Grandpa Comes to Town

So I had a very special visitor the other day all the way from California. It was my Grandpa! He's always so excited to see me and it's lots of fun when he visits. We had a really nice time. Dad promised that I'll get to see him a couple more times at least before he goes back home to San Frisco.

That's one happy Grandpa!

After Grandpa left, we just had a relaxing rest of the day at home.

Mother and daughter lost in each others' eyes

I got to spend some time on my changing pad (it's my favorite place). And Mom hung out with me there for a while. I like looking at Mom (Dad says he does too). Well, I'm off to sleep.

Love and cuddles,

Esme

Humoring the Parents

So Mom and Dad keep trying to put me in these devices that other kids supposedly like. First, it was the bouncer. That thing I hated. And I wasn't shy about letting them know that. So the bouncer disappeared and a swing appeared. I didn't like that either. Personally, I think they should both be perpetually on call to pick me up and sooth me any way I like. If I'm in the mood for bouncing, they should bounce me. If I want swinging, they should swing me. I don't see why that won't always work. But they insist on trying these contraptions.

Esme tolerates the swing and almost seems to enjoy it

So just this once I decided to humor them and not lodge a formal complaint when they put me in the swing. Actually, it wasn't so bad. Mom and Dad were super excited cause they got to do something called 'eat dinner at the table'. I don't get what was so cool about the table, but they are weird sometimes. Parents...what's a kid to do?

Love and cuddles,

Esme

Cool new décor

I got a really cool new toy. It's super pretty and makes great music. Plus it moves around. I really like checking it out when Mom or Dad wind it up.

Esme is mesmerized by her new mobile

And it adds a very stylish and mature note to my crib. I also got two cute rugs. They have squares and lots of animals. Mom told me what all the animals are, but I can't remember then all yet. That's OK though, since Dad promised to teach me about the different animals again so I can remember.  Now I just need to figure out what to do with the big, blank wall in my room. But all in all, the look of the place is really coming together.

Love and cuddles,
Esme

Great Grandpa Sam

So after our vacation on Cape Cod, we went in to Weston to stay with Ronnie and Safta for a day before driving home. It was lots of fun to see their house. Mom, Dad and I have our own room there. And I got a really snazzy Pack n' Play for the room. It is super cool.

Even better than the Pack n' Play, I got to meet Great Grandpa Sam the next day. He was so exited to see me he couldn't stop smiling.

Great Grandpa Sam likes the view of Melissa and Esme

We went to visit him at his apartment. And when we got there, he was in the dining room with lots of people. Everyone oohed and ahed over me. I guess they don't see babies very often. But all the attention was fun.

Lost in each others' eyes across the generations

After a nice visit we went back to Weston, got our stuff together and drove back home to NY. As a side note, I don't like the car. In particular, I really hate my special seat in the car. Mom and Dad tell me I have to be strapped in there for safety, but I know it's just cause they can't hope to contain me otherwise. I like to counter this move by lots of screaming. They respond by sticking some weird thing in my mouth. I suck and I suck, but no milk ever seems to come out of this thing. And when I spit it out, it magically makes its way back to my mouth as soon as I start crying again. Maybe next trip I'll figure out what it is. But I did love my vacation and especially meeting Great Grandpa Sam.

Love and cuddles,
Esme

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My Photo Shoot at the Cape

So our apartment in NYC doesn't have great light according to Mom and Dad. So when we were on vacation in Cape Cod, they used this as an excuse to take tons of pictures of me. I know I'm cute, but after a while enough is enough.

Darn, I'm a good looking kid

But they are insisting that I share my world-class cuteness with all of you. So here are a few of the endless number of pictures they subjected me to.

Esme shows off some excellent head control

I hope this photo shoot it enough for a while cause it wore me out. In fact, even talking about it is making me sleepy.

Esme strikes her cute and charming pose

Perhaps I'll go take a nap. Till next time.

Love and cuddles,

Esme

Baby's First Vacation

So I had never been on vacation before. In fact, I had never left the island of Manhattan in all my weeks. So I didn't really appreciate these things called space and fresh air that Mom and Dad kept talking about. Turns out, I really like vacation. We got to go visit Cape Cod and stay in a house that was like ten times the size of our apartment at home. And it was right next to this really cool thing called a beach.

Esme savors the ocean breeze with Mom

I spent lots of time relaxing and checking out the view of the water.

Esme ponders the ocean while chilling on the couch

We had lots of fun and went for walks in my stroller. I even got to go to the Lighthouse, Mom and Dad's favorite spot for breakfast. It looked really tasty, but since I don't have teeth yet, I couldn't try any. Maybe I'll get to have some next time.

Dad points out Martha's Vineyard off in the distance

We spent a whole week there. Ronnie and Safta (Mom's parents) came to visit one day and brought their new puppy Sadie who had lots of fun playing on the beach. I can't wait to go back.

Love and cuddles,

Esme

Everyone Comes to See Me

Wow am I popular. Everybody likes to come visit me it seems. My Great Aunt Kate and Great Uncle Marvin came to town earlier this week. Then my Cousin Ali and Auntie Em both on Thursday. I thought that was quite the day until my Aunt Julia and her boyfriend Markus stopped in for a quick visit after they got to town late that night. And they really like me. They came to see me each day since.

