon nap. He’s getting more and more comfortable in the water. He even tried floating on his back (which he was very afraid of just a few months ago).
Joey was an angel on the flight home despite having a cold (and a possible ear infection). He slept 3 hours until we finally woke him up so he would sleep through the night. I also learned the importance of apple juice for take off and landing (thanks Bubbie!) Finally, I appreciate bananas more than I ever have. We strategically gave them to him for breakfast and didn’t have to change any poop diapers on the plane!
Aunt Abby discovered the “Top Ten Things to do in Scottsdale for Kids” list. We hit 3 of the 10 yesterday. We started at the Railroad Park. Joey got to ride a carousel, swing in a bucket swing and ride a train all for the first time.
The wait for the train was long, but Joey waited patiently.
and waited…
I LOVE these cheeks! They get especially saggy when he’s tired and they also remind me of Grandpa Leonard 🙂
They had a baby train, but we knew Joey would be able to handle the big boy train (and the seats were more spacious for the adults!) Grandma kindly stayed back to make sure our stroller/diaper bag were there when we returned.
Grandpa and Joey checking out the scenes
Time to swing-his favorite part of the day!
The slide didn’t really do it for him
Aunt Abby and Joey in Old Town Scottsdale
Hanging with the locals
Finishing off the day at Sugarbowl
Wow-what a great day!
We left yesterday for a long weekend in Arizona. Joey was a rockstar on the flight, despite having a cold. Still, with his rockstar status, he was a handful. I am thankful every day that we have a “good baby” because if not, we would be confined to our home-base. Fortunately, Aunt Abby was on our flight. Everyone thought we were the obnoxious people traveling with 1 child AND our nanny.
I thought I’d get dirty looks carrying a wine glass on the flight, so my Kim Crawford went in a paper coffee cup. *Definitely highly recommended for a 4 hours flight.
Joey was moving and shaking the first few hours of the ride, with a nice solid nap to finish off the flight.
He slept until we got to Grandma and Grandpa’s, where he woke up just to show off his crawling skills!
‘We started Saturday morning off right with an 8AM sleep in! Joey spent the morning crawling around, trying to gets his hands on some of the tribal art displayed all over their house. With no luck, he gave up and had a cuddle session with Grandpa.
By the afternoon it was warm enough to spend some time in the pool!
Dinner was awesome. Beverly “threw together” some salad, osso bucco, chicken, risotto and homemade ice-cream.
She’s got some skills in the kitchen Greg really wishes I had! The boys topped off dinner with an entire box of Mallomars.
Don’t worry, Pippin’s having a little adventure of his own! He’s spending the weekend with Todd. He’s having a blast (as always) and I’m certain he’ll come home exhausted!
Exhausted after a long play session
I went to dinner Thursday night with 18 other moms and/or moms-to-be. This meant Daddy was in charge. Check out the dinner the guys shared while I was out….
Looks pretty satisfied to me!
I came home to a sleeping baby and a clean(ish) kitchen. I was sooo impressed with Greg! It was hilarious when Joey woke up in the morning with his socks still on UNDER his footed pajamas.
I was SO excited to celebrate our first Valentine’s Day with Joey. My parents always made such a big deal over it when we were growing up and I wanted to do the same for him. Greg even helped me tape the hearts to the door (after a little convincing).
Joey woke up to his door decorated and had a blast pulling all of the hearts off and crinkling them all while I was trying to take a photo. Yes, I know I spelled “Valentine” incorrectly, but when weighing correct spelling v. color coordination (I ran out of purple “E’s”), coordination won.
Joey in his V-Day apparel from Lucy. Make sure to check out Joey’s first bruise from our shopping outing on Monday. I’ve been feeling guilty for days so I might as well share! Lesson learned: Keep a better eye on Joey in dressing rooms-he’s no longer an easy infant, but rather an active toddler.
Don’t worry, Greg and I celebrated too! We spent Saturday night just the two of us and even got to sleep in until 9AM (thanks to Bubbie and Zeyde!) After our “sleep in,” we picked Joey up and took him out for brunch. We went to The Bedford and were pleasantly surprised by the food!
My awesome (not so healthy) pesto, goat cheese and root veggies omelette!
The scene was pretty neat too, set inside an old bank. Joey had a great time exploring in the vault!
Joey with all of the safety deposit boxes
Joey sat in his chair looking up at the ceiling for 90% of the meal. There was nothing special up above, except some really pretty white trim.
Greg took me for a special, gluten-free Italian dinner last night at Francesca’s on Taylor. Cari was to babysit Joey but we came home to Abby, Bubbie, Zeyde and Cari on the couch watching Joey play! Thanks, Silverman Gang!
We had a pretty fun Shabbos dinner this week, despite the older siblings being in Napa. Bubbie had a little too much fun feeding Joey dessert…
Dessert didn’t agree with him…
So we kept him naked for the rest of the meal…
After dinner, Joey danced his pants off!
