First Haircut!

Levi got his first haircut today! (which was long over-due, as you can see in the "pre-pictures" at the salon!!)

I had been holding out for as long as I could, because I knew getting it cut would be a visible departure from babyhood to toddlerness. But, even I knew it was time.

(You can also see his three bottom teeth, taking him to a grand total of 5 at this time)

A little apprehensive on the pony and what was to come.

The first cut!

Verdict: He did NOT like getting his hair cut!

We had to abandon the pony and finish the cut in my lap.

We found out the best way to distract him was to feed him some snacks!

Already looking so handsome!

Looking good from behind!

He knows he's looking sharp! This is the toy razor he played with while getting the final touches.

A big day for the DiChiaras! Levi got his 1st haircut, and I was going to my Residency Graduation Banquet that night! (I still had 6 weeks left of Residency to make up my maternity-leave time, but this evening marked the official end of "in-patient" care months. That means no more working weekends nor call! The end in sight!!)

Dustin and I at the Residency Graduation Banquet.

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Here are some other picture of events that happened a few weeks earlier this month. (As you can see, before Levi got his haircut)

This is the 1st of a series of shots that we took in one day. We had 3 different parties to go to on this Saturday. Dustin was really cute and intentionally dressed in a shirt to match Levi's. I love it!

Levi LOVES balls! He'll say "ball" over and over again, and loves tossing it around!

Levi also loves dogs. He's tickled here with one of the Cadora-dogs at Lisa Huffman and Lucie Hoogland's graduation party.

One of Levi's babysitters, Lisa Huffman. Congratulations on graduating from High School!

Abby Rosenfeldt planting a welcoming kiss on Levi.

Levi liked it!!

So, Levi went in for some more! (gotta watch out for these kids, already! ;-) )

Fun time on the pool!!

These kiddos love the camera-attention. :-)

Happy Father's Day!! (6/21/09)


Very short, but great video on Father's Day. Dustin is throwing Levi up in the air, as per his usual (Levi loves it!). This video is also sweet because Levi gives me a big, sweet kiss, and says "Bye, Bye" nice and clear for the camera, a few weeks after first saying it.

Uncle Michael comes over, now, on a weekly basis to do all his laundry.

This is Levi's favorite cabinets to play in while I'm cooking. This evening, apparently I was sleeping post-call on my Cardiology CCU service, and Dustin did some cooking. He let Levi go crazy and he pulled out all the pans and decided to climb on in!

. . . Fun at first, but he got stuck and couldn't figure out how to get out! (I know he's crying here, but I can't help but laugh at this picture!)

Dada and son, again.

Levi really is a pro cruising around now. I just know he's close to walking, but just needs the courage to let go!

Ball!

Just a little silly clip of the kind of "jibbering" Levi was doing these days.

Crawling!! (kind of)

A few days shy of turning 13 months, Levi did some of his first crawling! The picture to my right is Dustin working with Levi, trying to teach him to crawl and Levi HATING it. It's quite funny--he is definitely strong enough to support himself, but often just rests his head on the ground and cries in frustration. (The picture below is Dustin trying to convince Levi that crawling is FUN!)

I wanted to capture on video Levi's fighting of the crawling, but instead caught him crawling! The video is below. Please forgive my repetitiveness in narrating on the video. I had to start and stop then restart again a few times in recording...

Here's some more pictures of Levi doing really well standing and cruising around.

This is how Levi often rides around. I just think it's the cutest and funniest thing, especially since he's been putting his hands behind his head since he's been born, and even while in the womb (thanks to 3D pics at 17 weeks).

Bonus video: Daddy and Levi being silly together: