Thursday, Nov. 16: Today is Gabe's half-birthday. Yep, it's been 6 months! We had a great day. First, we had a parent-teacher conference with Gabe's teachers from his school (yeah, it's daycare, but they call it school and so do we!). He got rave reviews. Not only is he doing great with all his developmental milestones, but he's playing nice with others, and not talking too much when the teachers are talking (which was always his Mom's downfall in school). Then we went to see Dr. D for his 6-month checkup, and he also passed that with flying colors. He is up to a whopping 18 lbs. 3 oz., and 28 in. and he barely cried when he got his shots. He also got the go-ahead to start eating solid foods. So, we busted out the rice cearal and broke in his new highchair. There was an initial negative reaction to the chair, but the cereal was a hit!
Saturday, Nov. 11: Grandpa came to visit this weekend. What a treat for Gabe. He got lots of playtime, and Grandpa couldn't believe how big Gabe's gotten. Oh, and now we know where Gabe gets his good looks from. Sure, he's got bits of Mom and Dad, Suzki, Uncle Seth and Aunt Emily in him, but those cheeks... this is clearly where they came from!
Saturday, Nov. 11: Today was Gabe's oldest friend Sadie's birthday. By oldest, we mean she was the very first baby he met. Today she turned one, though, making her pretty old in age as well. It was a great party! Gabe got all dressed up in his fancy dress shirt. He loved singing and clapping to all the songs during the sing-along. He especially loved the maracas and singing "She's be coming around the mountain." In fact, he loved it so much, he wore himself out.
Sunday, Oct. 29: Today we celebrated Halloween in our neighborhood, Brooklyn Heights. Gabe got all bundled up in his froggy costume, and even seemed to enjoy himself. Maybe that's because he slept through most of the parade and subsequent festivities? Either way, it was a great time, and we were so happy to see some of our local pals all dressed up too.
Saturday, Oct. 28: Today is the Florida-Georgia football game, and Gabe is ready. He was especially excited because he had some company for the game! Suzki, Uncle Seth and Aunt Linnea, and Cousin Bird came over to help cheer on the Gators. And no, Uncle Seth, we didn't mean that kind of bottle.
We know it's been a while since we've updated all of Gabe's fans. Sorry about that. It's been a wonderful but busy few weeks. Mom/MIM is getting used to the routine of working and is loving her job, and Gabe is absolutely loving his "school." Dad/Dan continues to entertain sports fans everywhere with his blog. As you can see, all is well here in NYC!
Dad found this great shirt and got one for some of the ladies in Gabe's life. As one of the recipients, I can vouch for its truth. I'm a babe, and I'm DEFINITELY for Gabe.
Signed, Gabe's Mom.
Wednesday, Sept. 13: Mom's book club came over tonight to discuss our most recent book. Gabe had some very good contributions to the discussion and he loved hanging out with the ladies.
