First Christmas

Tavo enjoyed his first Christmas. . .especially the wrapping paper, bows and gift bags. He expereinced many Christmas celebrations with various relatives in Texas. Even though every time he woke up he was in a new place surrounded by different people, he still managed to enjoy himself and make everyone around him smile.

A Day at the Zoo

Tavo enjoyed the zoo, although he watched the other children more than the animals. His newest thing is to put both arms straight in the air when he is excited, as in the photo. The other night, we took a walk and discovered that he loves Christmas lights. At each house that had lights, his arms went up and stayed up. It is hilarious, we will have to try to get it on video for all to see. He also knows how to wave...but he is a bit confused as to when is the appropriate time to wave.

Nino Octavio at 7 months

Tavo is now seven months and is really fun to interact with. He loves to take walks in the French Quarter and to see the Mississippi River. At home, he crawls all over the place and gets into everything and puts everything in his mouth. He laughs easily and frequently while playing with his parents, but he can also be very independent and play quietly by himself. He constantly pulls himself up to a standing position and bets are that he will be an early walker. Here he is with his Papi, sleeping in the hammock.

I look like my Uncle Jason!

Baby Hairstyles

Nino, Kamal and Jana all got haircuts and baby Nino tried out two future hairstyle options: punk rock baby and the combed over look.

Mama

We're a bit behind on updating....at six months and one week, Tavo said his first word "ma ma." It will probably take him awhile to say "papi" but we are working on it. He is crawling fast now and loves to get handful of dirt from our indoor big potted plant. He smiles and laughs and sticks out his tongue among many, many other tricks. His happy times far outnumber his few grumpy moments.