Happy Thanksgiving!

The holiday's are here! There's nothing like having family around during Thanksgiving even if it was just the three... oh, I mean four of us! Both Abe & I had Thanksgiving off. So while I cooked away in the kitchen, Abe watched Izzy. We had the traditional feast.... turkey, mashed potatoes & gravy (still not as good as Grandpa's though) and green bean casserole. I decided to do a spin on the cranberries and made a cranberry cream cheese tart. The turkey was one of the better ones I've had because of a recipe that said to brine it. Even the white meat was so juicy that it was falling off the bones. Originally, we were planning on trying to go out on Black Friday for a new TV. But Izzy was sick the past few days staying up coughing. Plus the weather was not the best up here (cold rain) making us rethink our plans. So we settled for Black Friday internet-style and got a new computer.

Abe could hardly wait when he saw this.

My babies waiting to eat.

Even Clay waited patiently for his turkey by his bowl... not one single jump on the table.

Post-turkey Izzy. Notice how she's moved all her toys into one pile... that's talent!

Another tradition... putting up the Christmas tree & decorations the day after Thanksgiving.

Baby Splash

In true Abe style... this is Izzy's buffet. She has made an excellent choice!

After going to our local community gym to work-out and swim, I noticed that they had a program called "Baby Splash". It is an 8 week swimming class for infants. We've had fun attending. Izzy is the youngest which makes some of the activities a bit difficult because she doesn't have the motor skills to do them yet. But she is always bright eyed and full of interest when we attend.

Izzy demonstrating her "reach & pull" with the seahorse.

Blowing bubbles. It looks like mom is doing all the work.

At the begining, all the babies take turns in the middle. We all say "hello Izzy". At the end, we do the same thing saying good-bye.

One day I thought Izzy might be tired of her old toys. I then remembered that Abe and I bought this Mickey Mouse during our anniversary trip to Disney World. It has now become one of her favorites.

Barkoudah's Week in Review

The big news in the Barkoudah household is from Abe. He recently accepted a job at Brighams & Women's Hospital at a Hospitalist. He will continue to work on research in their cardiac center as well. This is a major change both in his job and in location. BWH is located right next to Childern's making our commute easy as well as getting to and from daycare.

Izzy has found her feet! She seems to forget they are there when she's wearing any type of clothing. However, when she's naked they are her favorite "toy".

Yes, we found Izzy like this in the morning several days in a row. She would play with the blanket and eventually fall asleep, leaving it be where she last used it.

This is one of Abe's favorite songs to sing to Izzy. She always responds to it the same way. We call her "dancing".

Izzy is a Babbler!

Like clockwork, Izzy has achieved one of the funnest milestones.... babbling. She loves to sit there figuring out items and babbling. Of course, when mom goes to capture this glorious achievement, she stops & is curious about the camera. So this is just a "taste" of what our house now sounds like. It also shows one of her favorite things to play with... her feet!