I used to spend what seemed like all day trying to get this kid to nap. He really needed naps and just didn’t want to fall asleep! I would have to plan my days around getting him to nap. Now we have a pretty solid nap routine and while Ethan...
Most of the time Ethan communicates with one syllable versions of words or by pointing and saying “that.” Even though he doesn’t always use them, he knows a lot of words. I recently figured out he knows enough to follow simple instructions. Here are a few of our favorite tricks:...
Despite the best intentions for this blog, caring for an infant proved more time consuming than originally thought. Now that Ethan is a year old though, we have a little bit of a routine going and I’d like to try again. If for no other reason than to document how...
Ethan is now one month old and in Jewish tradition needs to be redeemed. In the book of Exodus, the tenth plague killed the first born Egyptian sons, but the Jewish sons were spared. To commemorate this, first born Jewish sons were to serve the temple. After the sin of...
It’s barely been a month since Ethan has been born, but there are a few things I have learned already in no particular order. I can function surprisingly well on very little sleep My baby is stronger than I am. Just try swaddling him when he is angry. The amount...
On the eighth day of life, Baby Boy Rez was given his Hebrew (and also English) name. We chose the name Ethan meaning strong and enduring because he was the little boy that made it. We hoped he would be strong and healthy throughout the pregnancy, through birth and in...
The day we left the hospital, I thought about nine months ago, when I wondered if we would ever have a family. Now here we were walking out of the hospital with the best gift we would ever receive—a son. It felt good to be home. We missed Daisy terribly—our...
Last week we had exactly two months left until Baby Rez’s due date. I thought at three months, I would feel like the due date is right around the corner, but it was actually the two month mark that sent me and Dave into major prep mode. Along with this...
You know those beautiful maternity photos you see in magazines? The ones with the romantic field, the sun shining, the gorgeous couple embracing each other as they gaze romantically in the distance? Well what they don’t tell you is what really went down. Behind the scenes, there was mud, ticks,...
Why does everyone keep asking me how I’m feeling. It’s like they are fishing for some juicy details on how hard pregnancy is. Do they want me to be miserable? Honestly, I am so grateful to be pregnant; any minor discomfort seems like a small price to pay for the ability to...
