Babushka and Dyedushka

Pasha's grandparents from Russia traveled all this way to visit him for Christmas this year.

Pasha with Babushka Valentina
Pasha with Dyedushka Tolya
Out for a walk
On Christmas Day afternoon it began snowing! It's a good thing Baba and Dyeda brought Pasha a new winter hat and some russian baby booties.Even in the house, Baba keeps Pasha bundled up, worried that he might be cold.

Pasha checks out the rocking giraffe that Santa brought him.Kamikaze remembers getting all the attention from Baba and Dyeda last time they visited, and has no qualms about coming between Pasha and his Baba.

This is how Kamikaze likes it!

December with Pasha

Pasha went to the zoo this December and saw his first real giraffes. It was a beautiful, sunny but VERY cold day in Seattle.
Pasha just learned how to pick things up, and even startled himself with this new skill!
Thanks to Aunt Sandy Pasha was well outfitted for the Seattle winter with his fleece vest, mittens and hat.
Before Dad leaves for work (on his bike) some mornings he takes time to feed Pasha.
And of course, Pasha spends as much time as possible sucking on his fingers.

Trip to Dallas

Pasha took his first plane ride to surprise his granpa with a visit last weekend.
Grandpa taught him to ride a tractor!


And he met Santa Claus (though he was rather unimpressed)


He also got to meet Becky and her babies.

The Lineup

Can you pick Pasha from the lineup at his birth class reunion?
He is both the youngest and the biggest!

Thanksgiving fun

What a cute little monkey with striped legs!!

We headed up to the mountains the day after thanksgiving and it was really cold. Pasha had to wear two hats and mittens to stay warm.

Mmmm yummy fingers!!

Don't be alarmed, but something went terribly wrong with this swaddle. A few minutes after leaving Pasha in his crib, I heard him cry out. I went to check on him and this is what I found:

Between the rim of his hat and the top edge of the blanket I could see one eyeball peering up at me. (since he wasn't crying I left him there long enough to grab the camera) Apparently he wasn't swaddled very well and in his attempt to wriggle his arms out, had slid the whole blanket up over his head. He wasn't crying when I got there because, despite his bottom half being exposed, he was happily sucking on his fingers.

All smiles

Pasha smiles a lot now. When he sees a familiar face, or his favorite giraffe friend.

Heads up!

Pasha lifted his head all the way up off the floor this week. It's a big head for his little neck to lift, to afterwards he was exhausted!

Pasha finds his hands!

Pasha finds his hands this week and they taste yummy! The only problem is that he gets so excited and starts wiggling his arms-only to lose his hand...and then he gets upset until he accidentally finds it again. It's tough being 6 weeks old.

Random cuteness...it never ends

The Great Giraffe Heist

Pasha is so delighted with his baby jungle gym that he doesn't seem to notice that just behind him......
Kamikaze has claimed his giraffe blanket for herself.

Pumpkin Pants Pasha

Well, we all knew Pasha was a pumpkinhead.....But for Halloween he was a pumpkin-butt too! Happy Halloween from Pumpkin Pants Pasha, hanging out here with Aunt Sandy.
And how cute is this....

This is the kind of image that makes all the sleep deprivation worthwhile. Almost. ;)

Baths, bottles and books, oh my!

Pasha's first bath:


He did pretty well with the bath, crying a little at first but then settling into a quiet, but uncertain expression.

Also, Dad gave Pasha his first bottle of pumped breastmilk. He didn't seem to notice much difference and happily sucked away.

In the evenings Dad and Pasha hang out in the kitchen reading. Igor would sit down but when he does Pasha wakes up and gets fussy and squirmy...so he stands. After about 20 minutes Pasha is usually asleep enough that Igor can sit down. Usually. ;)

Week 3 with Pasha

Here is Pasha sleeping on mom:
And here he is in the new Moby baby carrier: (of course you can't really see him, but he is there!)


And he loves to play in the jungle themed baby gym for a few minutes everyday:This is an expression he often gives me. He actually raises one eyebrow as if to ask if I am crazy
Yay! Happy Pasha!
He looks a little skeptical of the giraffe here:

Random cute baby pictures Week 2

Many firsts.....

This week Pasha takes his first walk with Dad in the Baby Bjorn:He does some baby yoga:
He cries a lot:
And to celebrate losing his umbilical cord stump, he wears his first pair of pants and shoes for a trip to Starbucks:
Also, there are lots of naps in the swing: