Baby's First Fridge Raid

What's this? The sound of the fridge opening! He races over, hands slapping the floor in a rhythmic tattoo. He is on the hunt.

He crouches, preparing to pounce.

Oh, the glory! SO MUCH FOOD!!! IN ONE CONVENIENT LOCATION!!!!!!!


The fridge will never again be safe from... Leo the Hunter-Grabber!

Peachy Keen Nectarine

You can have your fruit and eat it, too: here is a photographic record of Leo's first meeting with a fruit he can hold and eat at the same time. He got rid of the skin himself, ripping it off and spitting it out. We feel we can release him into the wild any day now...

His Irish Side

Leo loves the rain, which is good, since there has been a thunderstorm nearly every day this summer. Paul encourages this attraction as he wants Leo to feel at home in Ireland. Here they are admiring the downpour from our living room window.

He's the Top

Our little Alpinist hasn't met an obstacle he doesn't wish to tackle. He is getting ambitious and even wants to conquer Mount Sofa, fabled peak of the Giszpencian Livingroom. Here he is, unaided, only spotted by his admirers, reaching the top -- and posing first in triumph and then in modesty.

Two-Foot Fitzes

Perhaps not safe to try at home. Yet so much fun. The Fitzpatrick boys do a dance with only two feet between them! Watch and marvel at the derring-do duo.

The Tooth Revealed

...and then hidden as soon as the camera came out.


Our little Chewish boy has found his inner Tooth, but he's keeping it to himself. Except when he bites our knees, or tears off a chunk of nice juicy peach.

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This milestone has led to a new nickname for Leo. He was and still is a "polisson", pronounced more or less "Paulie's son" and meaning mischievous, naughty boy. Grand-Pe came up with that one. Now he is also our "denti-fils" (sounds like toothpaste in French--Paul came up with this, a sign that his French is improving), our toothsome son. And we are so behind in publishing this news that he is now growing a second "dent-de-lion" (lion's tooth, or dandelion--another one of Papi's).

Little Monkey

There was one little monkey, sitting in a chair, eating a banana and mushing it in his hair!

Happy Fourth of July

Or, as Paul knows it, happy birthday to Granny Twomey! The Giszpenc-Fitzpatricks got all decked out in red, white, and blue and fluttered our traditional Made in China U.S. flags. Looking forward to watching fireworks with Leo when he is bigger. Leo looks like he is pledging allegiance to the flag here, but he holds his hand like that all the time, probably to achieve faster grabbing times.

Grown up

Leo has changed so much in the past month. Now he really looks like a little boy and not like a baby anymore. Our friend Leslie came to visit this past weekend and took some gorgeous photos of Leo. Paul looks pretty good too. I like this one, where they are both raising their eyebrows:

Watch out...

... he is coming for you!