The Mouths Of Babes

My Dad arrived this morning and I will tell more about that next post but I wanted to share a conversation Danya and I had. Danya was upset that he is staying with Meira and not us. Her big concern was that Meira will spend more time with him that she will. I commented that if she wanted to spend more time with she should have invited Saba to play with her and Meira in the attic. Danya responded "But Saba doesn't play in the attic, he only plays on his Blackberry". Nothing gets past this kid!

A Thing Called Facebook If You Know What That Is

No more apologizing. Now that there is a baby in the house I will probably not be updating the blog everyday. Get used to it.
In Nadav news he had a check up today. He weighs 4250 grams(9.3 pounds) and is 55 centimeters long(21 3/4 inches). This is the first time he was ever measured so we have no clue how much he grew in that area, but he is looking big to me lately. He also had a vaccine today which he didn't seem to bothered by. In other Nadav news he has begun smiling and gurgling.
He particularly likes one of the toys on his bouncy seat and often smiles and "talks" to it. When he is not all smiles he is usually crying or eating. He isn't so big on the sleeping still and I think he has got to be exhausted, but if he falls asleep while being held he doesn't stay asleep when you put him down. Oh well.
Jordy is still head over heels for his little brother and is so happy when I bring Nadav to pick him up at gan. Jordy continues to be "Mr. Stubborn". I took him to buy Shabbat shoes yesterday and he insisted on buying black shoes even though I kept telling him brown would be better. He was really excited to be Chazzan at gan today since it is Monday and he got to carry the Torah(not sure exactly what kind of Torah they have there).
Danya is also head over heels in love with her *new* brother(not so thrilled with her *old* brother). She always wants to hold him or entertain him. We also found out on Friday night that Danya has a little crush. We were discussing he parsha and how Eliezer knocked on Rivka's door and told her parents that he wanted to take her to marry Yitzchak and her parents said ok. We were joking around and asked Danya if it would be ok if someone knocked on our door and said they wanted to take her to marry their bosses son. Danya said that if it was Ami then it would be ok(that would be Ami Strick who was here visiting in April). Josh and I asked her if she liked Ami and she responded "I'm not in a crush with him but I wouldn't mind if I married him". Josh and I were quite surprised to learn that Danya has a non-crush on someone. The funnier part was that in her defense she then told us about a friend of hers who "is in a crush with....". Another discussion Danya and I just had was "Daniella just showed me this thing on the computer called Facebook if you know what that is". I told her that yes, I know what Facebook is and that no, she can't use facebook just yet, webkinz is enough for now! So don't go looking to "friend" her on Facebook, she won't be there for a couple more years.
In renovation news we are still waiting for our wall unit. The guy said early this week, so I am guessing sometime in the next couple weeks.
That's about all for now at casa da Saltzman.

Bye Bye Bubs and Pops

Let's see if I can remember the highlights of last week...On Monday we took Nadav to get weighed again at Tipat Chalav. I can't I think he was 3.8 kilo(aren't I a good mother???). Monday also began the living room/dining room work. We had Alan put in crown molding and paint the rooms. He also added some electrical lines so that when the wall unit is delivered we can install the lights that will be in the corner cabinets. When Jordy returned from school on Monday he said his head hurt. He had 101 fever. Poor kid. On Tuesday Alan continued the painting and Jordy stayed home from school. On Wednesday afternoon Bubs and Pops took Danya and Jordy back to IKEA and I took Nadav to see Dr. Silton for a check up. All is well. Alan also hit the end of his painting but when he went to do that last little part, which was a forest green colored paint in the little niche above the washing sink, it was the wrong color-a mint green. Ewww. On Thursday morning Josh and I ran a couple errands in Kiryat Sefer in the morning. In the afternoon I ran to the paint store to get the right color paint. On Friday Josh took the kids and his parents to get falafel while I stayed home with Nadav and packed up for Shabbat. After everyone returned we headed to Jerusalem for Shabbat. We stayed at a hotel near the central bus station. It was nice and the food was good and we didn't have to cook. After Shabbat we returned and Bubs and Pops said their goodbyes and headed out at 3am. Sunday morning was our first morning on our own and I was impressed with us! Nadav woke up at 6 to eat and then I got Danya and Jordy up and Nadav and I walked both of them to school. Not too much else happened on Sunday that I can remember. Today Nadav and I walked Jordy to school and Josh got Danya out and to school. Alan came back to fix the green which is MUCH better. Otherwise we hung out around the house.

Night Owl

Well the days and nights are all blurred together. Mostly the mornings are spent sleeping and the nights are spent awake with Nadav. The afternoons are a sleepy haze in between. Luckily my in-laws are in town and have taken over the morning routine of getting the kids up, dressed, breakfast, lunches made and out of the house. It's a good thing too since most mornings Josh and I have just gone to sleep not long before that. Nadav is a night owl. He is usually up until 3-4 and then wakes up again to eat around 6 or 7. Then we all go to sleep for about 5 hours.
I wanted to share a funny Danya story...she was in our room last night and we happened to be watching the news. Danya was asking about the President of the USA and what the White House is. I explained to her that the president lives and works in the White House. Then she asked how long a president can be president for. I told her all about the 2 term maximum and how a person can be president for 8 years and after that they go back to their home. She understood all this then looked up and asked "Will President Bush's wife be happy to see him?". I guess I forgot to mention that the Presidents family also goes with him to the White House. I did think it was a brilliant question though. What a logical kid she is! Not too much else happening here. Hopefully we will get more sleep and get out of the house a little more soon!

Sleep Deprivation

It seems that I have forgotten how little "free time" you have when you have a new baby in the house. I completely forgot how exhausted you become and how even when the baby is sleeping and you are not you have no energy to do anything that needs to be done. Yes, this is a long winded explanation of why I haven't updated the blog lately.
To quickly summarize, Thursday was the bris. A lot of our friends and family came to celebrate with us. We had a nice time and were happy to be done discussing what we are going to name HIM. Later that day Bubs and Pops arrived. They were happy to finally meet their new grandson. Danya and Jordy helped them unpack their luggage and found their presents quickly.
Danny came and joined us for Shabbat and my Mom, who had moved into her house/Lisa's on Thursday, joined us for lunch. We said Thank you and goodbye to her since she was leaving after Shabbat.
Other than that it has been life as usual. Monday was Josh's birthday so we had a joint party for Danya and Josh...it was very exciting. Bubs and Pops have taken over Savta's job of getting the kids ready and to school in the morning. They also took Danya and Jordy to their favorite outing today which was an exciting trip to IKEA.
Speaking of Danya and Jordy, they still love their new brother. They tend to run over to him and give him kisses at random intervals throughout the day. It is pretty cute. Also, Jordy announced that Nadav's stinky diaper smelled like Cheerios yesterday. Not sure what that was all about but thought it was cute. Alright-Nadav is waking up so that is all for now...I know all you really want is to see pictures anyhow, so here they are...