Dalya Joy's World

Today I had a surprise get together with some of Daddy’s and Mommy’s friends. Also cousin Jason Stopped over too.  Daddy’s best freinds Alex and Mike stopped over.  mike and his wife Jenn were down here visiting some family for the New Years weekend and wanted to say hello to me.  So they came over for some burgers and hotdogs.  Then we called Alex and told him to get his tushie over.  We had lots of fun.  They all could not get over how big I got.  I told them that it happens when mommy keeps feeding me good healthy food.

The Whole Gang

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Mike just looks grumpy here. Â He is really a big sweet heart. Â I think he was getting some corn out of his teeth!

Today we got a visit from one of mommy’s best friends.  Kara B.  And Kara brought her little boy Jonah and husband Avi.   Mommy and Kara go back all the way to days at Penn.  Shortly after mommy heard from Kara that she was having a baby mommy found out that I was on my way too.  Jonah and I were supposed to be about 2 months apart.  Well, we ended up being 2 weeks!!!!  Having mommy’s friend going through the whole baby thing with her is something really special.   If only we lived closer it would be even more fun.

Now I have heard lots about this Jonah from Mommy.  So today was the day I finally got to meet him.  And Jonah did not disappoint.  He was all boy.  First thing I did when we met was plop a huge wet kiss on his forehead.  He was shocked.  but I think he took it as a sign to get all touchy feely with me.  Man, this kid could not keep his hand off me.  We played together and I did a great job at sharing my toys with him.

It was great meeting you Jonah.  I hope we will be lifelong pals and keep in touch as we get older.  I am sure that some of these embarrassing picture below will end up being shown at our Bar and Bat Mitzvahs!!!!

Get over here chica

Hey Mom. Â Stop paying attention to him! You are not his mommy.

"Dalya. Â Shut that trap of yours!"

Oh come on. Â Is it that bad dalya?

" Ok, there there. Â Jonah will make it all better"

"Yes Dalya. Â I know you want to hold my hand."

" If I take Dalya's mommy's glasses then she cannot see what I do to Dalya."

"Yeah. Â I know it. Â I am a smooth operator."

" Lets ditch the parents and have some fun."

"My Man!"

"Damn she is clingy!"

" I think Dalya made peepee."

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"Don't leave...."

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"That fan is sure interesting."

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" Who needs pacifiers when we have fingers."

" Take that Jonah. Â That is for sticking your fingers in my mouth."

Dalya learns early on that she can walk all over men.

Along with the nice cold weather from the north comes great family and friends this time of year. I got to go to my first holiday party at cousin Nini’s house.  I got meet lots of cousins from Nanna’s side of the family.  It was especially great meeting cousin Tonia G.  She is one of my oldest relatives.  The whole family went out for Chinese.  Cousins Pam and Steve drove the whole gang down from New York.    I met my cousins the triplets, Sean, Barbara, and Sara.  They were preemies too.  And look how big and strong they are now!   Can’t wait to see you guys again real soon.

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Today I got a special visitor…. daddy’s wonderful old friend Debbie V. Debbie just moved back to Miami and finally came to visit me.  She was very excited to meet me, as she was following all the updates on my blog.  Debbie and daddy go back to his days in YJ.  As soon as I am old enough I too will become a YJ member. Debbie gave me lots of attention and did a great job at making me laugh.  Thanks for visiting.  I hope to hang out with again you real soon.

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The shirt says it all

Dalya works on her over the shoulder pose!

This is a typical night time activity for Dalya before she goes to bed.

This week was my first Chanukah.  And I must say that this is definitely my kind of holiday.  After all, we celebrate for 8 days and I get lots of gifts!!!

We started off the first night with a special gift all the way from the North….No, not the North Pole silly.  From Grandma Penny and Grandpa Arthur.  It was a wonderful toy that made lots of cool sounds. There was also fun stuff for me to touch and even chew on.  It was my very first Chanukah gift ever.  But before I was able to open the gift, Mommy and I read the nice card from my grandparents.  THANKS GRANDMA AND GRANDPA.

The second night kicked off with a party at Aunt Addie and Uncle Seth’s house.  We had the the whole gang there. From cousins Hannah and Sammy to family friend Franco.  Even Great Aunt Helene came!  And of course ( since it was at Uncle Seth’s house) Nanna had to do all the cooking and she cooked a great meal with all the goodies.  Latkahs, pasta, meatballs,  and meatless meatballs.

We had lots of fun seeing everyone and opening gifts.

Talking of gifts… Nanna got me my first Elmo toy.  It is awesome.  Although it scared the pants of daddy when it was turned on.  It talks, sinks, and even tells jokes!  THANKS NANNA.

But the best part of Chanukah had to be lighting the candles every night with Mommy, Daddy, and Yogi.  The warm glow of the light was soo peaceful and beautiful.

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After 6 long months of waiting I finally got to get some real food in me.  That is of course if you can call some mushy rice cereal real food.

Here I thought I was maybe getting some of that left over turkey and mashed pototaes.  But no, it was only rice cereal for me.  From what Mommy and Daddy tell me, I will have to start out with this for 4 days and then go onto other veggies one at a time.  We need to make sure that I am not allergic to anything before we get to dive into the good stuff.

So at first I must tell you that I was not too into the whole eating solids thing.  This new mushy feeling on my mouth was strange.  I was not sure if I was supposed to swallow it or just play with it with my tongue.  I decided to mostly push it out of my mouth with my tongue.  I think mommy and daddy enjoyed the process more then me!

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Today is a day to reflect on all the things that we are thankful for.  And Amy and I are so thankful and blessed that Dalya is happy and healthy.  We are also very thankful for the wonderful family and friends that we have.

This thanksgiving was very low key and laid back.  Nanna took cousin sammy to visit Aunt Melissa, Uncle Joel, and Cousins Eli, Molly, and Maya in Maryland.  Grandma and Grandpa headed back to NY a fews days before today to be with Uncle Brian.  So that left us with a Aunt Addie, Uncle Seth, and Cousin Hannah eating Tofuorky and real turkey with all the fixings.  We even had their dog Mister over.  Mommy made a wonderful turkey.  I was enjoying the great smells all morning as mommy cooked.  Mommy also made mashed potatoes and stuffing from scratch and her special jalapeño pepper cranberry sause that uncle Seth loves.

I still did not get to taste any of the goodies yet.  But I am hoping to start eating some solids any day now.  So keep an eye out for those sure to be messy pictures.

Next year I hope that we can have a huge thanksgiving dinner with all the family together!!  You hear that Grandma and Grandpa, Aunt Melissa, Uncle Joel, and Uncle Brian?

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Hannah is thinking, " Uncle Joshy. No more pictures.. I am hungry!"

This is Tofurkey for those of you that do not know.

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The shirt says it all!

I am very lucky that mommy is able to work from home a few days a week.  Today I got to help mommy with some important editing for the newspaper.  In no time I will have my own computer and do things that mommy and daddy only can dream of!  I am sure that daddy can not wait for me to learn Photoshop.

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