Sorry this one is not about gavi

So I am not one to veer off the topic of Gavi but for those of you who read this blog and have a toddler or of age for this toy-- you must look into it! It's called "Bilibo"

You can sit in it- sit on it- spin in it. It looks like so much fun. How cool does this look? They should send me one for all this free advertizing! When they do send me one, i'll attach a picture of Gavi playing with it.

The Grass is Always Greener...

Something funny happened the other day... Gavi was laying in bed with us in the morning watching his Wiggles.  Suddenly he hears our gardener start his mower.  You have to understand how OBSESSED Gavi is with lawn mowers.  His friend Daniel has one of those bubble mowers- he can't go to his house without asking about his mower.  So anyway,  Gavi raced down to the kitchen, grabbed his chair and put it in front of the screen door and sat there for 40 minutes watching the man cut our lawn.  We had to feed him breakfast, change his diaper, and get him dressed in front of the entire neighborhood.  What can I say?  I think we may have a landscaper in our midst.  There are worse things right?

Have a great Shavuot!

Gavi's Mom

To Grandmother's House We Go!

This past Sunday we took a road trip to Philly for our close friend's Bris. (Sorry we missed you Zadu) And then went to Danma's (grandma) for the rest of the day. The trip down there would have been completely unbearable if it weren't for a combination of two things- The Wiggles and our portable DVD player. Were were in the middle of trying to figure out how to prop the screen up behind the passenger seat or maybe wedged between the two front seats- Then Gavi grabbed the player out of my hands and just held it like an open book. Such a big boy he is. He watched his Wiggles concert the entire way down! Am I a bad mommy?

Mother's Day

For Mother's Day, Gavi wanted to go to Barnes and Noble to buy his mommy a new book for his bed time routine.  Wasn't that such a nice gesture?  Instead of browsing the books, we went straight to the music section to listen to some tunes. Like father like son.   Song of choice? Big Red Car by The Wiggles. 

Happy Birthday Israel!

Last night we attended our Shul's Yom Haatzmaut celebration. We had a BBQ with the community then migrated to the social hall for some dancing... Gavi played drums.

Children's Museum

Gavi and mommy had such a great day today.  Daddy played with us in the morning before going to his "gig" and then we packed ourselves up and went the the Children's Museum of Manhattan. Gavi had a blast exploring new things and being able to go where ever he wanted with out hearing "no Gavi!" every other minute.  Here are a few shots from the day

Spring Time for Gavi

These past few days have been amazing in the weather department.  Gavi is spending more and more time outside- he insists on taking a ride on hour neighbors swing.  I've started to take him into the house through the back door to avoid a tantrum over the aforementioned.  

Earth day was this week.  Gavi was doing his part to help mother earth by watering the tulips in the back yard...

With a little help from his daddy. 

Momma Loves the Gavi

It's amazing to see how much Gavi has grown in the past weeks. His vocabulary has trippled. He's now starting to put two words together... Mommy up! Mommy stop! Mommy now! (followed by a bout of tears)



But my favorite part is how much he loves to give his mommy some love.

Gavi is a Big Boy

So the past few weeks we've really gotten to know Gavi in a new light.   He's starting to talk more and telling us new found likes and dislikes.  Gavi likes ice (pronounced ay-ce with a southern accent), grapes (pees) , edamame (mama), and he loves crackers (cra- wait for about 2 seconds and then finish with - ckers).

After dinner he likes to experiment in the tub with the movement of water.  Most of that water ends up on my lap, but it's nice that he's showing some interest.  

Then we move to the bed and watch some Wiggles.  It's a show on Disney that Gavi is obsessed with.  Wiggles go on- Gavi goes shhhh.  

Mommy also likes to get in on the Wiggle action.

We've kicked the habit!

Forgive me readers- it's been 1 month since my last blog. We've come a far way since the last time I visited. With lots of help and encouragement, Gavi has gone through passie detox. Withdrawal was hard. It was touch and go there for a while but we are proud to say- Gavi is a passie free baby. Yes he needs the support of a PA meeting every now and then but he is committed to his decision.

Gavi's added some words to his repertoire- Guitar (his first word), upstairs, downstairs, mama, dada, book, ball, and the most important- bottle!


Here is a quick video of us having some fun.



Stay warm!

Some Fun Pics

Gavi's Makom Kavuah (his spot)

Yitzy thinks I look like a bug in this one.

Our trip to Oh! Canada!

Here are a few that i liked... hope you like too. Shabbat Shalom.

Gavi's Mom

Move Over Liberace!

Gavi is well versed in all genres of music. It's amazing.

Gavi the Helper

Over the past month or so, we've really been house bound thanks to the cold weather. So to pass the time, Gavi has been focusing most of his energy on perfecting his chores around the house.

When Gavi attacks that gunk and grime on the kitchen floor, he always does it with a smile.

He also takes after his daddy and really takes pride in his culinary abilities. Thank G-d there is someone else in the house who can cook.

But he's also been so helpful with clearing away the snow so all our friends and family can come visit us in White Plains.

Be sure to stay warm!

We hope to see you soon.

Love , Gavi's Mom

Gavi n' Boots

How yummy is this boy? I know right? We came down stairs this morning and he insisted on wearing these. It was a fight to take them off.

He has a matching hat too - pictures to come.

Happy Birthday to Mommy!

I had such a great birthday! I got a nice gift from my hubby (he loves, me he really loves me) Gavi also made something really nice for his mommy. I'll give you a hint. He worked on it for about a day and required some unwrapping. Think about it.

Gavi felt bad about eating turkey for Thanksgiving, he begged us to take him to feed the ducks. In some ways it made him feel better. But we all know he enjoyed the Turkey.

It's FINALLY Here!

After about 2 years in the making, yitzy's CD is finally done. Thank you to everyone who have been such great supporters and cheering him on. Take a preview listen at his website http://www.yitzyspinner.com/ I'm sure you'll like what you hear.


OK and now back to why you're really here. We've been bad with taking pictures. But we did take a video this week. Gavi's really starting to get into playing peek a boo. Hope you enjoy.

Weekend Get Away

I'm sorry to those who've seen this picture but this captures Gavi at his best so I had to post it. This past weekend Yitzy and I went to a wedding in Toronto so Gavi went to his Gama Suri and Zadi's for shabbat in 'Jersey. As you can tell by the picture, he had a great time.

Put on your best clothing kids, we're goin' ta Sears

What do you think? Gavi had a great time in front of the camera.

It's getting to be a cold October so Gavi got to wear his new winter coat for the first time yesterday. It was funny to watch him getting used to the puffy garment. He dropped his passy a couple of times- poor kid tipped over trying to grab it. Reminded me of a scene in "A Christmas Story", poor little Randy Parker. If you don't know what I'm talking about then you just have to go see the movie.

Love to all!

Gavi's mommy

It's nice out, What not play?

It's freakishly warm for late October. But you won't hear Gavi complaining. We went to the Pepsico park yesterday for a while and ran around in their sculpture garden (yes we are that cultuered) and meditated by the pond filled with Coy. Okay, Gavi tried to meditate IN the pond but he did like the fishies.

They are called COY gavi, not fishies.

Gavi in Action

For those of you who miss seeing Gavi in action, here's two for you.