First Halloween

Rafi celebrated his first Halloween wearing an outfit sent to him by his aunt Tirza (and cousins Anna and Georgia). He went as a monkey and he wore it well. Very, very cute.

Here he is at dress rehearsal the night before -- the costume wearing on Halloween itself lasted about 10 minutes for the babe, as he's pretty set on his bath-massage-books-bottle-bed routine (as we are, happily, too!)

Five months old!

Rafi turned five months old on October 16. Here are two shots taken right around his birthday...he's sitting up, sort of. And what a smile.

We did not have a doctor's appointment this month, but wanted to see what his weight was up to. So Nic got on the scale with R and without...we think he's about fifteen pounds at this point. He's a growing boy.

Rafi's First Fall (w/ Grandma & Grandpa B)

My mom and dad flew in on Wednesday to visit Rafi -- and us, by association. It's wonderful to have them here and Rafi's having a great time. Here's a picture of us together.

Pumpkin Time

Since autumn has arrived in the Berkshires, yesterday we drove up to Vermont with Grandma and Grandpa to pick out a pumpkin and get apple cider donuts (yum!). A few iconic fall shots appear here -- a view of the beautiful landscape and the obligatory pumpkin patch photo.

Tummy time for Rafi

Here is Rafael showing off his extreme stomach muscles during a tummy time session.