28. a million new photos for those who are far away

Because Nana and Papa Reid havent gotten to see Mischa in quite a while, and wont see him for a little longer than originally planned, and because Grandma & Grandpa Kucher are far off in Europe galavanting about, i thought i'd post enough photos to keep you all busy for quite some time. hope its not too overwhelming. here they are (just hit the play button):
(warning: it really is a LOT of photos. hope you have some time to kill!)

27. First tooth

two of them, actually!
they're just little crescent-moon slivers of teeth right now, but they are officially through the gums and feelable, in all their little toothy sharpness. and, pretty darn cute.

can you see 'em?

26. his new favorite Thing (not by our doing)

up until a few weeks ago, every toy & plaything mischa owned could fit into a small, blue 12-inch by 18-inch canvas storage bin. until we got THIS monstrosity...
known in some circles as an "exersaucer," this was one of those words i'd heard at some point when i was pregnant, and, similar to the Bumbo chair, wondered "now what on EARTH could that be, and what kid possibly needs such a thing?" (the answer, of course, is no kid needs it).

but, it was handed down to us for free from another mom in the neighborhood whose kids had outgrown it. and... apparently it seems to be quite a hit...
(excuse the poor quality video)



i still prefer to have him banging on tupperwares with wooden spoons and destroying towers of simple blocks, but, i'll let him enjoy this one for a bit... (perhaps until we move into a small apartment in a couple weeks where the sound of this could just get us thrown out earlier than planned).