Apres Thanksgiving

Ok, Ok...so I haven't updated in FOREVER...what, like 5 WHOLE days, as Idan astutely pointed out. But so much has happened since my last update that it's been hard to keep up with. And I have a feeling this will be the trend for the near future. Since Sylvie has rolled over, we had brunch at Liz's house, visited the school-house museum, went to Butterfly World with Grandma and Grandpa, spent the evening at Jen's clubhouse and home, and flew back home. And since we've been home, things have been a little crazy. Sylvie is starting daycare next week with Jonathan (my orientation begins). So, she's been spending some time there to get aquainted, and is actually blending in quite nicely...no stranger anxiety to speak of. The major milestone, though, came today. Since we arrived home yesterday, I have been weaning Sylvie from the breast and today (thanks to super-daddy technique), she finally drank formula for the first time from the bottle! Now, we're really ready for me to go back to work....
Click here for the rest of the pictures that I have from FL.
Here are a bunch of movies from Florida:
This one is from the school-house


The following two are from Butterfly World



And the last video is from Jen's house. Here is Yoni flying Matthew's helicopter.

Thanksgiving 2007

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year in Florida and are still enjoying the warm weather. I'm trying not to think about the temps back home while we are down here! And a new milestone has been reached by Sylvie. The day after Thanksgiving, at nearly 5 1/2 months old, precisely at 8am (or around then), Sylvie completely rolled over from her back to her stomach for the first time! Yay!!! Now trying to change her diaper is like a sporting event :) Here are all of the pictures from Thanksgiving and a video taken by Grandma of Jonathan and Grandpa in the pool. Enjoy!

Fun in Florida

We are having a blast here in Florida with Grandma and Grandpa! Sylvie enjoyed her first airplane ride down and Jonathan was great the whole time...singing lots of songs, of course. The weather is perfect...sunny and warm, and I think we even managed to escape before the first snow fall back home. Here are pictures from the airplane ride and Jonathan playing in the mall with Grandma. He loves swimming in their heated pool too...many more pictures to come as Thanksgiving nears. Here's a video of Jonathan yelling "Surprise!" from a giant pineapple.

Baby Aerobics

Sylvie has come a long way in her 5 months of life. She has stopped having freak-out attacks where she screams inconsolably at the top of her lungs for no apparent reason, like she did until about 2 months of age. She is constantly smiling, and even laughing a little. She is starting to assemble quite a variety of dietary options now and she's even loving her green-beans! Looks like we have two good eaters. Unfortunately, Sylvie still wakes to nurse at night...at least twice. And then there are those times where she wakes because she needs her pacifier...so on average, I'm usually up at least 3 times a night. Formula may not be such a bad option...especially once I start to work. Tomorrow, we are packing for Sylvie's first airplane ride and to finally meet all of her cousins over Thanksgiving in FL. Jonathan will have so much fun with all of the other little (and not so little) ones too! In preparation for the trip, Sylvie has been hard at work in order to maintain her girlish figure. Here she is doing one of her favorite activities...baby aerobics.

Hudson

Ok...so I had a really great post about Sylvie ready to go, but I'm having issues loading her video. In the meantime, here's a first video of our new cousin. He's outdoing Sylvie by miles with his new tricks. When I finally get her video loaded, he'll put her to shame!

Train Station

Some people are very fiscally responsible, and others (like us) are more...shall we say...desire driven :) Since I was offered a position at DHMC (yay!!!) we decided to splurge before I even start working there (apparently the credentialing process is one of the world's most complicated procedures). As the details of my job are more clearly defined (by the powers that be) I'll be sure to update, but for now, we celebrated by buying Yoni his Hanukkah gift a bit early (thank goodness there is a valid excuse!)...an amazing train station set! Yoni absolutely loves it, but we didn't anticipate a minor complication. One night, after the kids were in bed already, Mike just wanted to show me a new set-up he came up with for the tracks. Before we knew it, we were both playing with the train set while the kids were sleeping! So typical....hopefully Yoni and Sylvie will enjoy their train set as much as their parents do!

