Happy Passover!

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Apologies to the fans- It's been a challenging two weeks. Jeremy has had his first serious diaper rash (I know, we really can't complain) after having an allergic reation to eggs. Doc had said it was fine to give him whole eggs, so against all of our research, we gave him eggs and... Anyhow, it turned into a yeast infection.. yada yada yada. The only two things we haven't tried yet are Mylanta (applied directly to bottom) and Crisco (a work colleague swears by this one).
On a happier note, Jeremy had a great visit with his Papa (came in from CA), and is really enjoying passver- the boy loves Matza! We had our seder with Ari and Zoe.

Jeremy 9 mo old

It is hard to believe that he has now been "out" as long as he was "in" (if you know what I mean). At his 9 month "well child" Dr.'s visit, they declared that he was in the 75% for height/length and 15% for weight- and that that was "just perfect" and "exactly what we like to see". They were also very impressed that we hadn't been in once yet for a "sick visit"- hurrah for breast milk! To answer the many queries I've been receiving, yes, we are still breast feeding (per the recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatricians), and no, the teeth are no problem at all. It seems nature is smart again- with emergence of his teeth, Jeremy seems to suddenly have a heightened interest in solids. He feeds himself with gusto, especially his favorite: apples. Jeremy has also graduated from his Signing Smart class, and now knows 10 different signs. The teacher thinks that he is on the verge of what is referred to as the signing cluster, when he suddenly starts signing more often and with more signs. His most recent is the sign for bear.

Jeremy throwing a ball, drumming, has teeth

It's official- Jeremy now has chompers to call his own: two pearly whites on the bottom.
Developmentally, he's doing all sorts of fun things, including perfecting his throwing skills. The movie below was started just after he had been throwing beautifully several times (ah, you know how it is), but this still gives you some idea. We've been having lots more visitors, including "Mimi & Tate" (Jeremy's godparents), and cousin Amy from CT. Amy is the founder of the non-profit Boundless Playgrounds.

Here's JB playing w Cousin Amy: http://ia360917.us.archive.org/2/items/ASimonJeremy_Amy/MVI_3957.AVI or click here: http://ourmedia.org/node/393922

Here's a movie of Jeremy drumming with his friend Mark at Mark's birthday party: http://www.ourmedia.org/ia/details/ASimonJeremydrumming/