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Celebrating Easter at Coronado Island

 

Celebrating Mika's Birthday at Il Fornaio Restaurant

 

Maksim started Soccer practice with cousin Milana

Its been a little busy in our household as of late.  Going to try to catch up on a lot of stuff in this post.

So What's New?  In no particular order:

• Huge!  Maksim is 99.5% potty trained.  3 weeks going now.  I am thankful I will never have to buy him diapers ever again.
• Back to working out.  I tried my first Pilates Reformer Class and I swear it was made for me.
• I busted Stan's car.  Not good but we got it back from the shop and it looks better than new.
• Stan is the best.  We have 4th row tickets to Depeche Mode in September.  
• Lazar is 5 months old now and so close to sitting up on his own.  Going to try him on solids in a couple weeks.
• Mika, my aunt, is in San Diego for a visit!  Yeah!  She is providing us with so much kid help I feel like I am on vacation.
• Maksim finished his first session of swim lessons at the YMCA.  Being the youngest and fearless he was put in time out a ton.  He is our time out swimming champion.
• His vocabulary has increased 10-fold in the last month.  New words, songs, and sentences.
• Just booked a kid-free all inclusive vacation with Stan to Jamaica!
• Maksim got a big boy bed.  I mean its big!  Queen size and high!
• Easter Egg Hunts are the best.  We had to do about 30-40 egg hunts at home for a super excited toddler.
• Green beans and broccoli are becoming Maksim's fav foods.  I call them "green fries" and "trees."
• Argan oil for the face is my new friend.
• Stan got us tickets to see Adam Ant too! 
• We had an episode of hand, foot, mouth in our home a few weeks ago.  Both Maksim and Lazar got it.  Gross and so glad its done with it.  
• Still house hunting.  So frustrating.  There has to be a perfect house out there for us?!
• Working on call for the first time since I had Lazar.  The middle of the night calls are not appreciated by Lazar.  
• Maksim started Soccer Shots with cousin Milana.
• We officially have a teething 5 month old.

Love,
First Gen Fam

Lazar Tummy Time

Had to share these tummy time pictures of Lazar.  I think he is the so adorbs.

Love,

First Gen Fam

Merry Birthday to my Father

Work and kids have kept me from blogging for a while now.  I don't foresee things slowing down anytime soon.  But I wanted to take a moment to post a Merry Bday to my father, Perko who is enjoying some Florida sunshine today.  Stan, I, Maksim and Lazar want to wish him the best birthday yet!  Best Grandpa and Father of all time.  We miss you!

Love,
First Gen Fam

Lazar Month 4

Our little munchkin turned 4 months old today.  Already trying to get up on his feet and getting his muscles ready to try to sit up on his own.  Everyday we hear him try to talk through squeaks and goos.  His little smile lights up our hearts.  We are so lucky to have him in our lives.

What a happy 4 months it has been indeed. 

Love,
First Gen Fam

Maksim in his version of Supermarket Sweep

We went to the new Trader Joe's in Mission Valley the other night.  The mini cart was available thus Maksim's shopping adventure begins.  We were lucky enough to record it because this little trip to the store made us do a laugh-cry.  He is serious about getting all his groceries quickly (very Supermarket Sweep) though he does have time to stop and test out a sample.  He zig-zagged throughout the store, paid for his groceries, and was rewarded with a lollipop at the end.  He is our super shopper.  Enjoy the video!

Love,
First Gen Fam

Bros Conversing : First Time Ever Caught on Video

Maksim really pays no attention to baby Lazar other than to ask me to set him down so he can get some cuddling in with Mama.  It made me a little worried.  Is he jealous?  Is he going to love his brother?  It was like this until recently.  He now goes and chats up a whole conversation with Lazar.  I can only make out some of it otherwise it's some secret baby language.  In this video see Maksim tells his brother about Donald Duck, Chip and Dale, lays down some kisses and shows off his belly button.  Please don't mind the toe biting. I consider it a love bite.  I was so lucky to be able to record this first ever conversation.  Brotherly love is too darn cute.

Love,
First Gen Fam

All Things Black and White

From the top:  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8

Black and white has always been classic but recent fashion shows have made this a top trend for 2013.  I choose a few wardrobe and home pieces that caught my eye above.  Not going to lie I might have ordered the shoes already.  If you are going to shell out some bucks towards some new trendy pieces this year it has to be b/w.  Its crisp, timeless, and can be worn with any other color (love it with coral).  You simply cannot go wrong.

Happy Shopping.
Love,
First Gen Fam