Sylvie

Sylvie's doing a lot of cute things these days. She's definitely found her hands and likes to play with her fingers. She does this especially as she's falling asleep...as if she's scheming tomorrow's adventures. She's also reaching for things that are in front of her now and trying to grab them to put in her mouth. She especially likes to hold on to my chin when she's nursing, which is a pretty funny sight. Sylvie's not rolling over yet, but she's definitely trying...she rolls way over on her side. But the biggest change lately has been in her eating habits. She is so distractible these days and aware of her surroundings! It's so hard to nurse her, because every time she tries to nurse, she gets distracted either by the phone, me talking, or her favorite distraction...Mike and Jonathan. Jonathan has caught on to his mesmerizing power over her and now when I'm trying to nurse her, he'll come right over and start to sing a song and Sylvie will promptly contort her body so that she's just lying there watching him upside down. And she'll stay in that position and simply stare at him until he finishes. And when he's all done, and she's ready to eat again, he'll come up behind her and start singing again at the top of his voice and she'll immediately look at him again!...little rascal. This is why we've had to start solids! I'll try to get Mike to take a picture of her staring at him or Jonathan mid-feed.
Of course, no post is truly complete without a video of my cuties. Jonathan is singing to Sylvie, at the end of which he exclaims "Horray!" and then "I'll show you.", meaning that he wants me to show him the movie playback on the camera.

Puhkin!!!

Since Halloween, Jonathan gets a treat from his pumpkin every night after dinner. When he finishes his meal, he promptly pushes his plate forward and says "Puhkin!!" and points to it, sitting on our counter. Then he proceeds with "Over there!" (still pointing), "Go get it!", "Hee hee hee"...(clapping hands and almost falling out of his seat with pure joy). However, for the last few days, he's been pushing his breakfast and lunch out of the way and declaring "Puh-kin!" in hopes of getting a treat after every meal. Sneaky kid.

5 months old!

Happy Birthday to Sylvie who today is 5 months old!!! We sang 'Happy Birthday' to her this morning, and Jonathan has been telling her 'Happy Birthday' all day long, as evidenced by this video. Too bad that this birthday marks her very first big cold. She's having such a hard time sleeping because she can't breathe through her nose and so she can't suck on her pacifier. And her eyes are tearing, and she is sneezing...hopefully it will pass quickly. She is still so sweet, though, and in good spirits as you can see in the video. In other news, Sylvie has now eaten bananas, apple sauce, squash, and avocado (which she did not care for at all). Green beans are next...stay tuned!

"Me Too!!!"

Mom: "I'm full."
Yoni: "I'm full too!"
Dad: "I'm tired."
Yoni: "I'm tired too!"
then we start having fun...
Mom: "I'm funny."
Yoni: "I'm funny too!"
Dad: "I'm smart."
Yoni: "I'm smart too!"
and we go on and on and laugh and laugh...
And another new one is "Me do it!"
Everything we try to do for Jonathan (cut up his food, get him dressed, brush his teeth, comb his hair, etc) is now promptly followed by "Me do it!" and he is now trying to do everything by himself. Good thing we are not in a hurry most of the time.
Lately, I've been quite busy. You see, I am a 5ft 4in woman. I believe it is considered average height, yet the average pair of pants is for women that must be 6 ft 2 at least. It doesn't matter where I buy the pants, the petite size is for 4 footers and the regular size is for 6 footers....and here I am, 5 ft 4...right in the middle. I've always had this problem and have always dealt with it. But after a recent (rare) shopping trip, I've decided to buy a nice pair of pants and to get them hemmed by a seamstress. Only problem is, there are about 3 in the whole area and they each have a wait of 2 months. So, taking matters into my own hands, we bought a sewing machine, and a few instructional youTube videos later, I find myself hemming my own pants! Ok, so my first pair turned into shorts, and my second pair is still a little too short, but I am getting better. Hopefully this skill will be a handy one around here and maybe I'll even learn to sew more than just hems.

Lawyer in the fam!!!

It is with great honor, pride, adoration, and love that we happily announce that our soon to be sister-in-law, Amy, has officially passed her Bar Exam (though we fully expected it). Mazal Tov!!!