New Pictures: Leo in Puerto Rico

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Leo had a great time in Puerto Rico (as did his parents!) In the picture above you can see Leo having a great time in his temporary crib which was placed in between our bed and a full size mirror.  He had the view of himself on one side and his parents on the other and this kept him quite entertained.

Leo loved the beach and got to play in the sand, the ocean AND the pool. He really enjoyed the different textures and especially the waves.

On the day of his wedding, Ondrej still took a few minutes to stop by the pool and say hello to his guests. The whole wedding weekend was great! Thanks Ondrej and Sara!! We hope we can come again to Puerto Rico and spend some more time together in this wonderful place.

Leo loved the pool, especially being thrown in the air by tata, while his mama was not around!!

At the wedding party the guests got straw beach hats which were really fun to dance with!!

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New Pictures: Leo Weeks 39 and 40

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We found that Leo looks good in hats, so we tried Mama's hat collection.  We found that he should stick to male hats since this one makes him look like a girl.

Every morning, Leo says "Good morning Q-street!" though the window in his room and the tradition is to also give a good morning kiss to the jade birds hanging in his window. For now, Leo still doesn't know how to kiss, most you get is a slobbery lick or his new thing is to bite!

Leo's new toy truck has been a hit with Leo and Violet but also but also with some older friends - here our friend Haik is trying to explain to Leo what is this green thing attached to a wire (an old fashioned phone!)

Auntie Ruti came for a visit and helped us make chestnut soup. Whole foods had chestnuts on sale. So we had the great idea to buy raw chestnuts, roast them, peel them and then cook and puree them. Although the result was great, we are not sure it was worth the 2+ hour preparation!

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Leo helping Tata clean up in the kitchen

New Video: Leo loves balloons

Having just came back from Sara and Ondrej's wedding in Puerto Rico we have a lot of good pictures, but they'll take a lot of time to sort through. In the meantime, enjoy Leo discovering the joys of a helium-filled balloon :)

Like father like son

Leo drives his first car!

Yesterday we went to visit Ksenija and celebrate Lulu's 1st birthday, and we had a lot of fun, great food and an amazing cake. Leo met all these new babies and kids, and found a toy of Lulu's that he liked, and since she had outgrown Leo got it as a present! And so here he is, setting his Ferrari up the sweeping right-hand-corer of Eau Rouge at Spa :) 

New Pictures: Leo Weeks 37 and 38

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Last week it was Halloween, and Leo dressed up like a little tiger. Logan Circle Moms organized a parade that went from 17th Street down P street all the way to Logan circle. Whole Foods had trick or treat stations for the kids.  Violet slept most of the parade, and Leo was a little bit overwhelmed by the crowds. But there were lots of cute babies in cool outfits and it was a beautiful day. It was great, given that the day before it snowed and rained all day!

We also had some visitors last week. Bryan and Peter came for brunch. It was nice to catch up with them.  We also had to say good bye to our friend Santi who is moving on to greener pastures - going back home to Colombia.

Life's been great with Cheryl, the babies continue to adore her, and she is still excited to see them every morning. Last week Baby Mossi joined, as did Anaiah last Friday.  Leo really likes the older kids!

On Friday Leo had to get a flu shot and so Kriss brought him to the IFC to cheer up.  Leo visited the DB office and was an instant hit!

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New Video: Leo loves playing with drawers

New Video: Leo loves his hat!

New Video: Leo stands up!

Leo has been really energetic of late, crawling everywhere and pushing us to hurry our baby-proofing efforts (including putting baby-locks on drawers, cabinet doors, cleaning up electrical cables etc). And now that he's finally achieved mobility Leo wants the next big step - to stand up and, eventually, to walk. As you can see below his efforts to stand up are a bit reminiscent of Bambi standing up for the first time, but hey, he manages :)