Payback

Danya spends a lot of time at the Balsam house. This isn't surprising since they have a lot of girls there and we have a lot of boys here. Lisa often reports back on how helpful Danya is in taking care of her younger kids-playing with them, entertaining them and helping Lisa out. I always comment that Danya doesn't enjoy doing the same here so Meira owes us big time. Well Meira was over on Friday and she help Yinon while he was crying. It's payback time.

Snug as a Bug

A big question I have been getting since Yinon is born is "how is he sleeping??". If you have ever read this blog you know that Nadav was not and still is not a good sleeper so it is a valid question. I am afraid to answer it but here is a picture of the little guy nice and cozy.

Nadav on the other hand is still waking us in the night. Not cool Nadav. In his defense he hasn't been feeling well. On Monday morning Josh dropped me and Yinon off at tipat chalav(well baby check up) while Josh took Nadav to the peditrician. The nurse was impressed that although Yinon lost a lot of weight at the hospital after he was born he has since surpassed his birth weight and is gaining nicely. We need to return next week for another visit as until a baby weighs 3 kilo (6.6 lbs) they need to be weighed weekly. Yinon was 2.74 so we are close. Josh picked us up reporting that Nadav just has an annoying cough but since it was lingering they gave him antibiotic to see if that helps. On Tuesday I took Yinon to the pediatrician to get his check up. All went well there as well. On Wednsday Josh took Danya, Jordy and Nadav to Soos Agalah, a wooden toy factory in(or possibly near) Netanya. They had a good time and were gone for quite a while.

Thursday morning Danya and Jordy went on a trip with the kids minyan to the Ornat Chocolate Factory. They had a good time and enjoyed the chocolate. Josh, Nadav, Yinon and I took a trip to the mall to buy some stuff, return some stuff and of course get a treat. Jordy slept over at a friends house. Around 10 or 11pm Nadav woke up coughing and he coughed so hard it caused him to throw up. He didn't know the word for throw up though so he reported to me that he was coughing and then "cough juice came out". Poor kid. He has been feeling better so hopefully this is the end.

Big Brother

Look who finally was ready to hold the new baby! Nadav has been slowly warming up to Yinon. Occasionally he would look at him or touch his feet. He is careful not to cough on Yinon(which says a lot because on occasion he walks right up to Jordy and coughs on him). Once he came to get me to tell me Yinon was crying. This morning Nadav asked if he can "hold him to by myself". So here he is. If only he can grow up enough to get rid of the pacifier. One day at a time.

Chicken Little

This picture is from when Danya came to meet Yinon at the hospital last week. I emailed it to her and told her it was her and chicken legs. She thought that was funny and then decided to call Yinon, who had no name at the time, Chicken Little.

Jake V'HaPiratim

Sunday was Pops last day here. He and Josh took the kids on an exciting outing to Rami Levy and then to the botanical gardens in Jerusalem where there was a "Neverland" exhibit. Nadav has become obsessed with the show Jake and the Neverland Pirates on Disney or Jake V'HaPiratim. He now loves everything pirates so this sounded like a good idea for him. According to Danya and Jordy it was OK however a little babyish. Nadav liked it but he wasn't feeling so well so that put a damper on things. Everyone returned for dinner and bed. We said goodbye to Pops and would like to thank him again for everything! Looking forward to seeing you again soon!

First Shabbat Home

After Yinon's brit we were all exhausted. Josh and Pops took the older kids out to the pool while Yinon and I rested. Somehow Josh and Pops got Shabbat together and got the house cleaned up. Nocky and Ruanne came to spend Shabbat with us as well and I am so grateful for all their help. Ruanne was so patient playing endless card games with both Jordy and Nadav. She even saved the day when Danya couldn't find her glasses. Not to mention magically making room in my fridge for all the food people brought. I was feeling much better by the end of Shabbat but I am sure they were not! After Shabbat the Klieman's, Danya, Jordy, Pops and Josh went out to ice cream in Modiin for a treat before bed.

And His Name Is

ינון ארז. Yinon Erez in English. He was a trooper on Friday at his Brit. Thanks to everyone who came and helped, took part and joined us on this special day. Here is a video if you want to see http://youtu.be/N2ykWacSjpc. I forgot to have someone to video Josh's speech but take my word for it, it was really nice. We also didn't take any pictures. Sorry!

L'chaim!

Pops has arrived.

Welcome Back Pops

The past few days have been a blur of eating, napping, diapers, watching TV and playing Wii with Nadav and trying to keep the older kids from being to bored. Last night both Danya and Jordy were at sleepovers so in the morning Josh gave Nadav a much needed haircut.

The rest of the day was spent with Danya asking every 5 minutes when Pops was arriving. Pops finally arrived in the mid-afternoon. Josh took Danya and Nadav to pick him up at the airport and then they picked Jordy up from his friends on the way home. Amazingly Pops was staying 3 nights and had 2 full suitcases-both of which were emptied within minutes of his arrival. Within minutes of that Pops was all set up at the dining room table like he never left.

Homecoming

Shabbat was mostly quiet-aside from the crying baby-at the hospital.  Reports have it that the Shalom Zocher was really nice and everyone had a good time.

Sunday morning baby and I were supposed to be discharged from the hospital at 11am however due to some snafu nobody took my blood work until Sunday morning so we had to wait for results before they would release me.  Once I got word I called Josh to come and get us.  Baby had one last nap and bottle before settling, unhappily, into his car seat and heading home.

Danya and Jordy were happy to see us and anxiously sat next to the car seat waiting for baby to wake up. Nadav could have cared less about the baby but he was happy to have Ima back.

Meet The Family

On Friday Josh brought Danya, Jordy and Nadav to the hospital to meet their baby brother. Nadav could have cared less but Danya and Jordy fell in love at first sight. Nadav only wanted to either stay with me at the hospital or have me come home with him and leave the baby at the hospital.  They didn't stay at the hospital long as they had to get home to get ready for Shabbat and the Shalom Zocher.

It's A Boy!!!

After another hiatus I have come out of blogger hibernation to announce the birth of our son!  He was born on Thursday August 9, 2012 at 8:33pm at Shaare Tzedek Hospital.  Weighing 2.717 kilo or 5 lbs 9 oz.  He's really little but very cute!

Siyum Hashas - Yerushalayim - 15 Av 5772

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