Why is everyone staring at me? Do I have milk on my face?

Mom and Dad say they are coming back tomorrow before they drive home to Montreal. But I hope I get to see them again soon. They were lots of fun. We went out to eat, saw the farmers market and other good stuff. We even snuggled on the couch. Well, I'm tired and am off to take a nap. Till next time.

Love and cuddles,
Esme

I'm Six...Weeks That Is

Since yesterday was my 6 week birthday and I've been so good, Mom and dad decided to take me out to lunch to celebrate. We went to a really fancy place (at least compared to where I usually eat it was pretty formal). But I didn't get to try any of the food! Now how is that fair?

The family hits the town for lunch (at Maialino)

But they promised that some day I'll get to try some of the stuff they eat. Something about it being hard to chew without teeth. But I think that's malarkey and they are holding out on me. I did get to show off my snazzy duds though and all the people ooh-ed and ah-ed over me and said I was cute. That was fun and there were all kinds of new things to see and smell. Maybe we'll go out for lunch again sometime soon.

Love and cuddles,
Esme

I'm a Rock Star

The other day I was really hungry. So I started crying to let Mom and Dad know that they need to bring me the boob. But instead I got this odd flavored goop squirted in my mouth. Turns out this is something called a vitermin since the doc doesn't want me sunbathing to get my D.

Esme happily sucks her vitamins right out of the dropper

Once I got over the shock of the first taste I've ever had other than the boob, I decided I didn't mind it (and I did get my usual yummy meal right after). Since then, they don't even have to squirt it in my mouth, I just suck it out of the thingy. Mom and Dad were really impressed by this maneuver and said I'm a Rock Star Baby! They get so worked up over the littlest things. They can be so silly sometimes.

Love and cuddles,
Esme

Visitors from the sunshine state

So today I met my Great Aunt Susan and Great Uncle Sam. They were really excited to meet me having come all the way from some place called Boca Raton. Evidently, I have some more family to meet from there. Lots of cousins, one of whom is coming to visit next weekend.

Damn I'm cute. See what I do to these grown-ups?

Well, I'm off to nap for a bit. Being this cute requires lots of beauty sleep, so Z's here I come.

Lots of love,
Esme

Where did that ceiling come from?

So the other day I was doing my daily exercise regimen (otherwise known as tummy time). I was doing my head lifts and turns, checking out my toys, all under the close supervision of my two trainers. Then totally unexpectedly, I was on my back staring at the ceiling. I was totally bewildered and still have no idea how this happened.

Esme shocks everyone by rolling over

Maybe some day I'll figure out how I let that ceiling sneak up on me.

Love,
Esme

Out, About and New Friends

So after my last visit to the doc, I'm now big enough for the Baby Bjorn. I wasn't so sure about it at first, but then decided that it's a great place to check out the town and then have a snooze.

What are you doing to me in this thing?

And on my second trip out in the Bjorn, I met a new friend. He was having lunch with his friend who was eating a steak. I was really impressed that he didn't even think about stealing a bite.

Esme's new friend at a cafe

Mom and Dad said he was an english bullfrog but that doesn't seem quite right to me. They also said that we may get a friend like him to live with us one day. I think that would be lots of fun.

Lots of love,
Esme

It's hard to get good help these days

How come I'm the only one ready to go strolling?

So I know it's been over a week since my last post. Since I haven't learned to type yet, I need to dictate these posts to my dad. And he's fallen behind on his dictation duties. I cut him some slack for a few days and then he claimed there was some big holiday where he couldn't work on the blog or even eat. But now that that's over, I said enough is enough and he needs to get to work. So today I have a few catch up posts for you all.

Love,

Esme

I'm a Big Girl Now

So I went to the doctor yesterday for my 1 month checkup. I got poked and prodded which I don't love but don't really mind. I also got a shot which I definitely didn't like but recovered quickly from. And they did make up for the shot trauma by giving me a really snazzy Thor Band-Aid.

All in all, I had a good time checking everything out at the doctor's office. Oh, I almost forgot to tell you that they measured me. Turns out I packed on over another 1lb, 4oz since my last visit 3 weeks ago, so I'm up to 8lb 5oz now. And they measured my height for the first time since we went home from the hospital. I'm now 21.25" tall! See how much I've grown.

Getting lost in my outfit on Aug 12

Running out of room in same outfit on Sept 10

Busy week

Whew, haven't posted much as I've had a very hectic social calendar since my last post. All three sets of grandparents came to see me. They can't seem to help themselves since I'm so cute.

Grandpa Ronnie hangin' on the couch with me

I cause Safta to get all faklempt

I also got to go into Gramercy Park (a very exclusive private park that my neighborhood is named after). Even Mom and Dad had never been. Apparently, they needed me to make the cut.

Oh so exclusive

Glad the gardeners coordinated the flowers to my outfit

Esme's first art exhibit

I also got to see some of Mom and Dad's good friends (Summer as well as Victor and Calder) and capped off the holiday weekend by meeting my Auntie Em.

Auntie Em, can you take me to get my nails done too?

Coming up this week is my next visit to the doc, so I'll find out how much I've grown. I've also caught Mom and Dad hinting at something about this visit that I might not like (sounds like tots). So I'll let you know.

Love,
Esme