Baby Wylen at 33 Weeks

Maternity Photos by Meryl Schenker, June 6, 2010

Aunt Goldie visits the Rainy City

When Aunt Daya left for her big adventure in Europe, we made sure Avi wouldn't be too sad by bringing Aunt Goldie here for 2 weeks, starting later the same day! Although we had generally terrible weather, cold and rainy most days, we had a great time hanging out with our most recent college grad in the family, going to the zoo, downtown, Chinatown, swimming and music lessons, playgrounds, and running lots of day-to-day errands that were much easier for Ema with an aunt to help out! Somehow we'll have to make it through the last 4 weeks of this pregnancy without any live-in family members!

Memorial Day Weekend 2010

We had a busy Memorial Day weekend in Lake Chelan with Grandpa Arthur and Grandma Terri and Puka the Dog. While it rained all weekend in Seattle, we enjoyed bright sun and long days at the lake, by the pool (though it was still too cold to swim in the pool, Avi, Abba and Aunt Daya enjoyed the hot tub), golfing, riding go carts, and doing a little naked gardening and outdoor pishing on the potty with Puka.

Mother's Day 2010

This weekend Ema and Abba took their first trip away together since Avi was born, leaving him home with his Aunt Daya for two whole nights. Although both Avi and Ema were a bit traumatized by the "leaving" part (they had never spent a night away from each other in 26 months!), we all had a great time. Daya kept Avi very busy, going to the beach, friends' homes, shopping, and the playground, and Ema and Abba enjoyed a relaxing trip to Poulsbo and Silverdale, just an hour's ferry ride from Seattle. We came back in time to enjoy a Mother's Day BBQ with Chuck, Connie, Simon and Mimi Broches, and a good time was had by all!

Passover Trip to the East Coast: March-April 2010

We just got back to Seattle after a long and eventful visit to New Jersey, Philadelphia and Steelton. We got to meet our new baby cousin, Noah, and do belly introductions between our baby-girl-to-be and Debra and Jason's baby-boy-to-be, and watch Avi and his cousin Daniel really play and interact together, which was a blast. Avi enjoyed digging for worms with Doda Shosh (video coming soon), getting balloon animals from Aunt Goldie, golfing with Saba, going for walks with Savta, watching the street sweeper with Pop-Pop, and playing in the sand with Nana. He also got to play in NYC with his friends Matan and Caleb, checking out the new playground in Union Square park, and to go to the "dinosaur museum" (a.k.a. Museum of Natural History) and ride on the "awesome" subway. Of course the highlight of the trip was the annual family Passover seder with an impressive 27 guests. Avi was too excited by all the guests arriving during the day to nap, so he ended up going to sleep just before the actual seder, and slept through his chance to sing the first of the four questions in front of the whole gang, but he did do it the next morning at Fried Matza Brunch time. He loved matza and cream cheese and ate it almost every day for breakfast, as well as the k-for-p Cheerios and Savta's matza ball soup. All in all, it was a wonderful time, despite the challenging airplane rides (Avi does not want to sleep on airplanes--ever!), and we're excited to see the grandparents and aunts again this summer when Baby Sister arrives.

It's a Girl!

Today we found out that our new baby, due in July, is going to be a girl! Avi is excited to be a big brother and is looking forward to his little sister, who he says is "going to be pink"!

Avi's Second Birthday

Avi is 2! His big birthday fell on erev Purim this year, so we decided to have a costume party after megillah reading last week, at our new favorite play place, Cafe O Play. Avi was Superman, Ema was the Cat in the Hat, and Abba was a puppy dog. We had so much fun playing, eating hamentashen and birthday cupcakes, and opening the amazing presents he got from friends and family. Thanks to everyone who helped make our weekend so special. And happy birthday to our little boy, who is no longer a baby!