Its been a while

I know its been a while. I've been busy trying to find my feet. I'm happy to say,  I've succeeded. In case you are keeping score, I've also started eating solid foods. Apples are my favorite, but I'll tolerate yams, peas, barley, oatmeal...  To tell you the truth, I'll eat pretty much anything as long as you sing "Yum Yum in my Tum Tum" while spoon feeding me. Third on my list of accomplishments: I can now make a noise like "Thbpbpb."  I bet you didn't realize that's a developmental milestone, didya? Well, it is in this house. 

To scratch your picture itch,  here's the latest. Hot of the instagram press:

By the way,  I don't actually smile this much. The photog caught me in moments of weakness. Just so you know. If you'd like to find more,  we are at "neutralino.productions" on instagram. 

Instagram

Mom has discovered Instagram. It's an iPhone app that lets you take pictures, edit them, and post them. So she's been taking, editing and posting non-stop. Where "non-stop" means once a day or so. Here are her personal favorites:

The Professor

Dimples

Surprise

Glamour shot Out Takes

As some of you know, we've been working on glamour shots for the O'Waldman family holiday card. At this rate, the holiday referenced is likely to be Valentine's Day, or maybe Memorial Day. The main problem is I'm fat and I know how to move.  We're generally pleased with both of these developments -- it is much better than the alternative -- but it makes for bad photos. 

These photos were all rejected as "unbecoming of a Waldman or an O'Connell holiday card" but they should be good enough for the internet.  

Here I am rocking my holiday party outfit.

Here I am starting to get bored and pout that we keep taking these photos.

This is me peeved.

This is me doing puppy dog eyes. This is also a hat I outgrew in 3 days. Seriously. 3 days. 

This is me sticking my tongue out. Just because I can.

This last photo isn't the best, but it does show off my most awesome feature: heart shaped nostrils. You didn't know they were cute until now, but they just melt your heart, don't they? 

In other news, I had another wonderful visit to the doctors before the holidays. I now weigh somewhere between 14.2 lbs and 1 ton, I'm almost two feet tall, and I'm better than 50th percentile in the awesomely large head category (see aforementioned hat problem).

Next post:  sleep training or, as we like to call it, the seventh circle of hell.

The impossibility of photos

My folks have been trying to get a good looking picture of me for a holiday card.  Glamor shots, really. I'm happy to say that there efforts have failed -- I don't smile for just anybody. Note their foolish efforts to force one in photo #3. So these photos are all the rejects. But they are interesting all the same, mostly because I am adorable. 

In other good news, I have exceeded the capacity of the food scale. In fact, to first order, I am spherical. According to my parents' questionable attempts at measurements, I am approximately 13.2 lbs. 

You can use the comments to vote for cutest picture.

I'm not fat, I'm big boned

Dad's been making fun of me for being too fat. I keep trying to tell him I'm just big boned, but he's having none of it. In fact, he's forced me  to post his so-called "argument" here in pictocumentary form. 

<Dad's voice>
Exhibit A:  Isaac's knuckles each have their own dimple.

Exhibit B: His chin is only distinguishable as the intersection between three pudges.

Exhibit C: Isaac's ankle's have two fat rolls each, and the arch of his foot arches the wrong way. 

Exhibit D: Isaac most resembles a (cute) bowling ball with fat little chub hands.

So tell me what you think.  Fat?  Or just big boned?

Election 2012

This election stuff is awesome. Mitt Obama is definitely the best candidate, and I hope he wins soonest. I've been riveted all day:

But as the conclusion draws near, I find it just can't keep my eyes open. I hope that Barack Romney guy does well...

Rocktober

You may have noticed that I didn't post very much in October. That's because I was too busy rocking out. I rocked out so much that I gained almost 2lbs. in 4 weeks. I rocked out so much, that I met a Great-Aunt, a Great-Uncle and all of my grandparents for the first time. I rocked out so much, in fact, that I no longer have to sleep between feedings. It's been a big month. 

In honor of Rocktober and to welcome in Movember (when I try to grow my first mustache), I'm going to present a chronological photo gallery, with dates and captions. Then you can decide whether or not I rocked Rocktober.  (As always, click on a photo to make it larger.)

October 7, 2012:  Mom says my posture "leaves something to be desired"

October 14, 2012: I'm rocking the robes, just chillin' in SoCal.

October 14, 2012:  I'll even smiled for the camera. Once. 

October 19, 2012: What the heck is this vibrating monkey trying to do to me?

October 20, 2012: I'm just cute. Compare with this post- Dress Rehearsal from Sept. 11 

October 23, 2012: I'm a pea. In a pod! It's my Halloween costume.

October 23, 2012: Dad loves this picture. It looks like I'm falling. (I'm not, I promise.)

October 31, 2012:  Happy Halloween! I'm saving the cutest for last.