Week 7

Grandma came up to Baltimore to help take care of me over Thanksgiving. She brought along a little gift...a t-shirt from Daddy's alma mater!

Week 6

I took my first car trip this week to Philadelphia. I was very good; my parents only made one stop for me along the way. I was quite a party animal--I went to a bar with my parents' friends and stayed out until midnight. This is a picture with Aunties Lanette, Noelle, and Alyssa. As you can see, I'm quite a ladies man...

The next day we went for a walk in Rittenhouse Square, right next to my parent's old apartment. This is a picture of me with my frog friend (I'm also wearing my frog suit, but you can't see it):

Don't mess with me -- I'm a boxer!

Week 5

We celebrated my first Diwali today by lighting lots of candles and eating delicious food. I also wore my first pair of jeans (and striped hoodie) sent to me by my Nani in Sacramento. Dad built another fire.

1 month

Today is my one month birthday! To celebrate, mom bought me a cake and dad built a fire! Following the cake, we had a bowl-a-thon with my new animal bowling pins (thanks Marcus, Kim, Isabella, and Evan!). Dad bowled for me and got us a strike. Mom didn't even hit one animal (claims it's because of her post-partum state).

Anu Masi is the 7th pin.

Week 4

Today was my Pidyon Ha-Ben, an ancient ceremony in which, as the first-born son, I was redeemed from my obligation to serve the priests. My dad "bought" me back from my cousin Ben Doochin (who represented the priests) for 8 silver dollars. My dad was redeemed from Ben's dad using the same coins!

This is a picture of the Abramson cousins (including cousins Laurence and Hazel who flew in from Chicago, cousin Ben who flew in from Nashville, and Uncle Mike):

I also met some new friends...Sophia (with Auntie Jacqui) and Lachlin (with Uncle Dan):

Another picture of Sophia and me: