‘Tis the season
December 7th, 2007 by amylherzog
The holiday season is upon us. Hanukkah has started, and it’s much more enjoyable this year due to Jacob’s vastly increased ability to grasp the whole thing. “Happy Hanukkah!”, he shouts to random passers-by. “Hanukkah a HOLIDAY!”
He’s really enjoying the little safari animals we’re giving him this year, and it’s so much fun to see him play with them. “Mommy, Daddy Lion needs take a naaaaaaaap. Close eyes?” But the show-stealer so far has been the jigsaw puzzle. We upgraded to a 24-piece puzzle since the 12-piece ones no longer hold his interest for more than .02 seconds, and hooray! This one takes him a full five minutes to assemble. Blessed silence, how we cherish you.
He’s not so sure about the latkes, though.
Or the kugel. Or anything else I put in front of him. Oh, well. At least he doesn’t appear to be starving. Maybe he’s synthesizing food out of the air, somehow?
He’s excited for our trip on Monday, too. We’re trying to prepare him for snow. I’m not so sure he gets the “cold” concept, but he sure is having fun running around the house in hats and mittens.
I don’t know whether I’ll be able to blog in Maine, so in case I can’t, happy holidays to all of you from all of us!
I’ve read somewhere that the whole toddlers-don’t-eat thing is because a kid’s caloric requirements don’t change much between birth and, well, sometime much later, like age 5 or 6. It was very weird.
Happy holidays!
Wow. Jacob looks so old in that last photo.
Happy Hannukah! Can’t wait to see you tomorrow, uh, today!