Mamas and Babies

Yesterday was a real treat. Becca and Avraham
came in from Israel, along with Ashira (3 years)
and Hillel (5 months), and Bethany came in all
the way from NYC with little Caleb (3 months).
Our baby, of course, is still on the inside (just 3-4 weeks to go!), but our little reunion still made for a cute picture we can all look back on years from now when our kids are all hanging out in Israel together one day!

The Ninth Month!

Well, here we are with less than a full month to go till the big due date. We're half-way through our lamaze classes, we're interviewing pediatricians, we're starting to gather the essential baby stuff we'll need for the first few weeks. And we're barely sleeping. Or at least, the baby and I are barely sleeping. I can't seem to get comfortable no matter how many pillows I use, and as soon as I do drift off, my bladder wakes me up, ready to be emptied yet again...Alas, the woes of the last month of pregnancy. We are in week 36. This picture, which we took late last night, surprised even me. Somehow, that belly looks much larger in photos than it does when I just look down. Probably because I can't even see the whole thing from my perspective!

35 Weeks and Counting...

It seems like the last few weeks have been going by very slowly. Although we are aware that we only have 5 short weeks till our due date, and really the baby could come anytime now, it still seems like it will be forever till we meet our little one. The last few weeks have been very busy though. Jeremy and I celebrated his 35th birthday and our second wedding anniversary, two big milestones in life. We've started our lamaze class (hopefully we'll make it through all four sessions before we have the baby!), and we've both been really swamped with work. Trying to tie up all the loose ends and cross all the items off our ever-growing to-do list is a bit overwhelming, but slowly everything is getting accomplished. Since there are so many pictures of me on this blog, here are some photos of the men in the family--Jeremy and Bernard.

Why We're Not Having a Baby Shower

Lots of people have been asking me whether or not Baby Wylen will be having a shower. The answer is no. It's not a Jewish custom to have a baby shower, mainly for superstitious reasons (it's not wise to collect lots of presents for little people until they have safely arrived in the world). Although, to quote Michael Scott from the great show The Office, "I'm not superstitious, I'm just a little titious," we've decided to go with this Jewish tradition. However, as a compromise with modernity, we've set up a registry for Baby Wylen, and can direct well-wishers there for future gift-giving ideas. Just go to the Babies R Us website (http://www.toysrus.com/registry/index.jsp), put in my name and NJ, and you'll see the various things we've put on our baby wish list.