Xander showing Connor how to rattle his toy.
Playing blocks together.
He's so gentle with the baby.
Look at the pride on Xander's face. :)
Kisses!
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Friday, May 30, 2014
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Guest blog from Bubby
As cribbed from her FB posts...
Xanderism I overheard yesterday. "Mommy, would you make us spinach smoothies on Shabbat!?" Ask me how thrilled I was!!!!
Bubby's famous grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner tonight. Ari helped butter the bread and put it in the pan. Then he ate 1-1/2 sandwiches!!! Delicious!!!
Having a great time with Michal and her family. Ari and I went grocery shopping yesterday...strawberries, grapes, watermelon, honeydew, raspberries, blueberries, avocado, bananas, plums, apricots, nectarines. I turn to Ari and ask him, "Did we forget anything, Ari?" He scans the basket and exclaims, "Carrots, Bubby! Don't forget the carrots!" We bought carrots. I'm so grateful they eat all this stuff.
I love that all of my mother's recollections are about food. I definitely get it from somewhere! :)
Xanderism I overheard yesterday. "Mommy, would you make us spinach smoothies on Shabbat!?" Ask me how thrilled I was!!!!
Bubby's famous grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner tonight. Ari helped butter the bread and put it in the pan. Then he ate 1-1/2 sandwiches!!! Delicious!!!
Having a great time with Michal and her family. Ari and I went grocery shopping yesterday...strawberries, grapes, watermelon, honeydew, raspberries, blueberries, avocado, bananas, plums, apricots, nectarines. I turn to Ari and ask him, "Did we forget anything, Ari?" He scans the basket and exclaims, "Carrots, Bubby! Don't forget the carrots!" We bought carrots. I'm so grateful they eat all this stuff.
I love that all of my mother's recollections are about food. I definitely get it from somewhere! :)
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
How one crawls
Connor crawled today. For real. Not scooting, but crawling on his hands and knees.
Jonathan and I were so excited, we clapped.
The clapping scared Connor, who cried.
Xander said, "Let's say Shehecheyanu, Mommy!"
We sang Shehecheyanu.
Ari was very upset. He thought we should only be singing Hebrew blessings on Shabbat.
So in the end, we comforted Ari. We comforted Connor. And Xander danced.
And THAT is how one crawls in the Loving household.
Jonathan and I were so excited, we clapped.
The clapping scared Connor, who cried.
Xander said, "Let's say Shehecheyanu, Mommy!"
We sang Shehecheyanu.
Ari was very upset. He thought we should only be singing Hebrew blessings on Shabbat.
So in the end, we comforted Ari. We comforted Connor. And Xander danced.
And THAT is how one crawls in the Loving household.
Monday, May 26, 2014
The good, the bad, and the ugly of Memorial Day weekend
The good:
- Mom is here, hooray!!
- She and I did a puzzle, hooray! I'd forgotten how much I liked them.
- Connor is 6 months old, in 12 months clothing. And I'm wearing some of my pre-pregnancy clothes, hooray!
The bad:
- My grandmother isn't doing so well, and is in the hospital with a broken pelvis. It's clear that she'll have to go to a home when she gets out, so my mom and I are figuring out what to do with her apartment and things. From half a world away.
The ugly:
- Remember six months ago, when Ari fell and had to go to the dentist for an emergency visit? Well, the X-rays showed it had cracked in half and needed to come out. So today we extracted it. Now, of course I'm not calling my child ugly, but the process of removing his front tooth was. He was so brave though, we were so proud of him. After some ice cream and then a nap, he was back to almost normal. (I was the one who needed a drink.) Bedtime was a cinch, as soon as we mentioned that he had to go to sleep before the Tooth Fairy would come.
- Mom is here, hooray!!
- She and I did a puzzle, hooray! I'd forgotten how much I liked them.
- Connor is 6 months old, in 12 months clothing. And I'm wearing some of my pre-pregnancy clothes, hooray!
The bad:
- My grandmother isn't doing so well, and is in the hospital with a broken pelvis. It's clear that she'll have to go to a home when she gets out, so my mom and I are figuring out what to do with her apartment and things. From half a world away.
The ugly:
- Remember six months ago, when Ari fell and had to go to the dentist for an emergency visit? Well, the X-rays showed it had cracked in half and needed to come out. So today we extracted it. Now, of course I'm not calling my child ugly, but the process of removing his front tooth was. He was so brave though, we were so proud of him. After some ice cream and then a nap, he was back to almost normal. (I was the one who needed a drink.) Bedtime was a cinch, as soon as we mentioned that he had to go to sleep before the Tooth Fairy would come.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
You can tell a lot about a woman by the contents of her purse
I went digging in my purse to find something and laughed at myself by what I pulled out. It couldn't scream "clergy parent" more if I tried. For your amusement, the contents of my handbag:
- wallet
- keys
- lipstick
- "Princess Celestia" My Little Pony Figurine
- pocket-sized journal and pen
- pair 12-18 months socks
- container of breath mints with HUC logo on it
- baby rattle
- folded photocopy of "Meditations on the Mikveh"
- kippah clip
- mini-bottle of Purell
- toy Matchbox car
- business card holder
That, folks, is my life in a nutshell.
- wallet
- keys
- lipstick
- "Princess Celestia" My Little Pony Figurine
- pocket-sized journal and pen
- pair 12-18 months socks
- container of breath mints with HUC logo on it
- baby rattle
- folded photocopy of "Meditations on the Mikveh"
- kippah clip
- mini-bottle of Purell
- toy Matchbox car
- business card holder
That, folks, is my life in a nutshell.
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