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If you’ve been reading the blog, you know that these young parents tend to dote on the small milestones in our son’s life: a somersault, hanging in a swing, and even pooping. Well, I think we’ve now reached a milestone that we can all agree is a very Big Milestone: Avi’s first Wave. Why so major? Well, if you think about it, a Wave really signifies a certain social awareness of what is going on around you, a recognition of how people interact with each other. Yes, the Wave is a Big Deal. And, by coincidence, Avi’s first Wave was caught on video and happened to take place at Fenway Park (what could make a Boston Dad more proud??), thanks to the generosity of Avi’s Great Aunt Linda (who also witnessed Avi’s first Wave and was extremely excited) and Great Uncle Kenny (thanks GAL and GUK!), who gave us tickets to the game.

No teaser photo here–it’s best for you to just go directly to the video: one you don’t want to miss!

Have you ever eaten ONE FOOD exclusively for three and a half months? Well, Avi has. Uncle Jake pointed out to him that he’s really cheating himself out of some of the more delicious aspects life (and Grossmans don’t go light on food!). Until now, Avi had been very satisfied with just milk all day every day but Uncle Jake got him thinking and Avi decided that he wanted to branch out. So, when we took a little excursion to NYC (because Dad had some work there), Avi started making noise about wanting to try some deli… And not just ANY deli–Avi wanted a Reuben (with cole slaw, of course) from the Carnegie Deli. And so that’s what he ordered and he devoured the entire thing! Man, we really should have taken a video of it. Instead, we only have this picture, taken right before he started eating it…

Avi also visited with some new friends and NYC and he REALLY LOVED Times Square. Some pictures and a short video are now posted to the Photo Gallery.

Gimmie somma dat!

Avi got to meet his great grandmother “Nanny” (91 years Avi’s senior) a couple of days ago and loved every minute of it. You’ll remember that Avi Aaron was named after Nanny’s late husband, so it was quite a special moment when the two met. Luckily, we caught it on video, now posted in the photo gallery.

Avi and Nanny had met each other over video chat a number of times previously, but this was their first in-person meeting…

Avi Aaron and his Great Grandmother "Nanny"

The other day, Holly and Avi went to the park with our neighbors and our Little Gymnast (see previous post) showed his aerial acrobatic skills! Check out the new video of Avi on his first Swing, as he flies through the air with the greatest of ease… Now posted in the Photo Gallery.

Avi turned three months old last week. And to celebrate his Three Month Birthday, we… (wait for it) … had a photoshoot!! Surprised? What if I told you it was actually four different photoshoots?!?

Don’t worry, of the many dozens of pictures we took, we have hand-selected only the best dozen to post here. We’ve added them to the begining of the existing Monthly Birthday Photoshoot set. Enjoy!

Avi turns Three (months)!

Who needs to crawl or walk when you can just somersault wherever you want to go? That’s what Avi figures. And, not satisfied with just getting somewhere, Avi has thrown his full spirit into gymnastics—he has declared enthusiastically that he is now officially In Training for the 2012 Olympics in London, with plans to take home the Gold. In addition to maintaining a strict diet appropriate for an athlete of his caliber (exclusively breast milk), Avi can be found perfecting his routine in the gym. A “human interest story” in the making, NBC’s cameras snuck into Avi’s latest training session and captured a bit of footage that you are likely to see on TV in 2012… If you don’t want to wait that long, we’ve posted the video in our photo gallery for you to see.

"So which one of you is going to get the Silver?"