Sylvie is two weeks old!

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We had a great time this week with Grandma and Grandpa. Jonathan enjoyed sleeping over at their hotel and playing in their pool. Jonathan seems to be handling Sylvie's presence pretty well and has only smacked her in the head a handful of times. Otherwise, he loves to give her kisses and always wants to know where she is. Sylvie's a good girl and is doing exactly what she's supposed to be doing...eating, pooping, and sleeping. Her next checkup is on Monday, at which point we'll know her weight gain. Sylvie's 2 week birthday, unfortunately, marks the end of Mike's paternity leave and he returns to work on Monday. Fortunately, my parents will still be here this week before I'm left alone with two kids. Jonathan is now singing the alphabet (somewhat understandably) and counts to 3, though his 'one' sounds more like 'nine'. Here's a cute video.

Sylvie is One Week Old...and Father's Day!

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Sylvie is already a week old! She's doing great and we are all enjoying her so much. Grandma and Grandpa arrived on Friday, and Idan and Amy also came to spend the weekend with us and to meet the new addition to the family. The hot air balloon festival was also this weekend, so we all had a great time. The weekend ended with Father's Day and it was so nice to celebrate it with both of our families.

Who's Who?

Here's a side by side of Jonathan vs Sylvie

Homecoming

Little Sylvie and I came home yesterday to a great welcoming full of balloons and streamers arranged by Saba, Mike, and Yoni. Yoni has been great with Sylvie, patting her on the head and giving her lots of kisses on the head and feet. He also likes to help her swing in her baby swing by giving it pushes...a little scary, but very cute. He calls her "baby" and "Seeree" (for Sylvie). The newest pics can be accessed by clicking on the title above.

Welcome Sylvie Miriam Beckerman!!!

We've been having a great time with Saba and Savta, who arrived in the beginning of June. Yoni is having a blast and is loving all of the attention. And Saba is graciously waking up with him at 5:30am every morning. And, of course, our special news is that Sylvie has finally joined our family! Though we've been expecting her, she definitely surprised us with her expeditious arrival. Luckily, we were close to the hospital (we were traveling the day before!). I had some mild contractions starting at 10am (which I thought were the result of Mike's breakfast :) which came approximately every 15 minutes or so. They weren't very painful and I vacuumed, washed the kitchen floor, and did a load of laundry. The contractions got stronger at 1pm and my water broke at 2pm. At that point, we went to the hospital (driving through a red light) and right through the emergency room to the triage area of the L&D Ward. We arrived at the hospital at 2:20pm and Sylvie was born (almost in the hallway!) at 2:38pm!!! Mike got to cut the cord which was nice through all of the panic and commotion. The quick delivery is definitely making for an easy recovery so we are all happy. Please click on the title above for all of the pics.